MCCVLC Update

1. MCCVLC Update Summer 2012

2. State Authorization • DoE regulation – October 2010 “If an institution is offering postsecondary education through distance or correspondence education in a State in which it is not physically located, the institution must meet any State requirements for it to be legally offering distance or correspondence education in that State. An institution must be able to document upon request from the Department that it has such State approval.”

3. State Authorization • Fall 2010, the Lumina Foundation awarded a $300,000 grant to the President's Forum, which based at Excelsior College in Albany, NY, to lead a task force of regulators and regionally accredited institutions offering online degree programs to explore the potential for reciprocal agreements that lead to greater acceptance of other states’ regulatory decisions.

4. State Authorization • May 2011, the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) released its updated state-by-state summary of regulations and fees, and a state-by-state contact list of state regulators to obtain approval from states in which your out-of-state online students reside. • July 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down the state authorization rule on the grounds that the rulemaking process was not adhered to.

5. State Authorization • September 2011 - Department of Education Appeals Court Ruling to Vacate State Authorization

6. State Authorization • May 2012 – State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) is released for comment. Developed by the Presidents’ Forum and the Council of State Governments, the SARA provides that • The home states (where the institution resides) not the host state (where the out-of-state distance students reside) would be required to make sure the distance learning courses offered are quality product. • A SARA Policy Board, comprised of a voting representative from every state, would be "charged with overseeing the implementation of the policies, rules, and bylaws of the compact." • Distance education institutions teaching out-of-state students would be charged a fee, "to help host states cover their costs in assisting students being taught by institutions

7. State Authorization • June 2012 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a lower court's decision that struck down a portion of the "state authorization rule". The Appellate Court agreed that the U.S Department of Education had not followed the proper protocol when authoring that regulation.

8. State Authorization • MCCVLC has surveyed membership – regarding numbers of students and states they reside(* indicates either no fee or exemptions available) Illinois* Indiana* California (no survey) Florida* Ohio* Alabama (No exemp) Georgia (no survey) Colorado* Pennsylvania (no fee) Arkansas* • Arizonia* • North Dakota* • Kentucky* • Maryland (no survey) • Missouri* • North Carolina* • Iowa* • Kansas • Virginia* • Wisconsin*

9. New MCCVLC Website • Update presence – originally built in 1999 • Streamline registration process • Implement self-service help desk • Responsive web design – one design • desktop/laptop • Tablet • Smartphone or other mobile devices • Integrated connection with Michigan Transfer Network • Checked for accessibility

11. New Site View