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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">Good afternoon everyone, I hope this message finds everyone well!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">It has been awhile since our last update, but there were not many updates until I found out the
status of the Federal Regulations regarding distance education and state authorization from the Department of Education. Due to the transition of the new federal administration, the Congressional Review Act allowed for any regulation published since
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May 30, 2016, to be reversed with a simple majority vote. The new distance education regulations fell into that timeline but the deadline for reversing them has passed. It appears as though these regulations may stay in place. If the regulations are not reversed,
institutions have a lot of work to do to come into compliance by July 1, 2018. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">You can find more detailed information regarding those regulations as well as all current matters
that are state authorization below: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The State Authorization Network offers updates to six already published Talking Points documents and three new Talking Points documents to provide education around state authorization. The authors
are experts in this topic area. All of the papers are available in <a href="http://wcet.wiche.edu/focus-areas/policy-and-regulation/state-authorization" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">web form on the WCET website</span></a>. I know these documents will serve as excellent resources for those dealing with state authorization, or for those who may want to learn more about the topic.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">There are 3 relevant papers in relation to questions that I have received and/or for matters that I have discussed with the State Authorization Advisory Council (SAAC) along with the campus
community. You can find those specific papers below: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Newly Published Federal Regulations and Professional Licensure Disclosures<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://wcet.wiche.edu/documents/talking-points/newly-published-federal-reg">http://wcet.wiche.edu/documents/talking-points/newly-published-federal-reg</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">State Authorization and Supervised Field Experiences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://wcet.wiche.edu/documents/talking-points/state-auth-supervised-field-experience">http://wcet.wiche.edu/documents/talking-points/state-auth-supervised-field-experience</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">State Authorization and Military Students<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://wcet.wiche.edu/documents/talking-points/state-authorization-military-students">http://wcet.wiche.edu/documents/talking-points/state-authorization-military-students</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Legislation which would allow Florida to join SARA, has passed both the House and Senate. It now moves to the Governor’s office. In addition, there
are rules and regulations that will need to be adjusted and amended. <a href="http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/00859">
<span style="color:blue">http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/00859</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Massachusetts</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
In early May, the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee voted to approve an amendment to the budget which enables the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education to join SARA.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On May 23, 2017, the Senate Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved, by a vote of 37 to 0, the SARA amendment to the Senate Ways and Means
budget. The next step is for the House Ways and Means budget amendment and the Senate Ways and Means budget amendment to be reconciled during the conference committee negotiations that will take place in June. If the process proceeds smoothly, the budget goes
to Governor Baker’s desk for his signature in July. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Virgin Islands</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> has submitted their SARA application to be reviewed by the SARA Steering
Committee when they meet on June 6.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>SARA 101</i> on June 21, at 1:00 p.m. CT. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The webinar will provide an introduction and overview to the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). The recommended audience for this webinar is state
authorization staff at institutions who are new to SARA and institutional staff who need to interact with SARA (e.g., leadership, institutional research, webmasters, clinical internship directors, distance education directors, etc.). For more information,
or to register, go to <a href="https://n1.m.tt/a/gptzttkled-peeozkpxo.html?mp_hash=527C375B4D4CA85941FFE176505237B8CDC04992EA90A0FAE401B6F2ECC3D149&utm_source=DynamicsMarketing&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=M-SARA%3A%20May%202017">
<span style="color:#BF0D3E">http://www.mhec.org/sara-webinars</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white">Have a great summer!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white">Kia<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kia D. Stone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stonek1@ohio.edu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">740.593.2558</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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