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SENATE
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A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
community
college
accreditation.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
260C.36,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2018,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
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Sec.
2.
Section
260C.47,
Code
2018,
is
amended
by
striking
3
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
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260C.47
Accreditation
of
community
colleges
——
programs.
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Each
community
college
shall
be
accredited
by
the
higher
6
learning
commission.
In
addition,
specific
programs
offered
by
7
the
community
college
may
be
accredited
by
other
accrediting
8
agencies.
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Sec.
3.
REPEAL.
Section
260C.48,
Code
2018,
is
repealed.
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EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
eliminates
the
state
accreditation
process
for
14
community
colleges
established
by
the
state
board
of
education
15
and
implemented
by
the
department
of
education
in
accordance
16
with
Code
sections
260C.47
and
260C.48.
The
process
was
17
required
to
be
integrated
with
the
accreditation
process
of
the
18
higher
learning
commission.
The
bill
continues
the
requirement
19
that
community
colleges
be
accredited
by
the
higher
learning
20
commission
and
provides
that
specific
programs
offered
by
21
the
community
college
may
be
accredited
by
other
accrediting
22
agencies.
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