In the regulation of higher education in the United States, there are three key players: the United States Department of Education, accrediting agencies, and the states--collectively known as the regulatory triad. States play the important role of authorizer--the consumer protection leg of the triad. In 2019, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) published a paper with recommendations for improving state authorization. To expand on that work and better understand the authorization capacity landscape, SHEEO conducted a survey of state authorization offices regarding their funding, staffing, and responsibilities in 2020. The results of the survey indicate wide variation in the capacity of these offices. This paper examines the capacity of state authorization offices to do the work they are tasked with: protecting students from unscrupulous actors and ensuring a baseline level of educational quality. [For the 2019 report, "Improving State Authorization: The State Role in Ensuring Quality and Consumer Protection in Higher Education," see ED598662.]