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GA HB840
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/29/2020
Primary Sponsor
Marcus Wiedower
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AI Summary
- Shifts the commission's biennial review process for accredited nonpublic postsecondary institutions from reviewing individual programs of instruction to reviewing institutions as a whole
- Defines "branch facility" as any campus affiliated with an authorized institution where instruction and administrative functions occur, and requires a surety bond filing for branch facility applications and changes of ownership
- Expands the surety bond schedule to include higher tiers: $300,000 for gross tuition of $1,000,001–$2,000,000 and $450,000 for gross tuition over $2,000,001, while grandfathering institutions authorized and bonded prior to July 1, 2020, unless a change of ownership occurs after that date
- Allows the executive director to use alternative review methods for renewal applications from institutions accredited by and in good standing with a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting agency
- Authorizes courts to award reasonable attorney's fees and litigation costs to the commission when a responding or petitioning party acted without substantial justification, and permits the executive director to assess actual investigation costs against any person or entity found to have violated the law
Legislative Description
Nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions; biennial review of institutions rather than programs; provide
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/9/2020
Full Bill Text
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