Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.010 (2026)
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Sec. 14.48.010. Purposes.
(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the protection, education, and welfare of the citizens of the state, its postsecondary educational institutions, and its students, by
(1) establishing minimum standards concerning quality of education, ethical and business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility, to protect against substandard, transient, unethical, deceptive, or fraudulent institutions and practices;
(2) prohibiting the granting of false or misleading educational credentials;
(3) regulating the use of academic terminology in designating educational institutions;
(4) prohibiting misleading literature, advertising, solicitation, or representation by educational institutions or their agents;
(5) providing for the preservation of essential academic records; and
(6) providing certain rights and remedies to the public and the commission necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) This chapter may not be construed to preclude the development of innovative, alternative postsecondary educational delivery systems or programs if their purposes and their administration, operation, or management are in the public interest and do not conflict with those purposes set out in (a) of this section.
(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the protection, education, and welfare of the citizens of the state, its postsecondary educational institutions, and its students, by
(1) establishing minimum standards concerning quality of education, ethical and business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility, to protect against substandard, transient, unethical, deceptive, or fraudulent institutions and practices;
(2) prohibiting the granting of false or misleading educational credentials;
(3) regulating the use of academic terminology in designating educational institutions;
(4) prohibiting misleading literature, advertising, solicitation, or representation by educational institutions or their agents;
(5) providing for the preservation of essential academic records; and
(6) providing certain rights and remedies to the public and the commission necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) This chapter may not be construed to preclude the development of innovative, alternative postsecondary educational delivery systems or programs if their purposes and their administration, operation, or management are in the public interest and do not conflict with those purposes set out in (a) of this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1997–2002 · leading case: Human Resources Co. v. Alaska Comm'n on Post-Secondary Educ., 946 P.2d 441 (Alaska 1997).
Human Resources Co. v. Alaska Comm'n on Post-Secondary Educ., 946 P.2d 441 (Alaska 1997). “As indicated in AS 14.48.010(a), the purposes underlying regulation of postsecondary educational institutions include: (2) prohibiting the granting of false or misleading educational credentials; *445 (3) regulating the use of academic terminology in designating educational…”
Hunt v. Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, 52 P.3d 739 (Alaska 2002). “(4) prohibiting misleading literature, advertising, solicitation, or representation by educational institutions or their agents.”
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.010(a): 1 case
Human Resources Co. v. Alaska Comm'n on Post-Secondary Educ., 946 P.2d 441 (Alaska 1997). “As indicated in AS 14.48.010(a), the purposes underlying regulation of postsecondary educational institutions include: (2) prohibiting the granting of false or misleading educational credentials; *445 (3) regulating the use of academic terminology in designating educational…”
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.010(a)(4): 1 case
Hunt v. Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, 52 P.3d 739 (Alaska 2002). “(4) prohibiting misleading literature, advertising, solicitation, or representation by educational institutions or their agents.”
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