Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00162 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 162
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1726
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44 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
55 Introduced by:
66 SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 162
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 1726
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1818 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.
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2424 REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
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2626 AN ACT REQUIRING CONNECTICUT TO JOIN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT REGARDING DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS.
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2828 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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3030 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.
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3434 To require Connecticut to participate in the state authorization reciprocity agreement for postsecondary distance learning programs.