SB 142 — AN ACT CONCERNING ACCEPTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION OF PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS BY THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

General Assembly   RaisedSubstitute Bill No.

142 February Session, 2018   LCO*_____SB00142HED___030918____* No.AN ACT CONCERNING ACCEPTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION OF PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS BY THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

391   *00391_______HED* Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT   Introduced by:

  (HED)   AN ACT CONCERNING ACCEPTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION OF PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS BY THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

(b) Except for initial authorizations, the executive director [shall] may accept institutional accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, in satisfaction of the requirements of this section and section 10a-22d, including the evaluation and attendance requirement,requirement. unless the executive director finds reasonable cause not to rely upon such accreditation.

[, unless the executive director finds reasonable cause not to rely upon such accreditation.] Except for initial authorizations, the executive director may accept programmatic accreditation in satisfaction of the requirements of this section and section 10a-22d with regard to instruction offered by a hospital pursuant to subsection (h) of this section unless the executive director finds reasonable cause not to rely upon such accreditation.

EachAny application for initial authorization shallthat expireremains incomplete six months fromafter the date such application was first submitted to the Office of Higher Education.Education shall expire and the office shall not approve such expired application for authorization.

Section 1 July 1, 2018 10a-22b(b) and (c) StatementHED ofJoint Purpose:Favorable Subst.

To make permissive the requirement that executive directors of private occupational schools accept third-party institutional accreditation, and to establish a six-month deadline for the submission of an initial application for authorization for a private occupational school.

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