(2) Gives or changes an academic credit, grade or test
score or offers to give or change an academic credit, grade
or test score in exchange for a good or service, thing of
value or money.
(b) Grading.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), academic fraud
constitutes a felony of the third degree.
(2) Academic fraud constitutes a felony of the second
degree if the offense involves a student athlete and the
perpetrator:
(i) Accepted a good, service, thing of value or
money for teaching a no-show class.
(ii) Directed a student athlete to a no-show class
for the purpose of helping the student athlete achieve or
maintain the grade or course credit necessary to remain
eligible for competition.
(iii) Made or attempted to make an unauthorized
grade or course credit change by forging or attempting to
forge the signature of a faculty member.
(iv) Engaged in a systematic, ongoing course of
conduct with the intent to defraud one or more persons to
ensure the academic eligibility of a student athlete.
(c) Complaint.--To facilitate the reporting of suspected
academic fraud, the Office of Attorney General may include an
academic fraud complaints link on the Office of Attorney
General's publicly accessible Internet website. The link shall
be configured in a manner to enable a person to access, complete
and submit an academic fraud complaint form electronically.
(d) Reporting.--A person who makes a good faith report of
suspected academic fraud to law enforcement or to the Office of
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