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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 10804

  • Accreditation: means a formal status granted by an accrediting agency to an institution meeting or exceeding the educational quality criteria as stated in the accrediting agency's publication in order to assess and enhance the educational quality of an institution, ensure consistency in institutional operations, promote institutional improvement and provide for public accountability. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 10801
  • Department: means the Department of Education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
The department shall provide, via publicly accessible sites on the Internet, information to protect students, businesses and others from persons, institutions or entities that issue, manufacture or use false academic degrees. This information must include the names of known state, national and international diploma mills, degree mills, accreditation mills and substandard schools or institutions of higher education. [PL 2005, c. 429, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 2005, c. 429, §1 (NEW).