laws of this Commonwealth pertaining to an immigrant or
immigration;
(2) refuses access by Federal authorities to a campus of
the institution of higher education for the purposes of
investigating or enforcing a Federal law pertaining to an
immigrant or immigration;
(3) directs employees of the institution of higher
education not to communicate, coordinate or cooperate with
Federal authorities regarding an immigrant or immigration; or
(4) takes adverse employment action against an employee
of the institution of higher education for communicating,
coordinating or cooperating with Federal authorities
regarding an immigrant or immigration.
"Institution of higher education." Any of the following:
(1) An institution within the State System of Higher
Education.
(2) An institution designated by law as State-related.
(3) A community college established under Article XIX-A
of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
Public School Code of 1949, or the act of August 24, 1963
(P.L.1132, No.484), known as the Community College Act of
1963.
(4) An independent institution of higher education that:
(i) Is located in this Commonwealth and incorporated
or chartered by the Commonwealth.
(ii) Is entitled to confer degrees under 24 Pa.C.S.
ยง 6505 (relating to power to confer degrees) and applies
the designation "college," "university" or "seminary" as
provided for by standards and qualifications prescribed
by the State Board of Education under 24 Pa.C.S. Ch. 65
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