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REPORT August 18, 2011
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #11161 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR H.R. 1758
LEGISLATION REGULATING FOR PROFIT UNIVERSITIES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on
August 8, 2011 hereby recommends that the resolution be amended as follows.
t Title:
MR #11161 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON
H.R. 1758 — LEGISLATION REGULATING FOR PROFIT UNIVERSITIES
2. Strike the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED and amend the following BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED paragraph to replace It.
BE NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners invites Oakland County U.S. Representatives to hold public
hearings on this legislation H.R. 1758 in the county.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Crawford absent.
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Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolLytion.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION#11161
BY: Commissioner Nancy L. Quarles, District #23
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SUPPORT FOR H.I2 1758 - LEGISLATION
REGULATING FOR PROFIT UNIVERSITIES
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS enrollment in for-profit colleges
in the last several years, particularly
degrees, and
WHEREAS Federal aid to for-profit colleges
in 2000 to $26.5 billion in 2009, and
WHEREAS for-profit colleges rely more on federal
higher institutions including Pell grants
students and do not have to be repaid, and
WHEREAS in spite of the dramatic increase
at for-profit colleges find themselves
least $30,000 in student loans, and
WHEREAS often students of for-profit
certifications that do not improve their
'WHEREAS the U.S. Department
will strip federal financial
students with more debt than they can realistically repay, and
WHEREAS on May 5, 2011 H.R. 1758, the Diploma and Accreditation
Integrity Protection Act was introduced to reduce and prevent the sale
and use of fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of
valid higher education degrees that are used for Federal employment
purposes, and
WHEREAS the stated purpose of H.R. 1758 is to "protect institutions of
higher education, businesses and other employers, professional
licensing boards, patients and clients of degree holders, taxpayers,
and other individuals from any person claiming to possess a legitimate
academic degree that in fact was issued by a fraudulent or nonexistent
school, by a non-educational entity posing as a school, or by any
entity in violation of Federal or State law.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners support H.R. 1758 and urge its passage by the house of
Representatives.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
invites Oakland County U.S. Representatives to hold public hearings on
this legislation in the county.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk mail copies of
this resolution to the U.S. Representatives from Oakland County.
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Resolution #11161 July 21, 2011
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
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Resolution #11161 August 18, 2011
Moved by Crawford supported by McGillivray the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Covey, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Hoffman,
Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, Runestad, Scott,
Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard Jr., Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on August 18,
2011, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 18th day of August, 2011.
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Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County