Senate Bill No. 51

Senate Bill No. 51-Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

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AN ACT relating to postsecondary education; revising the definition of "accredited" for the purposes of accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved May 22, 1997]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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Section 1. NRS 394.006 is hereby amended to read as follows:
394.006 A postsecondary educational institution is "accredited" if it has met the standards required by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education . [or by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation.]
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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