07 Regional accrediting association

For purposes of 36 M.R.S. § 5217-D, a regional accrediting association is either (1) any of the United States accrediting associations/commissions that comprise the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, or (2) an equivalent non-United States accrediting association, commission, or government entity that is a reliable authority on the quality of the education or training provided by the institutions of higher education it accredits or charters and that applies standards substantially equivalent to those utilized by the associations/commissions that comprise the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions.