Bill Text: IA SF2272 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to community college accreditation. (Formerly SSB 3088.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-03-08 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SF2272 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF2272-Introduced.html

Senate File 2272 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB
                                     3088)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to community college accreditation.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 260C.36, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code
  1  2 2018, is amended by striking the paragraph.
  1  3    Sec. 2.  Section 260C.47, Code 2018, is amended by striking
  1  4 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
  1  5    260C.47  Accreditation of community colleges ==== programs.
  1  6    Each community college shall be accredited by the higher
  1  7 learning commission.  In addition, specific programs offered by
  1  8 the community college may be accredited by other accrediting
  1  9 agencies.
  1 10    Sec. 3.  REPEAL.  Section 260C.48, Code 2018, is repealed.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 13 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 14    This bill eliminates the state accreditation process for
  1 15 community colleges established by the state board of education
  1 16 and implemented by the department of education in accordance
  1 17 with Code sections 260C.47 and 260C.48.  The process was
  1 18 required to be integrated with the accreditation process of the
  1 19 higher learning commission.  The bill continues the requirement
  1 20 that community colleges be accredited by the higher learning
  1 21 commission and provides that specific programs offered by
  1 22 the community college may be accredited by other accrediting
  1 23 agencies.
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