PRINTER'S NO. 1832
No. 1395 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY ANDREZESKI, APRIL 15, 1982
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, APRIL 15, 1982
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 7, 1937 (P.L.585, No.150), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act prohibiting the use of the designation of
3 "college" by any institution not conforming to the standards
4 of a college prescribed by the State Board of Education; and
5 providing for injunctions, and penalties," providing for the
6 use of the terms "business college," "college of commerce,"
7 and "commercial college."
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of May 7, 1937 (P.L.585, No.150),
11 entitled, as amended, "An act prohibiting the use of the
12 designation of "college" by any institution not conforming to
13 the standards of a college prescribed by the State Board of
14 Education; and providing for injunctions, and penalties," is
15 amended by adding a section to read:
16 Section 1.1. A private school, licensed by the State Board
17 of Private Business Schools, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State
18 Department of Education, may use the words of "business
19 college," "college of commerce," or "commercial college" in the
20 name of the school if the school meets the following criteria:
1 (1) The school has been granted the power by the State Board
2 of Education to issue associate in specialized business or
3 associate in specialized technology degrees.
4 (2) The instructors, courses, materials, plant and equipment
5 meet the approval of the State Board of Private Business
6 Schools, as provided by the act of July 8, 1947 (P.L.1428,
7 No.552), referred to as the Private Business School Law.
8 (3) The school shall have been in existence and licensed by
9 the State Board of Private Business Schools for at least five
10 (5) years.
11 (4) The school has received accreditation from a commonly
12 accepted, proper and recognized accreditation association.
13 (5) All of the programs offered by the school shall be
14 programs for which the school has been granted the power by the
15 State Board of Education to issue associate in specialized
16 business or associate in specialized technology degrees.
17 (6) Clause (5) shall not exclude a school from the
18 provisions of this section if the program is offered with the
19 expectation of receiving such degree granting power as provided
20 in clause (5) and such degree granting power is received by the
21 school within three years from the inception of the program.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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