A. The department is charged with oversight of all private post-secondary educational institutions operating within the state.
B. The department shall provide for the registration of all regionally accredited colleges and universities operating in the state pursuant to the Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act.
C. The department shall provide for the licensure of all career schools and all nonregionally accredited colleges and universities operating in the state pursuant to the Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act.
History: 1978 Comp., § 21-23-5, enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 108, § 6; 2005, ch. 223, § 3; 2013, ch. 59, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1994, ch. 108, § 6 repealed § 21-23-5, as amended by Laws 1975, ch. 148, § 5, relating to the requirement of certification, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1994.
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, changed terms to assign administration of the Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act to the higher education department; in the title of the section, deleted "commission" and added "department"; in Subsections A through C, deleted "commission" and added "department".
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, provided in Subsection C that the commission shall provide for licensure of all non-regionally accredited colleges and universities.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 15A Am. Jur. 2d Colleges and Universities § 6.
14A C.J.S. Colleges and Universities § 3.