ND HB1128

Creates a new Commission on Private Postsecondary Education composed of seven voting members representing business and industry, public universities, public colleges, career and technical education, job service, private nonprofit colleges, and private for-profit colleges, with members serving staggered six-year terms.

Transfers oversight of private postsecondary education from the State Board for Career and Technical Education to the newly created Commission, with the North Dakota University System providing administrative support and staff.

Requires all postsecondary educational institutions to obtain authorization to operate and maintain accreditation by national or regional agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, with provisional annual authorization available for new institutions.

Establishes civil penalties up to $100 per violation and criminal penalties for class B misdemeanor violations of authorization requirements, with enforcement authority granted to the attorney general and state's attorneys.

Adds the Commission on Private Postsecondary Education to the list of boards and commissions whose members automatically resign effective January 1st of each new four-year gubernatorial term.