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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 3, Code Supplement 1 2 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 3. Prescribe standards and procedures for the approval of 1 4 practitioner preparation programs and professional development 1 5 programs,offered in this state by practitioner preparation 1 6 institutions located within or outside this state and by area 1 7 education agencies, in this state. Procedures provided for 1 8 approval of programs shall include procedures for enforcement 1 9 of the prescribed standards and shall not include a procedure 1 10 for the waiving of any of the standards prescribed. The board 1 11 may establish by rule and collect from practitioner 1 12 preparation institutions located outside this state an amount 1 13 equivalent to the department's necessary travel and actual 1 14 expenses incurred while engaged in the program approval 1 15 process for the institution located outside this state. 1 16 Amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited in 1 17 the general fund of the state. 1 18 Sec. 2. Section 261.2, Code 2003, is amended by adding the 1 19 following new subsections: 1 20 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. Adopt rules to establish reasonable 1 21 registration standards for the approval, pursuant to section 1 22 261B.3A, of postsecondary schools that are required to 1 23 register with the secretary of state in order to operate in 1 24 this state. The registration standards established by the 1 25 commission shall ensure that all of the following conditions 1 26 are satisfied: 1 27 a. The courses, curriculum, and instruction offered by the 1 28 postsecondary school are of such quality and content as may 1 29 reasonably and adequately ensure achievement of the stated 1 30 objective for which the courses, curriculum, or instruction 1 31 are offered. 1 32 b. The postsecondary school has adequate space, equipment, 1 33 instructional material, and personnel to provide education and 1 34 training of good quality. 1 35 c. The educational and experience qualifications of the 2 1 postsecondary school's directors, administrators, and 2 2 instructors are such as may reasonably ensure that students 2 3 will receive instruction consistent with the objectives of the 2 4 postsecondary school's programs of study. 2 5 d. Upon completion of training or instruction, students 2 6 are given certificates, diplomas, or degrees as appropriate by 2 7 the postsecondary school indicating satisfactory completion of 2 8 the program. 2 9 e. The postsecondary school is financially responsible and 2 10 capable of fulfilling commitments for instruction. 2 11 The commission may require schools seeking registration 2 12 under chapter 261B to provide copies of its application to the 2 13 Iowa coordinating council for post-high school education. The 2 14 commission may consider comments from the council that are 2 15 received by the commission within ninety days of the filing of 2 16 the application. The commission shall render a decision on an 2 17 application for registration within one hundred eighty days of 2 18 the filing of the application. 2 19 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. Establish an advisory committee on 2 20 postsecondary registration to review and make recommendations 2 21 relating to applications from schools required to register 2 22 pursuant to chapter 261B. The commission shall adopt rules 2 23 pursuant to chapter 17A to establish the policies and 2 24 procedures of the advisory committee. Meetings of the 2 25 advisory committee are subject to the requirements of chapter 2 26 21. The members of the advisory committee shall include one 2 27 representative from each of the following: 2 28 a. The state board of regents. 2 29 b. The department of education. 2 30 c. The office of the secretary of state. 2 31 d. The office of the attorney general. 2 32 e. A community college located in this state. 2 33 f. An accredited private postsecondary institution as 2 34 defined in section 261.9, subsection 1, incorporated or 2 35 otherwise organized under the laws of this state. 3 1 Sec. 3. Section 261.37, subsection 7, Code Supplement 3 2 2003, is amended to read as follows: 3 3 7. To establish an effective system for the collection of 3 4 delinquent loans, including the adoption of an agreement with 3 5 the department of administrative services to set off against a 3 6 defaulter's income tax refund or rebate the amount that is due 3 7 because of a default on a guaranteed or parental loan made 3 8 under this division. The commission shall adopt rules under 3 9 chapter 17A necessary to assist the department of 3 10 administrative services in the implementation of the student 3 11 loan setoff program as established under section 8A.504. The 3 12 commission shall apply administrative wage garnishment 3 13 procedures authorized under the federal Higher Education Act 3 14 of 1965, as amended and codified in 20 U.S.C. } 1071 et seq., 3 15 for all delinquent loans, including loans authorized under 3 16 section 261.38, when a defaulter who is financially capable of 3 17 paying fails to voluntarily enter into a reasonable payment 3 18 agreement. In no case shall the commission garnish more than 3 19 the amount authorized by federal law for all loans being 3 20 collected by the commission, including those authorized under 3 21 section 261.38. 3 22 Sec. 4. Section 261B.3, subsection 1, Code 2003, is 3 23 amended to read as follows: 3 24 1. A school that maintains or conducts one or more courses 3 25 of instruction, including courses of instruction by 3 26 correspondence, offered in this state or which has a presence 3 27 in this state and offers courses in other states or foreign 3 28 countries shall registerannuallywith the secretary. 3 29 Registrations shall be renewed every four years or upon any 3 30 substantive change in program offerings, location, or 3 31 accreditation. Registration shall be made on application 3 32 forms approved and supplied by the secretary and at the time 3 33 and in the manner prescribed by the secretary. Upon receipt 3 34 of a complete and accurate registration application, the 3 35 secretary shall issue an acknowledgment of document filed and 4 1 send it to the school. 4 2 Sec. 5. Section 261B.3, subsection 3, Code 2003, is 4 3 amended by striking the subsection. 4 4 Sec. 6. Section 261B.3A, Code 2003, is amended to read as 4 5 follows: 4 6 261B.3A REQUIREMENT. 4 7 1. In order to register, a school shall be accredited by 4 8 an agency or organization approved or recognized by the United 4 9 States department of education or a successor agency and, 4 10 except as provided in subsection 2, be approved for operation 4 11 by the college student aid commission. 4 12 2. A practitioner preparation program that is operated by 4 13 a school that applies to register the program in accordance 4 14 with this chapter shall, in order to register, be accredited 4 15 by an agency or organization approved or recognized by the 4 16 United States department of education or a successor agency 4 17 and, in addition, be approved by the state board of education 4 18 pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3. 4 19 Sec. 7. Section 261B.8, Code 2003, is amended to read as 4 20 follows: 4 21 261B.8 REGISTRATION FEES. 4 22 1. The secretary shall set by rule and collectana 4 23 nonrefundable initial registration feeof one thousand dollars4 24 andan annuala renewal of registration feeof five hundred4 25dollarsfrom each registered school. 4 26 2. Fees shall be set by rule not more than once each year 4 27 and shall be based upon the costs of administering this 4 28 chapter. 4 29 3. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in 4 30 the general fund of the state. 4 31 HF 2559 4 32 kh/es/25
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