| (a) If a new doctoral or professional degree program
fails to satisfy all conditions of approval by the end of the first
five years following program implementation, Board Staff shall notify
the institution in writing of its deficiencies. Within sixty days
of receipt of notification, the program shall:
(1) provide to Board Staff a written report containing
the institution's findings as to why all conditions of approval were
not met;
(2) submit a written plan describing how the program
will fulfill all unsatisfied conditions of approval within one year;
and
(3) at the end of the one-year period provide a report
to Board Staff on whether all unsatisfied conditions of approval have
been fulfilled.
(b) If the institution fails to respond or fails to
remedy the deficiencies or non-compliance in accordance with subsection
(a) of this section, Board Staff may recommend that the Board issue
a show cause letter to the institution in accordance with subsection
(c) of this section.
(c) If the Board approves the issuance of a show cause
letter to a new doctoral degree or professional program that fails
to satisfy all remaining conditions of approval during the one-year
period referenced in subsection (a)(2) of this section, the institution
shall be required to show cause why the Board shall not revoke the
program approval and require teach-out and closure of the program.
(d) Program Closure and Teach-Out. If it is determined
that a new doctoral degree program fails to satisfy all contingencies
and conditions of approval, after responding to the show cause notice
in subsection (b) of this section, Board Staff may notify the institution
in writing with a recommendation to eliminate the program.
(e) If the institution chooses not to follow the recommendation,
Board Staff may send the recommendation to the governing board of
the institution. If the governing board does not accept the recommendation
to eliminate the program, then the university system or, where a system
does not exist, the institution must identify the programs recommended
for closure by the Board on the next legislative appropriations request
submitted by the system or institution.
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