Phillip Chen
- Republican
- Assemblymember
- District 59
Author
The California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 provides, among other things, for student protections and regulatory oversight of private postsecondary institutions in the state. The act is enforced by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act exempts specified private postsecondary educational institutions from all, or a portion of, its provisions, but requires those institutions that are subject to its provisions to apply for and obtain an approval to operate, including by means of accreditation, as specified. The act also requires an out-of-state private postsecondary educational institution to comply with specified requirements for registration, including providing the bureau evidence of the institution's accreditation and complying with the requirements of the Student Tuition Recovery Fund and regulations adopted by the bureau related to the fund, as provided. The act requires an independent institution of higher education that is exempt from the act to comply with all applicable state and federal laws. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2027. The bill would authorize a highly qualified private nonprofit institution, as defined, to register with the bureau by paying a registration fee and complying with specified requirements for registration, including providing the bureau evidence of the institution's accreditation and complying with the requirements of the Student Tuition Recovery Fund, as provided. The bill would authorize a highly qualified private nonprofit institution, as defined, that received an approval to operate by means of accreditation before July 1, 2025, to instead register with the bureau under the bill's provisions. The bill would specify that a highly qualified private nonprofit institution that registers with the bureau is required to comply with all applicable state and federal laws.
In committee: Held under submission.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E. D. and ED.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5530.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 16).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 23).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and B. & P.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB3167 | HTML |
| 02/16/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/24/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/27/24 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/15/24- Assembly Higher Education | |
| 04/19/24- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 05/06/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/28/24- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 07/01/24- Senate Education | |
| 08/02/24- Senate Appropriations |
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