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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 261B.2, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. "Degree" means a postsecondary credential conferring on 1 4 the recipient the titleor symbol which signifies or purports1 5to signify completion of the requirements of an academic,1 6educational, or professional program of study beyond the1 7secondary school levelof associate, bachelor, master, or 1 8 doctor, or an equivalent title, signifying educational 1 9 attainment based on any one or a combination of study or the 1 10 equivalent experience or achievement testing. A postsecondary 1 11 degree under this chapter shall not include an honorary degree 1 12 or other unearned degree. 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 261B.2, Code 1995, is amended by adding 1 14 the following new subsection: 1 15 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. "Presence" means maintaining an 1 16 address within Iowa. 1 17 Sec. 3. Section 261B.3, Code 1995, is amended to read as 1 18 follows: 1 19 261B.3 REGISTRATION. 1 20 1. A school that maintains or conducts one or more courses 1 21 of instruction, including courses of instruction by 1 22 correspondence, offered in this state or which has a presence 1 23 in this state and offers courses in other states or foreign 1 24 countries shall register annually with the secretary. 1 25 Registration shall be made on application forms approved and 1 26 supplied by the secretary and at the time and in the manner 1 27 prescribed by the secretary. Upon receipt of a complete and 1 28 accurate registration application, the secretary shall issuea1 29certificate of registrationan acknowledgment of document 1 30 filed and send it to the school. 1 31 2. The secretary may request additional information as 1 32 necessary to enable the secretary to determine the accuracy 1 33 and completeness of the information contained in the 1 34 registration application. If the secretary believes that 1 35 false, misleading, or incomplete information has been 2 1 submitted in connection with an application for registration, 2 2 the secretary may deny registration. The secretary shall 2 3 conduct a hearing on the denial if a hearing is requested by a 2 4 school. The secretary may withholda certificate of2 5registrationan acknowledgment of document filed pending the 2 6 outcome of the hearing. Upon a finding after the hearing that 2 7 information contained in the registration application is 2 8 false, misleading, or incomplete, the secretary shall denya2 9certificate of registrationan acknowledgment of document 2 10 filed to the school. The secretary shall make the final 2 11 decision on each registration.TheHowever, the decision of 2 12 the secretary is subject to judicial review in accordance with 2 13 section 17A.19. 2 14 3. The secretary shall utilize the advisory committee 2 15 created in section 261B.10 in reviewing new and continuing 2 16 registrations. 2 17 4. The secretary shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for 2 18 the implementation of this chapter. 2 19 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 261B.3A REQUIREMENT. 2 20 A school offering courses or programs of study leading to a 2 21 degree in the state of Iowa shall be accredited by an agency 2 22 or organization approved or recognized by the United States 2 23 department of education or a successor agency and be approved 2 24 for operation by the appropriate state agencies in all other 2 25 states in which it operates or maintains a presence. A school 2 26 is exempt from this section if the programs offered by the 2 27 school are limited to nondegree specialty vocational training 2 28 programs. 2 29 Sec. 5. Section 261B.4, subsections 2 and 11, Code 1995, 2 30 are amended to read as follows: 2 31 2. The principal location of the school in this state, in 2 32 other states, and in foreign countries, and the location of 2 33 the place or places in this state, in other states, and in 2 34 foreign countries where instruction is likely to be given. 2 35 11. The names or titles and a description of the courses 3 1 and degrees to be offeredin this state. 3 2 Sec. 6. Section 261B.4, Code 1995, is amended by adding 3 3 the following new subsection: 3 4 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. The academic and instructional 3 5 methodologies and delivery systems to be used by the school 3 6 and the extent to which the school anticipates each 3 7 methodology and delivery system will be used, including but 3 8 not limited to, classroom instruction, correspondence, 3 9 electronic telecommunications, independent study, and 3 10 portfolio experience evaluation. 3 11 Sec. 7. Section 261B.8, Code 1995, is amended to read as 3 12 follows: 3 13 261B.8 REGISTRATION FEES. 3 14 The secretary shall collect an initial registration fee of 3 15fiftyone thousand dollars and an annual renewal of 3 16 registration fee oftwenty-fivefive hundred dollars from each 3 17 registered school. 3 18 Sec. 8. Section 261B.10, Code 1995, is amended to read as 3 19 follows: 3 20 261B.10 ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 3 21 The state advisory committee for postsecondary school 3 22 registration is created. The committee shall consist of the 3 23 secretary of state and seven members appointed by the 3 24 coordinating council for post-high school education. Members 3 25 shall serve for staggered four-year terms and shall include 3 26 representatives from public and private two-year and four-year 3 27 colleges, universities, and specialized and vocational 3 28 schools. 3 29 The committee shall meet at least annually to advise the 3 30 secretary and other agencies in matters relating to the 3 31 administration of this chapter and to serve as a resource and 3 32 advisory board to the secretary as needed. The secretary 3 33 shall serve as chairperson of the advisory committee and may 3 34 call meetings and set the agenda as needed. 3 35 Sec. 9. Section 261B.11, Code 1995, is amended by adding 4 1 the following new subsection: 4 2 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. Postsecondary educational institutions 4 3 licensed by the state of Iowa to conduct business in the 4 4 state. 4 5 EXPLANATION 4 6 This bill augments the requirements for registration by a 4 7 postsecondary school in Iowa and increases the registration 4 8 fees. 4 9 Any school that has a presence, which is defined in the 4 10 bill as maintaining an address in Iowa, and maintains or 4 11 conducts one or more courses, including correspondence 4 12 courses, offered in Iowa, or which has a presence in Iowa and 4 13 offers courses in other states, or foreign countries, must 4 14 register with the secretary of state. Currently, only those 4 15 schools that are actually offering, maintaining, and 4 16 conducting courses, including correspondence courses, in Iowa 4 17 are required to register with the secretary. 4 18 Schools meeting the requirements of the registration are 4 19 given certificates of registration, currently. Under the 4 20 bill, they are issued an acknowledgement of document on file. 4 21 The secretary of state makes the final determination on each 4 22 registration, however, the secretary's decision is subject to 4 23 judicial review. 4 24 The secretary is directed to utilize the state advisory 4 25 committee for postsecondary school registration in reviewing 4 26 new and continuing registrations, and the committee is 4 27 directed to serve as an advisory review board for the 4 28 secretary. The secretary is added to the board and shall 4 29 serve as the board's chairperson. 4 30 The bill adds a new registration requirement that a school 4 31 offering courses or programs of study leading to a degree 4 32 shall be accredited by an agency or organization approved or 4 33 recognized by the United States department of education and be 4 34 approved for operation by the appropriate state agencies in 4 35 all other states in which it operates. A school is exempt 5 1 from the section if its programs are limited to nondegree 5 2 specialty vocational training programs. 5 3 The following information is added to the registration 5 4 information the school is required to submit when requesting 5 5 registration: The locations where instruction is likely to be 5 6 given in this state, along with the principal locations of the 5 7 school in other states and foreign countries, and the names 5 8 and titles and a description of the degrees to be offered in 5 9 Iowa. The bill also requires disclosure of this information 5 10 before a student takes a course or pays tuition at a school. 5 11 The academic and instructional methodologies and delivery 5 12 systems to be used by the school and the extent to which the 5 13 school anticipates each methodology and delivery system will 5 14 be used, including but not limited to classroom instruction, 5 15 correspondence, electronic telecommunications, independent 5 16 study, and portfolio experience evaluation. 5 17 An exemption from the registration requirements is added 5 18 for postsecondary institutions licensed in the state. 5 19 Registration and renewal fees are increased from the 5 20 current $50 and $25 to $1,000 and $500, respectively. 5 21 LSB 3702SV 76 5 22 kh/cf/24
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