85-1105 Private college; petition for approval to establish; exception. - Nebraska Statutes

85-1105. Private college; petition for approval to establish; exception.In order to establish a new two-year, four-year, graduate, or professional private college, any individual or organization sponsoring such a college shall first petition the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education for approval thereof.For purposes of this section, any private college or private postsecondary career school which will extend its program offerings to the baccalaureate or higher degree level shall first petition the commission for approval. Any private college which, on September 1, 1999, has offered one or more four-year undergraduate programs for at least one academic year in compliance with state and federal law shall not be required to petition the commission under this section for approval to offer graduate or professional programs. SourceLaws 1967, c. 513, § 1, p. 1719; R.S.1943, (1976), § 79-2401; Laws 1979, LB 141, § 5; Laws 1991, LB 663, § 127; Laws 1999, LB 816, § 6; Laws 2003, LB 685, § 27.