As of last week, legislation granting non-regionally accredited proprietary schools the authority to bypass existing quality control and consumer protection regulations and award academic degrees has officially been taken off notice in both the House and Senate. The issue will now go to summer study in both Houses. Although the House sponsor, Rep. Roger Kane … Continued
In a Senate Education Committee meeting last night, numerous committee members and higher education leaders voiced concerns on proposed legislation that would authorize nationally accredited for-profit schools to sidestep existing regulations and award any degree of their choosing, such as an academic Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree. After strong testimony highlighting the consumer protection side of … Continued
Members of the House Education Subcommittee unanimously passed legislation last week that could undermine the value of degrees earned from all University of Tennessee, Board of Regents (TBR), and Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) institutions. SB1170/HB1091 authorizes for-profit schools that have only obtained national accreditation to award any degree of their choosing, such … Continued
SB1170/HB1091 was delayed one week in the Senate Education Committee yesterday. The committee will take up the bill on March 13. Action on the bill has been delayed in the House Education Subcommittee until March 19. The bill, sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) and Sen. Jim Summerville (R-Dickson), authorizes for-profit (proprietary) … Continued
