Bill Summary for S 680 (2023-2024)
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AN ACT TO REVISE THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS FOR CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TO CREATE A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS DAMAGED BY FALSE STATEMENTS MADE TO ACCREDITING AGENCIES, TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO STUDY ACCREDITATION, AND TO MAKE CERTAIN CONFORMING CHANGES.Intro. by Lee, Galey, Berger.
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Senate amendment to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.
Amends GS 116-201(b)(8) by amending the definition of private institution to require the religious institution offering post-high school education be accredited by a regional accrediting agency or the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (was, by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or the same agency that is the accrediting agency for at least one UNC constituent institution).
Amends GS 116-280, concerning need-based scholarships for students attending private institutions of higher education, by amending the definition of an eligible private postsecondary institution to require it to be accredited by a regional accrediting agency or the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (was, by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) or the New England Association of Schools and Colleges), or was accredited by SACSCOC on January 2021, and beginning January 1, 2021, was a member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.