Attorney General of California Files Lawsuit Against the U.S. Department of Education for Alleged Rollback of Federal Oversight of For-Profit Schools

By Madison Beck On January 15, 2021, in People of the State of California v. United States Department of Education, et al., Case No. 21-cv-00384 (N.D. Cal), Xavier Becerra, the Attorney General of California, filed a complaint on behalf of Continue reading

AB 376 Requires New Student Loan Ombudsman to Refer Relevant Complaints to Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education

By Madison Beck AB 376 (Stone), as amended August 20, 2020, adds Title 1.6C.10 (commencing with section 1788.100) to the Civil Code, and amends and repeals various sections of the Financial Code to create a “Student Borrower Bill of Rights” Continue reading

AB 70 (Berman) Imposes New Requirements on Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education When Exempting Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education that Previously Operated as For-Profit from Oversight

By Madison Beck AB 70 (Berman), as amended August 20, 2020, amends section 94801.5 and adds sections 94850.2, 94858.5, and 94874.1 to the Education Code to clarify the conditions under which the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) may grant Continue reading

Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education Promotes Adherence to COVID-19 State Guidelines for Higher Education

By Madison Beck Beginning in mid-July, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) began utilizing its social media accounts to spread awareness about state COVID-19 guidelines like mask-wearing, hand-washing, and physical distancing particularly as they relate to higher education. On Continue reading

Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education Releases “BPPE At A Glance”

By Mikaila Hernández On February 19, 2020, the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) distributed a one-page “BPPE At A Glance” informational flyer at its Advisory Committee meeting, summarizing the work that BPPE completed in 2019. The BPPE Advisory Committee Continue reading

Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education Releases Sunset Review Report

By Mikaila C. Hernández On December 1, 2019, the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) published its Sunset Review Report in preparation for its Sunset Review Oversight hearing before the Assembly Business and Professions Committee and the Senate Business, Professions Continue reading

Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education Issues Emergency Decision Against Holberton School

By Mikaila C. Hernández On January 24, 2020, the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) issued an Emergency Decision ordering Holberton School, Inc. to (1) cease enrollment of new students in all of the institute’s programs; (2) cease all instruction Continue reading