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Licensing staff report staffing shifts and early gains from Connect; bureau oversees 1,536 locations statewide
Summary
The licensing unit said the Connect transition and internal process changes are already trimming some processing time: early data show applications processed in Connect were approved about 130 days faster than paper filings. The bureau reported 1,536 locations under oversight and said renewals remain complex.
The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s licensing unit told the advisory committee it is operating through a major system transition, has experienced leadership changes, and expects application timeframes to improve as more application types move to the Connect platform.
“Early data shows that applications processed in Connect were approved on average a hundred and thirty days faster than paper submissions,” Deputy Bureau Chief Manila Longmeni said in her licensing report.
Longmeni said licensing staff logged 369 hours of regression…
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