§ 11-202. Certification by Commission required for institution to operate or do business
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2013
Effective: July 1, 2013
MD Code, Education, § 11-202
§ 11-202. Certification by Commission required for institution to operate or do business
(a)(1) Except as provided in § 11-202.1 of this subtitle, an institution of postsecondary education may not commence or continue to operate, do business, or function without a certificate of approval from the Commission.
(2) Except as provided in §§ 11-202.1 and 11-202.2 of this subtitle, an institution of higher education that enrolls Maryland students in a fully online distance education program in the State may not commence or continue enrollment of Maryland students without registering with the Commission as provided under § 11-202.2 of this subtitle.
(b) The Commission shall issue a certificate of approval to an institution of postsecondary education if it finds that:
(c)(1) If the Commission believes that an institution of postsecondary education that applies for a certificate of approval does not meet the conditions or standards necessary for the issuance of the certificate, the Commission shall give the institution written notice of the specific deficiencies.
(3) If, within 6 months from the date on which the application for certification was submitted to the Commission, the institution has received neither a certificate of approval under subsection (b) of this section nor written notice of deficiencies under this subsection, the institution may request within 20 days a hearing before the Commission to determine if the certificate of approval should be issued.
(c-1)(1) If the Commission believes that an institution of higher education that is required to register under subsection (a)(2) of this section or § 11-202.2 of this subtitle does not meet the conditions or standards necessary for the issuance of the registration, the Commission shall give the institution written notice of the specific deficiencies within 6 months after receipt of an application for registration.
(3)(i) If, after 6 months from the date on which the application for registration was submitted to the Commission, the institution has received neither a registration nor written notice of deficiencies under this subsection, the institution may request a hearing within 20 days before the Commission.
(d)(1) Any institution of postsecondary education that is denied a certificate of approval by the Commission after a hearing granted under subsection (c) of this section or any institution of higher education that is denied a registration after a hearing granted under subsection (c-1) of this section has the right to judicial review provided by Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
Credits
Added by Acts 1988, c. 246, § 2, eff. July 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 157, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2010, c. 221, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2012, c. 595, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 596, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 43, § 1, eff. April 9, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 490, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.
MD Code, Education, § 11-202, MD EDUC § 11-202
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document |