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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  261B.13  PROHIBITION OF
  1  2 FRAUDULENT DEGREES.
  1  3    A school shall not grant a degree to a student without the
  1  4 successful completion by the student of the requirements of an
  1  5 academic, educational, or professional program of study.  This
  1  6 section does not apply to an honorary degree granted by a
  1  7 school to a person as a result of an unusual or outstanding
  1  8 achievement, contribution, or distinction of the person or a
  1  9 degree awarded posthumously.
  1 10    Section 261B.12 applies to this section.  
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill provides that a school shall not grant a degree
  1 13 to a student without the successful completion by the student
  1 14 of the requirements of an academic, educational, or
  1 15 professional program of study.  The bill does not apply to an
  1 16 honorary degree granted by a school to a person as a result of
  1 17 an unusual or outstanding achievement, contribution, or
  1 18 distinction of the person or a degree awarded posthumously.
  1 19    A school for the purposes of the bill includes a school
  1 20 that provides a postsecondary instructional program or course
  1 21 leading to a degree, or uses in its name the term "college",
  1 22 "academy", "institute", or "university" or a similar term to
  1 23 imply that the school is primarily engaged in the education of
  1 24 students at the postsecondary level, and which makes a charge
  1 25 for its services.
  1 26    The bill authorizes the secretary of state or the secretary
  1 27 of state's designee to obtain a cease and desist order against
  1 28 a school violating the prohibition against granting fraudulent
  1 29 degrees.  If the school does not cease and desist, the
  1 30 secretary of state may seek judicial enforcement of the cease
  1 31 and desist order in any district court of the state of Iowa.  
  1 32 LSB 3567SV 76
  1 33 kah/jw/5
     

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