NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE ALASKA COMMISSION ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education proposes to change regulations relating to the authorization of postsecondary institutions operating in Alaska
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The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 20 Chapter 17 of the Alaska Administrative Code dealing with regulations relating to the authorization of postsecondary institutions operating in Alaska (AS 14.48), including the following:
- provide for Alaska’s participation in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA) (20AAC17.016);
- set out how Alaska institutions delivering distance education in other states can participate, and establish ACPE as the state W-SARA approving agency;
- establish exemption from authorization for out-of-state SARA-participating institutions delivering distance education in Alaska;
- establish process for accepting and acting on complaints from out-of-state students participating in distance education delivered by Alaska W-SARA institutions;
- adopt W-SARA physical presence definition and related definitions and policies; and
- make general housekeeping and conforming changes.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to the Executive Director of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, P. O. Box 110505, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0505, or ACPE.ExecDirector@Alaska.gov. Comments received are a public record. The comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 24, 2014. If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Rochelle Rogers at 907-465-6718 no later than 4:30 p.m. March 17, 2014, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
For a copy of the proposed regulation changes, contact Rochelle Rogers, at ACPE, P. O. Box 110505, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0505, or call (907) 465-6718, or go to Public Notice on the agency’s web site at www.acpe.alaska.gov, Home, News and Public Notice.
After the public comment period ends, the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education will either adopt these or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action on them. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. YOU SHOULD COMMENT DURING THE TIME ALLOWED IF YOUR INTERESTS COULD BE AFFECTED.
Statutory Authority: AS 14.40.120; AS 14.40.170; AS 14.42.030; AS 14.48.050; and AS 14.48.070.
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted or Made Specific: AS 14.48.050 and AS 14.48.070.
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
DATED: February 19, 2014
Diane Barrans, Executive Director
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in its regulations. Those on the list will automatically be sent a copy of all of ACPE’s Notices of Proposed Regulation Changes. To be added to or removed from the list, send a request to ACPE at P. O. Box 110505, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0505 or Rochelle.Rogers@Alaska.gov, giving your name, and either your e-mail or mailing address, as you prefer for receiving notices.
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS NOTICE INFORMATION
AS 44.62.190(d)
1. Adopting agency: Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
2. General subject of regulations: Changes in Title 20 Chapter 17 of the Alaska Administrative Code dealing with regulations relating to authorization of postsecondary institutions operating in Alaska, including provisions that would:
- provide for Alaska’s participation in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA) (20AAC17.016);
- set out how Alaska institutions delivering distance education in other states can participate, and establish ACPE as the state W-SARA approving agency;
- establish exemption from authorization for out-of-state SARA-participating institutions delivering distance education in Alaska;
- establish process for accepting and acting on complaints from out-of-state students participating in distance education delivered by Alaska W-SARA institutions;
- adopt W-SARA physical presence definition and related definitions and policies; and
- make general housekeeping and conforming changes.
3. Citation of regulation: Title 20 Chapter 17 (see 2. above)
4. Reason for the proposed action:
( ) compliance with federal law
( ) compliance with new or changed state statute
( ) compliance with court order
(X) development of program standards
( ) other
5. RDU/component affected: Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
6. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding:
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FY14
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Federal receipts
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General fund match
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General Fund
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General fund/program receipts
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General fund/mental health
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Other funds (specify):
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7. The name of the contact person for the regulations:
Rochelle Rogers, Regulations Coordinator
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
P. O. Box 110505
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0505
(907) 465-6718
rochelle.rogers@alaska.gov
8. The origin of the proposed action:
(X) staff of state agency
( ) federal government
( ) general public
( ) petition for regulation change
( ) other
9. Date: February 19, 2014
10. Prepared by:
Rochelle Rogers, Regulations Coordinator
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
(907) 465-6718