California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Education Code - EDC |
Title 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION |
Division 10. PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS |
Part 59. PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS |
Chapter 8. Private Postsecondary Institutions |
ARTICLE 5. Bureau Powers and Duties |
Section 94878.
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(a) On or before June 30, 2010, the bureau shall establish an Internet Web site that includes at least all of the following information:
(1) An explanation of the bureau's transition plan for the reconstituted bureau and an explanation of the bureau's scope of authority.
(2) (A) A directory of approved institutions, and a link, if feasible, to the Internet Web site of each institution.
(B) For each institution, the directory shall be developed in a manner that allows the user to search by institution and shall include all of the following information:
(i) The status of the institution's approval to operate.
(ii) The information provided by the institutions including, but not limited to, the annual report, as required by Section 94934, including the school catalog and the Student Performance Fact Sheet. The Student Performance Fact Sheet shall be maintained on the directory for at least five years after the date of its submission to the bureau.
(iii) The disciplinary history of the institution, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:
(I) Pending formal accusations filed by the bureau.
(II) Suspensions, revocations, citations, fines, infractions, probations, pending litigation filed by the bureau, and final judgments resulting from litigation filed by the bureau.
(III) Pending or final criminal cases filed by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a district attorney, or a federal law enforcement official, of which the bureau has received notice.
(IV) Final administrative actions by the United State Department of Education, including orders requiring restitution to students.
(V) Final disciplinary actions by an accreditation agency, of which the bureau has received notice pursuant to Section 94934.
(b) The bureau shall maintain the Internet Web site described in subdivision (a). The bureau shall ensure that the information specified in subdivision (a) is kept current. The bureau shall update the Internet Web site at least annually, to coincide with the submission of annual reports by the institutions pursuant to Section 94934.
(c) In addition to maintaining the Internet Web site described in subdivision (a), the bureau shall provide the information described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) to the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC), and the CPEC shall include that information in an Internet Web site directory of school performance data maintained by the CPEC. To the extent possible, the bureau shall provide this information consistent with the information collected for reporting to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System of the United States Department of Education, including institutional characteristics, completion, annual enrollment, and graduation rates.