By Caitlin D. Baron AB 2723 (Irwin), as amended July 3, 2024, amends sections 10860, 10861, 10863, 10864, 10866, and 10870 of, and repeals and adds Article 1 (commencing with section 10850) of Chapter 8.5 of Part 7 of Division Continue reading
By Mackenzie McCoy On June 1, 2022, the Department of Education announced they would cancel all remaining loans for students who attended the now-defunct Corinthian College. This cancellation will affect roughly 560,000 students and will result in $5.8 billion in Continue reading
By Mackenzie McCoy SB 1433 (Roth), as amended August 24, 2022, extends the sunset date for the BPPE and California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (Act) to January 1, 2027. The bill extends BPPE’s operations for another four years Continue reading
By Mackenzie McCoy In The People of the State of California v. Ashford University, Case No. 37–2018–00046134–CU–MC–CTL (March 3, 2022), the San Diego County Superior Court held that for-profit giant Ashford University violated the law by misleading students as to Continue reading
By Mackenzie McCoy AB 1731 (Davies), as introduced on January 31, 2022, would add section 67102.5 to the Education Code to require the California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education (CSAAVE) to establish reasonable criteria for postsecondary institutions seeking to Continue reading
By Mackenzie McCoy On December 01, 2019, the Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education (BPPE) published its Sunset Review Report, which precedes the Sunset Review Oversight hearing on the agency before the Assembly Business and Professions Committee and the Senate Business, Continue reading
By Mackenzie McCoy The Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education (BPPE) is in a difficult financial position. With the bureau’s operating budget continuing to be slashed, a majority of the Bureau’s funding comes from the annual fees paid by the post-secondary Continue reading
By Madison Beck 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 and Continue reading
By Madison Beck On January 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) released a staff report to the Senior Department Official on Recognition Compliance Issues regarding the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) and its compliance with Continue reading
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
