CAPPS 2015 Legislative Policy Conference, March 23-24

CAPPS 2015 Legislative Policy Conference Program Book (download)

CAPPS 2015 Legislative Handbook (download)

CAPPS 2015 Legislative Report (download)

BPPE Update Spring 2015 (slides)
Presented by Joanne Wenzel, Bureau Chief, California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)

DOE & Congressional Regulatory Update Spring 2015 (slides) (audio: Part 1 – Stan Freeman – Part 2 – Jay Vaughan – Part 3 – Ron Holt, plus Q&A
Presented by
• Stanley A. Freeman, Principal, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC
• Ronald L. Holt, Partner, Dunn & Davison LLC
• Jay Vaughan, Partner, Cooley LLP

Legislative Keynote (audio)
Presented by Rocky Chávez, California Assemblymember, 76th Assembly District

Incrementalism is In!
Presented by Steve Gunderson, President, Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU)
Reference material: Risk Sharing/Skin In The Game from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

Coping Strategies: Accreditor Panel 2015 (audio)
Moderated by Dan Levinson, CAPPS Board President
Panelists:
• Dr. Albert C. Gray, President & CEO, Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
• Christopher Lambert, Associate Executive Director, Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and
Colleges (ACCSC)
• Dr. Leah K. Matthews, Executive Director, Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC)
• John Shaheen., Associate Executive Director, Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training
(ACCET)
• Florence Tate, Executive Director, Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)

State Legislative & Regulatory Issues Panel (slides) (audio)
Presented by
• Matt Back, CAPPS Legislative Advocate and President, Matt Back Government Relations
• Katherine (Kate) Lee Carey, General Counsel, American Career College/West Coast University
• Robert Johnson, Executive Director, CAPPS

SARA with DEAC (audio)
Presented by Dr. Leah K. Matthews, Executive Director, Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC)

The Fine Print: Legal Update Spring 2015 (audio)
Presented by
• Keith Zakarin, CAPPS General Counsel and Partner, Chair of the Education Practice, Duane Morris LLP
• Edward Cramp, Managing Partner, Duane Morris LLP

How I Got Started Education & Lobbying Elected Officials and Learned to Love It (slides) (audio)
Presented by
• Katherine (Kate) Lee Carey, General Counsel, American Career College/West Coast University
• Rick Wood, Vice President, Compliance, Select Education Group