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SB 1025 Higher education; approval of certain terms.

Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Higher education; approval of certain terms. Authorizes the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) to refuse to approve and to conditionally approve requests by nonpublic institutions of higher education to use terms deemed by SCHEV to be potentially misleading to consumers, students, or the general public regarding the particular institution's affiliation or association with any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. The Council shall, by regulation, designate such terms, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, "public university," "public college," and "community college." However, SCHEV cannot add conditions to revoke or suspend a prior approval of a name.The provision is applicable to those institutions that are otherwise granted exemptions to SCHEV's requirements.


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