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(C) withdraw a course text.
(3) If a provider paid a fee for the initial course
approval, the provider will receive a prorated credit on the fee paid
under this subsection for the unexpired time remaining on that initial
approval. The Commission will calculate the prorated credit by dividing
the fee paid for the initial approval by 48 months and multiplying
that amount by the number of full months remaining between the approval
date of the revised course and the expiration date of the currently
approved version of the course.
(4) A revised course approved under this subsection
expires four years from the date of approval of the revision.
(5) No later than 90 days before the effective date
of a revised course, a provider shall send written notice to all students
who have purchased the currently approved course and not completed
it, that credit will no longer be given for the current course as
of the effective date of the revised course.
(6) If an approved provider fails to give the notice
set out in paragraph (5) of this subsection, the provider shall allow
the student to take the revised course at no additional charge.
(g) Expiration of approval.
(1) Courses approved after January 1, 2011 are valid
for four years from the date of approval.
(2) Courses approved before January 1, 2011 expire
on December 31, 2015.
(3) Courses approved for use by a subsequent provider
under subsection (d) expire on the same date that the originally approved
course expires.
(4) Currently approved versions of a course expire
90 days after approval of a revised version of that course.
(h) Renewal of course approval. Not earlier than 90
days before the expiration of a course approval, a provider may obtain
a renewal of course approval for another four year period by following
the process and meeting the current standards for an initial course
approval.
(i) Course preapproval for exempt providers.
(1) Providers exempt from approval by the Commission
may submit courses to the Commission for preapproval by meeting the
standards for course approval under this section, including submitting
all applicable forms and fees.
(2) Any course offered by an exempt provider without
preapproval by the Commission will be evaluated by the Commission
to determine whether it qualifies for credit at such time as a student
submits a course completion certificate to the Commission for credit.
(3) The Commission will determine whether or not a
course offered by an exempt provider without preapproval by the Commission
qualifies for credit using the standards set out under this section.
(4) An exempt provider may not represent that a course
qualifies for credit by the Commission unless the exempt provider
receives written confirmation from the Commission that the course
has been preapproved for credit.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §535.62 adopted to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9669; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8226; amended to be effective December 7, 2016, 41 TexReg 9521 |
