21 NCAC 30 .0609             DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

(a)  The Board may utilize disciplinary sanctions for schools set forth in Rule .0905(b) if the applicant for approval or holder of such approval:

(1)           fails to maintain, at any time, the requirements for approval set forth in this Section;

(2)           fails to require its students to complete the minimum standards in order to graduate;

(3)           submits documents to the Board that contain false or misleading information;

(4)           fails to allow authorized representatives of the Board to conduct inspections of the school, or refuses to make available to them at any time information pertaining to the requirements for approval set forth in this Section;

(5)           violates any statute or rule required for licensure or approval of that school by its educational licensing authority; or

(6)           violates any applicable rule of this Section.

(b)  An approved school that is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) shall notify the Board in writing within 30 days of any notification it receives from its accrediting agency or the USDE Office of Postsecondary Education of a show cause action, probation action, or denial of accreditation.

(c)  An approved school outside the State shall notify the Board in writing within 30 days of any notification it receives from its state, provincial, territorial or national licensing or approval authority of non-compliance with its regulatory standards or disciplinary actions.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-626(9); 90-631;

Eff. October 1, 2007;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. November 12, 2014.