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Model for State Authorization Reciprocity AgreementState Authorization Reciprocity Agreement • August 30th, 2013
This document defines a model interstate compact to serve as a guide as states seek to review and modify existing processes for conferring state authorization upon out-of state institutions of higher learning. This model, SARA: State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, is authored by a drafting team comprised of knowledgeable and highly experienced educators and state officers for institutional authorization and regulation. With support from the Lumina Foundation for Education, The Presidents’ Forum, and the Council of State Governments, the team offers a detailed model to those who may seek to implement such a nationwide authorization pact. In an effort to be transparent and to have the benefit of as many stakeholders as possible, earlier draft versions of this model have been widely vetted, benefitting from the thoughtful comments of an Advisory Council, the accreditation communities, national higher education associations, stake holder and other policy-making bodies. We are gratefu
