Under DOE rules taking effect today...

schools offering distance ed out of state must get approval from every state where they have students.

http://chronicle.com/article/As-Costs-of-New-Rule-Are-Felt/128124/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

Some in Congress are working to override the unpopular, and probably untenable, rules:
http://chronicle.com/article/House-Panel-Votes-to-Repeal/127920/

Within the next three years, unless these regs go away, schools must be in compliance. Here's what the University Professional and Continuing Education Association has to offer on its website:

State Authorization Regulation 600.9
In October 2010, as part of the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) issued a new regulation (§ 600.9 State authorization) that will have far-reaching implications for higher education institutions offering online courses to students in other states. By July 1, 2014, institutions must demonstrate good faith efforts to comply with the new regulations. This page contains documents that may be useful to your institution as you develop your response to this new requirement.
Key resources on this topic:


Table of Contents


DOE Regulation

The proposed regulations published June 18, 2010
The final regulations published October 29, 2010

Resources for Responding

https://confluence.umassonline.net/display/OBS/HEA+State+Responses
http://www.sheeo.org/
http://wcet.wiche.edu/advance/state-authorization-network

Other Resources
WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (updated frequently)
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (updated frequently)


Webinar with the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) regarding the State legal authorization provisions of the Program Integrity final regulations. That webinar and the slides for the webinar can be accessed at http://wcet.wiche.edu/advance/state-approval.

Letters
DOE Dear Colleague Letter GEN1111- Amended, May 6, 2011
DOE Dear Colleague Letter GEN 11-11 Clarification of Enforcement. April 20, 2011 (Push back July 1, 2014)
DOE Dear Colleague Letter GEN-11-05, March 17, 2011
UPCEA Institutional Representatives, published March 8, 2011
American Council on Education, published March 2, 2011
http://upcea.edu/resources/state-auth-600-9.html

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Here are the actual regulations:http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-14107.pdf
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