California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009: applicability.

Under existing law, the segments of postsecondary education in this state include the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions. Existing law, the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009, provides, among other things, for student protections and regulatory oversight of private postsecondary institutions in the state. The act is enforced by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act exempts specified institutions from its provisions, does not apply to private postsecondary educational institutions that do not maintain a physical presence in the state, and is repealed on January 1, 2017. This bill would, to the extent authorized by federal law, require a private entity with no physical presence in California, that would be subject to the requirements of this act if the entity was located in this state, to register with the bureau and participate in the act's Student Tuition Recovery Fund for its California students. The requirements of the bill would be repealed on July 1, 2020.