Institutional Licensure

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Commission for Independent Education

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6E-2.002: Institutional Licensure

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol.31,No.50, December 16, 2005 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.  The change is as follows:

(1) Provisional license.

(a) No change.

(b) Although an application may be complete, containing material addressing each requirement, still there may be deficiencies in fully meeting the standards for a Provisional License. The Commission reviews all applications for Provisional License and shall impose any conditions it deems appropriate in order to comply with the standards of Rule 6E-2.004, F.A.C. Deficiencies and conditions will be itemized in the recommendation for Provisional Licensure presented by staff to the Commission, and the Commission may find that additional deficiencies exist. The Commission shall, if necessary, attach conditions which must be met before a Provisional License is granted as required by Rule 6E-2.004 and 6E-1.0032, F.A.C. Delegation to staff. In granting initial Approved Applicant status to a new or out‑of‑state institution, the Commission will note any deficiencies in meeting the standards for a Provisional License and impose any conditions it deems appropriate. If the Commission considers that the deficiencies and conditions attached to the Approved Applicant status are unusually complex or significant, it shall specify that the application be reviewed by the full Commission before a Provisional License is approved. Otherwise, the Commission shall delegate to its Executive Director the responsibility for determining when the deficiencies are corrected and the conditions are met. If the Commission so directs, and the applicant has paid all required fees, the Executive Director shall issue a Provisional License upon receipt of documentation that all deficiencies have been corrected and that all conditions and all requirements for Provisional Licensure have been met, including an on‑site visit if necessary.

(1)(c) through (g) No change.

(2) through (3) No change.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Samuel Ferguson, Executive Director, Commission for Independent Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.