Over the last few months state legislatures have put
forward various bills that would increase regulation of
postsecondary education. Though these bills are generally targeted
at for-profit education, there are some components that might apply
to nonprofit schools as well. As of this writing, none of these
bills have been signed into law yet, and some of them are no longer
under consideration in this legislative cycle. In this advisory, we
highlight some significant proposals we have been tracking in
California, Maryland, New York, and Oregon.
Scope of legislation
A flurry of California bills apply to all schools that are
licensed by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary
Education (BPPE). Specifically, this package would affect all
for-profit institutions and all non-Western Association of Schools
and Colleges (WASC) accredited private postsecondary institutions
with a physical presence in California. Nonprofit institutions that
are California-based or
