Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06715 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6715
2		-	January Session, 2015 _____HB06715HED___031915____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6715
	2	+	January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3214
	3	+	03214_______HED
	4	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(HED)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6715
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 6715
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8	12		January Session, 2015
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10		-	_____HB06715HED___031915____
	14	+	LCO No. 3214
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	16	+	03214_______HED
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(HED)
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12	24		AN ACT REQUIRING CONNECTICUT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT REGARDING DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) Not later than January 1, 2016, the Office of Higher Education shall enter into a multistate or regional reciprocity agreement for purposes of enabling the state and Connecticut institutions of higher education to participate in a nation-wide state authorization reciprocity agreement (1) establishing uniform standards for distance learning programs across states, and (2) eliminating the need for a state participating in such state authorization reciprocity agreement to assess the quality of a distance learning program offered by an out-of-state institution of higher education through such participating state's authorization, licensing and accreditation process. Notwithstanding the provisions of part III of chapter 185 of the general statutes, an out-of-state institution of higher education that participates in such state authorization reciprocity agreement may operate in the state, upon the Office of Higher Education entering into such multistate or regional reciprocity agreement, in accordance with such uniform standards.
	28	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) Not later than January 1, 2016, the Office of Higher Education shall enter into a multistate or regional reciprocity agreement for purposes of enabling the state and Connecticut institutions of higher education to participate in a nation-wide state authorization reciprocity agreement (1) establishing uniform standards for distance learning programs across states, and (2) eliminating the need for a state participating in such nation-wide state authorization reciprocity agreement to assess the quality of a distance learning program offered by an out-of-state institution of higher education through such participating state's authorization, licensing and accreditation process.
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21	33		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
22	34		Section 1 July 1, 2015 New section
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24	36		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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26	38		Section 1
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28	40		July 1, 2015
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30	42		New section
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	44	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	46	+	To require participation in the nation-wide state authorization reciprocity agreement.
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34		-	HED Joint Favorable Subst.
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36		-	HED
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38		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	48	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]