Legislators Press BPPE on Enforcement, Student Protections and Fee Plan During Sunset Review

Mar 17, 2026

Joint Assembly and Senate committees questioned Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education leaders about enforcement against predatory institutions, the health and fairness of the Student Tuition Recovery Fund and a proposed fee package intended to address the bureau's structural deficit.

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Joint Assembly and Senate committees held an oversight hearing this morning on the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education's (BPPE) sunset report, pressing BPPE Chief Deborah Cochran and Department of Consumer Affairs Acting Director Christine Lally on enforcement, student relief and fee increases aimed at closing the agency's structural budget gap.

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