Testimony of Lisa Stifler Before Connecticut Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

This written testimony shares our work and insight into the subject of Raised Bill 5071, a bill that has the potential to cause significant harm to Connecticut residents seeking distance education opportunities. Two of key the consequences of the Uniform State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) are:

• Elimination of local, state-centered control over distance education in the state
• Holding distance education providers to insufficient standards