(B) completed any additional
course work prescribed by the provider.
(2) A student shall complete
the subsequent final examination no later than the 90th day after
the date the original class concludes. The subsequent final examination
must be a different version of the original final examination given
to the student and must comply with §535.62(b)(1)(G) and subsection
(h) of this section.
(3) If a student fails
to timely complete the subsequent final examination as required by
this subsection, the student shall be automatically dropped from the
course with no credit.
(4) A student who fails
the final course examination a second time is required to retake the
course and the final course examination.
(j) Course completion certificate.
(1) Upon successful completion
of a core course, a provider shall issue a course completion certificate
that a student can submit to the Commission. The course completion
certificate shall show:
(A) the provider's name
and approval number;
(B) the instructor's
name and instructor license number assigned by the Commission;
(C) the course title;
(D) course numbers;
(E) the number of classroom
credit hours;
(F) the dates the student
began and completed the course; and
(G) printed name and
signature of an official of the provider on record with the Commission.
(2) A provider may withhold
any official completion documentation required by this subsection
from a student until the student has fulfilled all financial obligations
to the provider.
(3) A provider shall
maintain adequate security against forgery for official completion
documentation required by this subsection.
(k) Instructor and course evaluations.
(1) A provider shall
provide each student enrolled in a course with an instructor and course
evaluation form and provide a link to an online version of the form
that a student can complete and submit any time after course completion.
(2) An instructor may
not be present when a student is completing the evaluation form and
may not be involved in any manner with the evaluation process.
(3) When evaluating an
instructor or course, a provider shall use all of the questions from
the evaluation form approved by the Commission, in the same order
as listed on that form. A provider may also add additional questions
to the end of the Commission evaluation questions or request the students
to also complete the provider's evaluation form.
(4) A provider shall
maintain any comments made by the provider's management relevant to
instructor or course evaluations with the provider's records.
(5) At the Commission's
request, a provider shall produce instructor and course evaluation
forms for inspection by Commission staff.
(l) Maintenance of records for
a provider of qualifying courses.
(1) A provider shall
maintain records of each student enrolled in a course for a minimum
of four years following completion of the course, including course
and instructor evaluations and student enrollment agreements.
(2) A provider shall
maintain financial records sufficient to reflect at any time the financial
condition of the school.
(3) A school's financial
statement and balance sheets must be available for audit by Commission
staff, and the Commission may require presentation of financial statements
or other financial records.
(4) All records may be
maintained electronically but must be in a common format that is legibly
and easily printed or viewed without additional manipulation or special
software.
(m) Changes in Ownership or Operation
of an approved provider of qualifying courses.
(1) An approved provider
shall obtain the approval of the Commission at least 30 days in advance
of any material change in the operation of the provider, including
but not limited to changes in:
(A) ownership;
(B) management; and
(C) the location of main
office and any other locations where courses are offered.
(2) An approved provider,
upon transfer to the new owner, must meet the financial review standards
imposed by §535.61 of this subchapter.
(3) An approved provider
requesting approval of a change in ownership shall provide all of
the following information or documents to the Commission:
(A) a new bond of $20,000
for the proposed new owner, a statement from the bonding company indicating
that the former bond will transfer to the proposed new owner, or other
security acceptable to the Commission under §1101.302 of the
Act;
(B) an Education Provider
Application reflecting all required information for each proposed
new owner;
(C) a Principal Information
Form for each proposed new owner who would hold at least a 10% interest
in the school; and
(D) pay the fee required
by §535.101 or §535.210 of this title.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §535.65 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 9522; amended to be effective May 24, 2017, 42 TexReg 2725 |