Section 5-A8009. APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION OF A PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PERMANENT LICENSE

 

8009.1Sixty (60) days before the expiration of a provisional license, or at such other time as the Commission may require, a licensee wishing to convert the license to a permanent license shall submit to the Commission an application for conversion of the license, in such form as the Commission may require. The institution’s provisional license shall continue in effect until the Commission takes action on the conversion application.

 

8009.2To be eligible for a permanent license, a postsecondary degree granting educational institution shall be:

 

(a)Compliant with applicable District of Columbia laws and regulations;

 

(b)Licensed and in good standing in the District of Columbia for at least five (5) years;

 

(c)Accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Council on Higher Education Accreditation, or the Commission; and

 

(d)Demonstrate that it is appropriately capitalized as a financially sound educational institution.

 

8009.3An application for conversion to a permanent license shall include the information about accreditation specified in subsection 8007.3(k) of this chapter and the information required for an application for renewal of a license by subsection 8008.2 of this chapter.

 

authority

The Education Licensure Commission (ELC) (Commission), pursuant to authority set forth in sections 6(b)(3) and 11 of the Education Licensure Commission Act of 1976 (the Act), effective April 6, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-104: D.C. Official Code §§ 38-1306(b)(3) and 38-1311 (2010 Supp.)), and Mayor’s Order 89-120, dated May 31, 1989; and the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to section 3(b) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code § 38-2602(b) (2010 Supp.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 6595, 6606 (October 19, 1990); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 2424, 2438 (March 18, 2011).

EditorNote

5 DCMR A § 8009 is formerly entitled "Review of Licensed Institutions."