An Act To Exempt Institutions from Authority Certain Religious, Ronpublic, Postsecondary State Requirements for Degree-granting Further amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 4 in the blocked paragraph in the last line (page 1, line 43 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: section." the following: Any educational institution rece~v~ng an exemption under this subsection must inform all applicants of its exempt status in writing and must prominently display the following statement on all written materials, including, but not limited to, any electronic materials, made available to potential applicants or to the general pUblic: "Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 10708, subsection 4, this institution is not reg;uired to obtain authorization from either the State Board of Education or the Maine State Legislature in order to: (1) use the name "junior college," "college" or "university," (2) offer courses or programs for academic credit or (3) confer degrees." , SUMMARY This amendment adjusts the title of the bill to more accurately reflect the purpose of the state review of prospective Page l-LR1809(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0424
Committee Amendment CA_A_H128 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 309, L.D. 424, Bill, "An 
Act 
To 
Exempt 
Certain 
Religious, 
Nonpublic, 
Postsecondary 
Institutions from Licensure" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Exempt 
Institutions 
from 
Authority' 
Certain Religious, Ronpublic, 
Postsecondary 
State 
Requirements 
for 
Degree-granting 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 4 in the 
blocked paragraph in the last line (page 1, line 43 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: 
"section." the following: 
'Any 
educational 
institution 
rece~v~ng 
an 
exemption 
under 
this 
subsection must inform all applicants of its exempt status in 
writing and must prominently display the following statement on 
all 
written materials, 
including, 
but 
not 
limited 
to, 
any 
electronic materials, made available to potential applicants or 
to the general pUblic: "Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 20-A, section 10708, subsection 4, this institution is not 
reg;uired to obtain authorization from either the State Board of 
Education or the Maine State Legislature in order to: 
(1) use 
the name "junior college," "college" or "university," (2) offer 
courses or programs for academic credit or (3) confer degrees." , 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
adjusts 
the title of 
the bill 
to more 
accurately reflect the purpose of the state review of prospective 
Page l-LR1809(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
.. to H.P. 309, L.D. 424 
postsecondary 
educational 
institutions. 
The 
amendment 
also 
requires that the religious, nonpublic, educational institutions 
that 
receive 
an 
exemption 
from 
the 
state 
degree-granting 
requirements, including an exemption from review by the State 
Board 
of 
Education 
and 
authorization 
from 
the 
Legislature, 
provide a 
consumer protection notice on all written materials 
made available to potential applicants or to the general public. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT