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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2522
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2522, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment
4 No. 1, as follows:
5 on page 2, immediately below line 1, by inserting the
6 following:
7 "Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
8 Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2MM as follows:
9 (815 ILCS 505/2MM new)
10 Sec. 2MM. Internet higher education.
11 (a) An educational institution may not offer Illinois
12 residents higher education degree programs or degree-credit
13 courses over the Internet unless (i) the educational
14 institution is accredited by a regional or national
15 accrediting agency or association that is recognized by the
16 U.S. Department of Education and is licensed to award degrees
17 by at least one state or (ii) the educational institution
18 prominently discloses in all of its promotional or
19 solicitation material the absence of such accreditation or
20 state licensure.
21 (b) The failure to make any disclosure required by this
22 Section is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this
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1 Act.".