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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 5. EDUCATION |
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SubTilte 5-A. OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION |
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Chapter 5-A81. POSTSECONDARY NON-DEGREE SCHOOLS |
Section 5-A8102. LICENSES
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8102.1The Commission shall license non-degree schools subject to this chapter which the Commission determines to be in compliance with the requirements of law and this chapter.
8102.2The Commission shall award a license to every school which the Commission determines complies, or can within a reasonable time comply, with all requirements of this chapter, which license may be subject to such conditions as the Commission deems necessary to achieve full compliance with this chapter.
8102.3The Commission recognizes that the requirements of this chapter may not be equally applicable to each school, and may for good cause waive in whole or in part one or more of the requirements of this chapter in granting a license to a school; except that the Commission may not waive any requirement of a statute.
8102.4The Commission shall issue the following:
(a)Initial or renewal licenses for a period of not more than one (1) year;
(b)A renewal license for a period of not more than two (2) years, provided the licensee has completed the initial one-year licensure period and is in full compliance with the provisions of this Chapter; and
(c)A renewal license for a period of not more three (3) years, provided the licensee has completed a five-year period of continuous licensure, during which time the licensee has been in good standing and full compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.
8102.5A school shall file an application for renewal of its license at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of the license.
8102.6Is deleted
8102.7If a school allows its license under this chapter to expire, without the Commission's concurrence in a short-term extension to permit overcoming identified obstacles to applying for license renewal, the Commission may require
the school to apply for an initial license, as if the school had never been licensed.8102.8Upon a change in ownership of a school, the school shall file with the Commission an application for amendment of its license pursuant to §2223.
8102.9Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to invalidate a current license to operate a school held by any person or school on the effective date of this chapter.