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Friday, April 6th 2007


Proposed legislation to ban diploma mills from the Virgin Islands

Sen. Liston Davis has introduced a draft bill into the 27th Legislature that would regulate unaccredited degree-granting schools.

The bill: To prohibit the operation of non-accredited private degree granting post-secondary education institutions in the U.S. Virgin Islands and for other purposes.

Section 1. Prohibition against operation of institutions

Any private degree granting post-secondary education institution shall be prohibited from operating in the United States Virgin Islands unless it has been accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Section 2. Prohibition against operation of agents

Agents of any degree granting post-secondary education institution that has not been accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education shall be prohibited from soliciting resident students.

Section 3. Prohibition against assistance of government officials and agencies

Unless a private degree granting post-secondary education institution is accredited as provided for in Section 1, no official or employee of the Virgin"