| (a) As soon as practicable, but not later than the
sixtieth day after an institution submits an administratively complete
application for approval, Board Staff shall provide informal notice
and opportunity for comment to other institutions of higher education
in the local community that offer substantially similar programs.
(b) Board Staff shall provide notification of the applicant
institution's request for approval and allow not fewer than thirty
days for a noticed institution to provide comments to Board Staff
regarding:
(1) State or local need for the proposed program; or
(2) Evidence of whether the program unnecessarily duplicates
programs offered by public, private, or independent institutions in
the Higher Education Regions that offer substantially similar programs.
(c) When considering whether to approve a program requiring
approval under this chapter, the Assistant Commissioner, Commissioner,
or Board shall consider the comments that the noticed institutions
provide to the Board under this section.
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