(a) If an approved program of instruction is discontinued
for any reason, the school shall notify the Agency within 72 hours
of discontinuance and furnished with the names and addresses of any
students who were prevented from completion of the program of instruction
due to discontinuance. Should the school fail to make arrangements
satisfactory to the students and the Agency for the completion of
the program of instruction, the full amount of all tuition and fees
paid by the students are then due and refundable. Any program of instruction
discontinued will be removed from the list of approved programs of
instruction.
(b) The Agency may suspend enrollments in a particular
program of instruction at any time the Agency finds cause. For purposes
of this subsection, cause includes, but is not limited to:
(1) inadequate instruction;
(2) unapproved or inadequate curriculum;
(3) inadequate equipment; or
(4) inadequate facilities.
(c) If a school begins teaching a program of instruction
or revised program of instruction that has not been approved by the
Agency, the Agency may require the school to refund to the enrolled
students all or a portion of the tuition fees.
(d) If upon review and consideration of an original,
renewal, or revised application for program of instruction approval,
the Agency determines that the applicant fails to meet the requirements
in the Act or this chapter, the Agency will notify the school, setting
forth in writing the reasons for the denial. This may include summaries
of peer evaluations from both educators and employers offering similar
programs of instruction.
(e) The Agency may revoke approval of a school's program
of instruction at any time the Agency finds cause. For purposes of
this subsection, cause includes, but is not limited to:
(1) any statement contained in the application for
the program of instruction approval which is untrue;
(2) the school's failure to maintain the instructors,
facilities, equipment, or programs of instruction, or program of instruction
outcomes on the basis of which approval was issued;
(3) advertising made on behalf of the school which
is false, misleading, or deceptive, including those that use the words
commonly associated with a degree other than those approved by the
Coordinating Board;
(4) programs of instruction without clearly stated
limited transferability if there are no articulation agreements with
other postsecondary institutions in the same geographic area;
(5) programs of instruction for which financial aid
is advertised but is not available;
(6) repeated violations by the school that negatively
impact the quality of a particular program of instruction; or
(7) violations by the school of any applicable provision
of the Act or this chapter.
(f) A school whose program of instruction approval
is denied or revoked shall have the right to appeal. The Agency will
conduct hearings in accordance with Agency policies and procedures
applicable to the appeal.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §807.134 adopted to be effective August 28, 2006, 31 TexReg 6803; amended to be effective January 23, 2012, 37 TexReg 200; amended to be effective November 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 7914 |