Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision
Room 974 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
www.highered.nysed.gov/bpss

February 12, 2002

TO: Members of the Proprietary School Advisory Council, Licensed Trade and Business Schools/Computer Training Facilities, and Other Interested Parties

FROM: Howard J. Goldsmith, Bureau Chief

SUBJECT: Meeting of the Proprietary School Advisory Council – February 26, 2002

The next meeting of the New York State Proprietary School Advisory Council is scheduled for Tuesday, February 26, 2002. This session will be held at the BPSS-NYC offices at 116 West 32nd Street, New York, New York. The meeting will be held in the 7th floor conference room and begin at 10:30 a.m.

One of the agenda topics will be the continuation of the Regulatory Reform Initiative. You can access a copy of the current draft Part 126 Regulations which will be the basis for the Council’s discussions. This working draft is available electronically at www.highered.nysed.gov/bpss/regs021102.htm. Please note that this draft language is not necessarily supported by or the position of SED, but simply a basis for the Council’s ongoing discussions.

The Advisory Council will also be discussing its requirement under Section 5010(5) of the Education Law to issue a report to the Legislature, the Governor, and the Commissioner on: 1) the status of unlicensed proprietary schools in the State of New York; 2) the effectiveness of the change in the tuition reimbursement fund (TRF); and 3) recommendations for an extension of the changes or the consideration of different changes when the current amendments are repealed on December 1, 2003.

This report is due on or about April 1, 2002. The Advisory Council is interested in receiving the field’s input on the issues outlined above. Your input is extremely important to providing a complete and accurate report, so please forward your comments directly to Anthony A. Stanziani, Chair of the Advisory Council at: astanziani@chubbinstitute.com or mail them to The Chubb Institute, 498 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10018, (212) 659-2168.

The agenda for the February 26, 2002 meeting as set by the Council is as follows:

  1. Informal Discussion

  2. Introduction and Welcome (10:30 a.m.)

  3. Approval of the Meeting Minutes from January 24, 2002 (A copy of the January 24, 2002 meeting minutes are enclosed)
  4. Discussion on the Legislative Report in regards to the statutory amendments

  5. The Regulatory Reform Initiative

  6. Set agenda and date for the next meeting

  7. Comments from the audience

Please plan on attending this important session.  I look forward to meeting with you as we work together on critical issues for our sector.