Alaska Statutes Title 14, Chapter 14.48 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions

• Sec. 14.48.010 Purposes.
  (a) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the protection, education, and welfare of the citizens of the state, its postsecondary...
• Sec. 14.48.020 Authorization and Permits Required.
  A person may not(1) operate a postsecondary educational institution in the state unless the institution has a valid authorization to operate issued under this...
• Sec. 14.48.030 Exemptions.
  (a) The following educational programs, and institutions providing only the following educational programs, are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:(1) instruction provided at...
• Sec. 14.48.040 Commission to Administer Chapter.
  The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall administer this chapter and may hire necessary personnel. The commission may obtain from departments, commissions, and other...
• Sec. 14.48.050 Powers and Duties of Commission.
  The commission shall(1) establish minimum criteria consistent with AS 14.48.060 including quality of education, ethical and business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility...
• Sec. 14.48.060 Minimum Standards.
  (a) In establishing the criteria required by AS 14.48.050 (1), the commission shall require compliance with the minimum standards set out in (b) of...
• Sec. 14.48.070 Authorization to Operate.
  (a) Each postsecondary educational institution desiring to operate in this state shall apply to the commission, upon forms provided by the commission. The application...
• Sec. 14.48.080 Agent's Permit.
  (a) A person desiring to solicit or perform the services of an agent, in this state, shall apply to the commission upon forms provided...
• Sec. 14.48.090 Fees.
  The commission shall adopt regulations that establish the amount and manner of payment of fees for applications, authorizations, permits, and renewals under this chapter.
• Sec. 14.48.100 Bonds.
  (a) At the time application is made for authorization to operate, or for renewal of an authorization to operate the commission may require the...
• Sec. 14.48.110 Denial.
  If the commission, upon review of an application for authorization to operate, or an application for an agent's permit determines that the application should...
• Sec. 14.48.120 Sanctions; Cessation of Operation.
  (a) An authorization to operate or an agent's permit may be revoked, suspended, or conditioned if the commission has reasonable cause to believe that...
• Sec. 14.48.130 Complaints.
  (a) A person claiming damage or loss as a result of an act or practice by a postsecondary educational institution or its agent, or...
• Sec. 14.48.140 Judicial Review.
  A final administrative order issued by the commission is subject to judicial review under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
• Sec. 14.48.150 Preservation of Records.
  (a) If a postsecondary educational institution proposes to discontinue its operation, the chief administrative officer of the institution shall file with the commission the...
• Sec. 14.48.160 Enforceability of Notes and Contracts; Student Loans.
  (a) If a person to whom educational services are to be furnished by a postsecondary educational institution is a resident of this state at...
• Sec. 14.48.165 Immunization of Postsecondary Students.
  (a) A postsecondary educational institution in this state shall provide written notice to each student who intends to reside in campus housing before the...
• Sec. 14.48.170 Jurisdiction.
  A postsecondary educational institution that is not exempt from the provisions of this chapter, whether or not a resident of, or having a place...
• Sec. 14.48.180 Enforcement; Injunction.
  (a) The attorney general at the request of the commission or on motion of the attorney general, may bring an action or proceeding in...
• Sec. 14.48.190 Civil Penalty.
  A person who violates the provisions of AS 14.48.020 or who fails or refuses to deposit with the commission the records required by AS...
• Sec. 14.48.200 Criminal Violation.
  A person who wilfully violates the provisions of AS 14.48.020 or who wilfully fails or refuses to deposit with the commission the records required...
• Sec. 14.48.210 Definitions.
  In this chapter,(1) "agent" or "agents" mean persons owning an interest in, employed by, or representing for remuneration, a postsecondary educational institution in or...

Last modified: November 15, 2016