S-5040

   Amend Senate File 2272 as follows:
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   Section 1.  Section 260C.36, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  An ad hoc accreditation quality faculty plan protocol committee to advise the department in the development of protocols related to the quality faculty planning process to be used by the an accreditation teams team during site visits when invited by the community college to conduct an evaluation of the quality faculty plan and assist the community college in meeting the accreditation standards of the higher learning commission, the department under the voluntary accreditation process established pursuant to section 260C.47, subsection 3, or any other accrediting agency. The committee shall, at a minimum, determine what types of evidence need to be provided, develop interview procedures and visit goals, and propose accreditation protocol revisions.>
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   <2.  The state board shall adopt rules under chapter 17A that establish an accreditation process, accreditation standards, and appropriate remedies and sanctions for community colleges which fail to meet the accreditation standards of the higher learning commission. A community college that fails to meet the accreditation standards of the higher learning commission shall comply with the accreditation standards and accreditation process established by rule by the state board in accordance with this subsection until the community college is in compliance with the higher learning commission’s accreditation standards. Action by the state board under this subsection is final agency action for purposes of chapter 17A.
   3.  The state board shall adopt rules under chapter 17A that establish a voluntary accreditation process and accreditation standards to be administered by the department upon request for specific community college programs that the higher learning commission does not accredit, which may include but is not limited to career and technical education programs and quality faculty programs. A community college that voluntarily seeks accreditation of a specific program by the department under this subsection shall pay the cost of the voluntary accreditation process and shall comply with the voluntary accreditation process and accreditation standards established by rule by the state board in accordance with this subsection.>

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AMY SINCLAIR