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California Business And Professions Code Section 6060.7

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(a) From January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2007, law schools
and law study degree programs shall be subject to the following:
   (1) The examining committee shall be responsible for the approval,
regulation, and oversight of degree-granting law schools that (A)
exclusively offer bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degrees in law,
such as juris doctor, and (B) do not meet the criteria set forth in
Section 94750 of the Education Code. This paragraph does not apply to
unaccredited law schools, which remain subject to the jurisdiction
of the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education or its successor
agency.
   (2) If a law school that does not meet the criteria set forth in
Section 94750 of the Education Code offers educational services other
than bachelor's, master's, or doctorate-degree programs in law, only
the law school's degree programs in law shall be subject to the
approval, regulation, and oversight of the examining committee.
   (b) On and after January 1, 2008, law schools and law study degree
programs shall be subject to the following:
   (1) The examining committee shall be responsible for the approval,
regulation, and oversight of degree-granting law schools that (A)
exclusively offer bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degrees in law,
such as juris doctor, and (B) do not meet the criteria set forth in
Section 94750 of the Education Code.
   (2) If a law school that does not meet the criteria set forth in
Section 94750 of the Education Code offers educational services other
than bachelor's, master's, or doctorate-degree programs in law, only
the law school's degree programs in law shall be subject to the
approval, regulation, and oversight of the examining committee.
   (3) If a nonlaw school that does not meet the criteria set forth
in Section 94750 of the Education Code offers educational programs
leading to a juris doctor (J.D.) degree, bachelor of laws (LL.B.)
degree, or other law study degree, those programs shall be subject to
the regulation and oversight of the examining committee. The
provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to paralegal programs.

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