12 2 STA T .3086PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 5— AU G .1 4, 2008 (A)insub s ect i o n (b) — (i) b y st r i k in gpa ragrap h ( 1 )(A) an d inserting the f o l lo w ing
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‘(A)(i) pro v ides an eligible progra m of training to pre - pare students for gainful employment in a recogni z ed occupation
or ‘‘(ii)( I ) provides a program leading to a baccalaureate degree in liberal arts , and has provided such a program since J anuary 1, 20 0 9
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‘‘(II) is accredited by a recognized regional accrediting agency or association, and has continuously held such accreditation since O ctober 1, 200 7 , or earlier; ’ ’; and (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ‘‘(2) A D D IT I ONAL IN S TIT U TIONS . — T he term ‘proprietary institution of higher education’ also includes a proprietary edu- cational institution in any S tate that, in lieu of the re q uirement in section 101(a)(1), admits as regular students individuals— ‘‘(A) who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is located; or ‘‘( B ) who will be dually or concurrently enrolled in the institution and a secondary school.’’; and (B) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (c) and inserting the following: ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—The term ‘postsecondary vocational institution’ also includes an educational institution in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in section 101(a)(1), admits as regular students individuals— ‘‘(A) who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is located; or ‘‘(B) who will be dually or concurrently enrolled in the institution and a secondary school.’’. (2) R UL E O FC ONST R UCTION.— N othing in the amendment made by paragraph (1)(A)(i) to section 102(b)(1)(A) of the H igher E ducation Act of 19 65 (20 U .S. C . 1002(b)(1)(A)) shall be con- strued to negate or supercede any State laws governing propri- etary institutions of higher education. (e) EFFECTI V E D ATE.—The amendments made by subsections (a)(1), (b), and (d) shall take effect on July 1, 2010. SEC.103 . AD D IT I ON A L DE F INITIONS. (a) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.— (1) A M ENDMENT.—Section 10 3 (20 U.S.C. 1003) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(17) AUT H ORI Z IN G COMMITTEES.—The term ‘authorizing committees’ means the Committee on Health, Education, L abor, and P ensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. ‘‘(1 8 ) CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE.—E x cept as otherwise provided, the term ‘critical foreign language’ means each of the languages contained in the list of critical languages des- ignated by the Secretary in the F ederal Register on August 2, 1985 (50 Fed. Reg. 31 4 12; promulgated under the authority of section 212(d) of the Education for Economic Security Act (repealed by section 2303 of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert 20USC1 002 note. 20 USC 1002 note.
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