Bill Text: CT SB00162 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Connecticut To Join The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Regarding Distance Learning Programs.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement [SB00162 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00162-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 162
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 1726
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING CONNECTICUT TO JOIN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT REGARDING DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to require the Office of Higher Education to enter into a multistate or regional reciprocity agreement for the purpose of participation in a nation-wide state authorization reciprocity agreement that establishes uniform standards for distance learning programs across states and eliminates the need for a state participating in such nation-wide state reciprocity agreement to assess the quality of a distance learning program offered by an out-of-state institution of higher education through such state's traditional authorization, licensing and accreditation process.

Statement of Purpose:

To require Connecticut to participate in the state authorization reciprocity agreement for postsecondary distance learning programs.