AB 2652, as amended, Eggman. California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009: applicability.
Under existing law, the segments of postsecondary education in this state include the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions.
Existing law, the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009, provides, among other things, for student protections and regulatory oversight of private postsecondary institutions in the state. The act is enforced by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act exempts specified institutions from its provisions, does not apply to private postsecondary educational institutions that do not maintain a physical presence in the state, and is repealed on January 1, 2017.
This
bill would, to the extent authorized by federal law, require a private entity with no physical presence inbegin delete this state,end deletebegin insert California,end insert that would be subject to the requirements of this act if the entity was located in this state, to register with the bureau and participate in the act’s Student Tuition Recovery Fund for its California students. The requirements of the bill would be repealed on July 1,begin delete 2018.end deletebegin insert 2020.end insert
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
It is the intent of the Legislature that appropriate
2stakeholders work collaboratively to address how best to regulate
3educational programs offered to the public by means of distance
4education by institutions with no physical presence in California.
Section 94801.5 is added to the Education Code, to
6read:
(a) begin deleteEffective end deletebegin insertNotwithstanding Section 94858, effective end insert
8July 1, 2017, to the extent authorized by federal law, a private
9entity with no physical presence in this state that, if the entity was
10geographically located in this state, would be subject to the
11requirements of this act shall do both of the following:
12(1) Register with the bureau.
(2) Participate in the Student Tuition Recovery Fund for its California students.
(b) This
section shall remain in effect only until July 1,begin delete 2018,end deletebegin insert 2020,end insert and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before July 1,begin delete 2018,end deletebegin insert 2020,end insert deletes or extends that date.
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