This bill modifies the sales-in-error regulations to create a new category for any current outstanding certificates to be automatically declared in error, meaning those sales will be reversed, tax buyers will be refunded and the process will restart under the new statute.
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Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Digital badges might certify just a few hours of online study, while professional certificates can encompass three to eight full academic courses.
Also, in December, Stephanie Dorisca, a former administrator at a South Florida nursing school, was found guilty on charges of collaborating with the owner and recruiters in selling about 1,000 fake diplomas for millions of dollars to students recruited from Texas.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
After the graduating seniors walked into Welsh-Ryan Arena, a tad fewer in number than the Glenbrook South grads who got their diplomas the previous day, the senior choir sang the national anthem.
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