Bill Text: IA HF2341 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Enrolled


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the operation of certain schools under the purview of the college student aid commission. Effective 7-1-16.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2016-04-06 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 607. [HF2341 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF2341-Enrolled.html
House File 2341 - Enrolled




                              HOUSE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
                                  RESOURCES

                              (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 593)
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                                   A BILL FOR
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                                        House File 2341

                             AN ACT
 RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN SCHOOLS UNDER THE PURVIEW
    OF THE COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  261B.13  Prohibition.
    1.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, a
 school or other entity that grants a degree shall not conduct
 any portion of a course of instruction or any aspect of its
 operations or otherwise establish a presence in this state if,
 with the exception of a school that qualifies for an exemption
 under section 261B.11, subsection 1, paragraph "h", the school
 or other entity is not accredited by an accrediting agency
 recognized by the United States department of education.
    2.  A school registered under this chapter or otherwise
 authorized to operate under the laws of this state shall not
 enter into an agreement to conduct a course of instruction,
 confer a degree, or conduct any other aspect of its operation
 with another school that is in violation of this section.
    3.  This section shall not apply to a foreign medical
 school that is accredited by a foreign entity recognized
 by the national committee on foreign medical education and
 accreditation.


                                                             
                               LINDA UPMEYER
                               Speaker of the House


                                                             
                               PAM JOCHUM
                               President of the Senate
    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
 is known as House File 2341, Eighty=sixth General Assembly.


                                                             
                               CARMINE BOAL
                               Chief Clerk of the House
 Approved                , 2016


                                                             
                               TERRY E. BRANSTAD
                               Governor

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