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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY FOLMER, PICCOLA, DINNIMAN, TOMLINSON, ERICKSON, McILHINNEY, BAKER, RAFFERTY, ORIE, GREENLEAF, EARLL, PIPPY, VANCE, YUDICHAK, LEACH, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, PILEGGI, YAW, BROWNE AND TARTAGLIONE, JANUARY 31, 2012 |
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| REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JANUARY 31, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, in private colleges, universities and seminaries, |
3 | further providing for certification of institutions. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 6503 of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
8 | § 6503. Certification of institutions. |
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10 | (e.1) Additional degrees, programs or majors.--Subject to |
11 | the authority of the State board to regulate teacher education |
12 | programs under section 2603-B of the act of March 10, 1949 |
13 | (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, and |
14 | the authority of the department to regulate teacher education |
15 | programs under 22 Pa. Code Ch. 49 (relating to certification of |
16 | professional personnel), a private, nonprofit college or |
17 | university may offer an additional degree that is not specified |
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1 | in a certificate received under subsection (a) or may institute |
2 | an additional major or program if either of the following |
3 | applies: |
4 | (1) The college or university satisfies both of the |
5 | following: |
6 | (i) The college or university has operated |
7 | continuously in this Commonwealth for the immediately |
8 | preceding ten years. |
9 | (ii) The college or university is accredited by a |
10 | regional accrediting agency recognized by the United |
11 | States Department of Education. |
12 | (2) The department approves the additional degree, major |
13 | or program pursuant to the procedure for issuing a |
14 | certificate provided in subsection (e). |
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16 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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