Summary of Board of Regents Authority for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
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SOURCE |
AUTHORITY |
PURPOSE |
|---|---|---|
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Education Law 201 |
Regents Purpose |
– encourage and promote education, visit and inspect institutions |
|
Education Law 207 |
Regents Legislative Power |
– determine educational policies and establish rules relating to education |
|
Regents Rule 13.1 |
Commissioner’s Authority |
– by extension of E.L. 207, Regents authorized the Commissioner to promulgate regulations governing the registration of courses of study |
|
Education Law 210 |
Regents Authorized Activities |
– register domestic and foreign institutions in terms of New York standards |
|
Education Law 215 |
Regents Authorized Activities |
– visit, examine into, and inspect any institution; require reports, as often as desired; suspend the charter or any of the rights and privileges of an institution |
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Education Law 216 |
Regents Authorized Activity |
– incorporate any university, college…or other institution or association…for the promotion of…education in any way |
|
Education Law 237 |
Regents Responsibility |
– master planning for higher education in New York State |
CAUTION expressed by Court in Moore vs. Board of Regents, 1978:
While upholding the Regents broad policy-making authority over both public and private higher education in the State, the Court cautioned that the Regents could not transform section 207 of the Education Law into an all-encompassing power permitting the Regents’ intervention in the day-to-day operation of the institutions of higher education in New York.