ME LD2098

Repeals existing statutes related to correspondence schools (20-A MRSA chapter 321)

Requires educational institutions to pay application fees that reflect the Department of Education's processing costs for degree-granting authority, temporary use of college/university names, out-of-state course offerings, coordinated programs, and exempt status applications

Prohibits temporary approval to use the name "community college," "college," or "university" from being used as a basis for permanent degree-granting authority recommendations

Allows the State Board of Education to recommend institutions for degree-granting authority without additional review if the board approved the institution's academic programs within 5 years and the degree application covers only those approved programs

Requires the State Board to provide completed review reports to the Legislature's education committee when recommending an institution for degree-granting authority