General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6715
January Session, 2015 *_____HB06715HED___031915____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 6715
January Session, 2015
*_____HB06715HED___031915____*
AN ACT REQUIRING CONNECTICUT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT REGARDING DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2015 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2015
New section
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