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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 13:15 |
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ An amended bill on certifying public and
private post-secondary schools in South Dakota will move forward in
the Senate.
The Senate Education committee passed the bill 7-0. The bill
goes next to the full Senate for a vote.
The bill creates a method for the Secretary of State to certify
which schools are authorized to operate in South Dakota.
The legislation is in response to a federal mandate passed last
year requiring states to certify all public and private
post-secondary schools receiving federal student loans.
South Dakota received a one-year extension to get the process
set up because the federal mandate passed after the 2012
legislative session ended.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard's office requested the legislation.
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