Report of Regents Higher Education Committee to The Board of Regents

Your Higher Education Committee held its scheduled meeting on October 19, 2020. All members of the Committee were present.

Action Items

MOTION FOR ACTION BY FULL BOARD

Your Higher Education Committee recommends, and we move, that the Board of Regents act affirmatively upon each recommendation in the written report of the Committee’s deliberations at its meeting on October 19, 2020, copies of which have been distributed to each member of the Board of Regents.

Matters Not Requiring Board Action:

Proposed Amendment to Section 80-1.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to Create a Safety Net for the School Building Leader Assessment

Your Committee discussed proposed amendments to Section 80-1.5 that would create a safety net for the two-part Revised (May 2019) School Building Leader assessment, such that when the assessment becomes available, a candidate may take Part One of either the Revised (May 2019) School Building Leader assessment or the Revised (September 2013) School Building Leader assessment, and may take Part Two of either the Revised (May 2019) School Building Leader assessment or the Revised (September 2013) School Building Leader assessment, until August 31, 2024.

Matters Requiring Board Action:

Proposed Change of Ownership and Control of Bryant & Stratton College

Your Committee discussed whether the Board of Regents should approve the transfer of ownership and control of 100% of the  ownership interest in the educational assets of the College to a New York State not-for-profit corporation, Bryant & Stratton, Inc., in which the Prentice Family Foundation will have the sole membership.

VOTED: That contingent upon the transfer of the ownership interest in the educational assets of Bryant & Stratton College, from the Bryant & Stratton Limited Partnership, to Bryant & Stratton, Inc., a New York State not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, in which the Prentice Family Foundation, also a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, has sole membership, the Board of Regents approves the transfer of New York State degree conferring authority to Bryant & Stratton, Inc, which will subsequently be renamed, Bryant & Stratton College, Inc.   

Consent Agenda

The Board of Regents acted on the following consent agenda item at the October 2020 meeting.

Proposed Amendment to Section 80-1.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Creating Safety Nets for the Arts Content Specialty Tests (CSTs) - The Board of Regents approved the proposed amendment to Section 80-1.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Creating Safety Nets for the Arts Content Specialty Tests (CSTs).

Proposed Addition of Section 80-5.28 to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Creating a Transitional J Certificate for Spouses of Individuals on Full-Time Active Duty with the Armed Forces Whose Permanent Duty Station is in New York State - The Board of Regents voted to adopt the proposed amendment to add Section 80-5.28 to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education creating a Transitional J certificate for spouses of individuals on full-time active duty with the Armed Forces whose permanent duty station is in New York State, giving them the time needed to complete the requirements for certification, including the examination requirement(s).

Renewal of Permission to Operate in New York State: Hult International Business School - The Board of Regents granted permission to Hult International Business School to continue to offer courses toward the partial fulfillment of the following four Master’s degree programs: Business Administration (MBA), International Business (MIB), Finance (MFin), and International Marketing (MIM). This approval will be effective for a five-year period beginning on October 27, 2020 and ending on October 31, 2025.

Permission to Operate: Olivet University (California) - The Board of Regents granted permission to Olivet University (California) to continue to offer seven courses from its M.B.A program and seven courses from its M.Div. program at Six Barclay Street in New York City. In addition, the Board of Regents granedt permission to Olivet University (California) to continue to offer seven courses from its M.Div. program at its location in Dover, NY. This approval will be effective from October 27, 2020 through December 31, 2020.