This amended rule will align and clarify language in the Commission for Independent Education (CIE) Form 801, incorporated by reference.

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Commission for Independent Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6E-2.004Standards and Procedures for Licensure

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This amended rule will align and clarify language in the Commission for Independent Education (CIE) Form 801, incorporated by reference.

SUMMARY: CIE Form 801 will be clarified to require the number of “Total graduates that finished within one and one-half times their initial enrollment” and to designate the number of students who are “Exempt from placement services in accordance with paragraph 6E-2.004(10)(c), F.A.C.”

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION:

The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: The Commission has determined that the proposed rule will not require legislative ratification. The requirements found in the proposed rule are based upon or required by sections 1005.11, 1005.31, and 1005.335, F.S. As a result, if any cost is incurred by the institutions, it is due to the statute and not the rule. Moreover, the rule includes reporting forms that should minimize any costs incurred by the institutions.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1005.11, 1005.22 (1) (e), 1005.31(2), (3), (6), 1005.335(3), 1005.34, 1005.39, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1005.04, 1005.31, 1005.33(1), 1005.335, 1005.34, 1005.39, 1005.11, F.S.

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: July 24, 2024, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Rosen Shingle Creek 9939 Universal Blvd, Suwannee 18/19/202, Orlando, FL 32819.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Tiffany Hurst, Executive Director, Commission for Independent Education, 325 West Gaines St., Room 1424A, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400; [phone]; or [e-mail].

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

6E-2.004 Standards and Procedures for Licensure.

Institutions applying for a license or moving to a new level of licensure or any other Commission action shall provide all required information to the Commission in English. Institutions providing information to students in a language other than English must retain a translation certifying the accuracy of the language of the documents in English. All information and documentation submitted pursuant to the provisions of these rules shall be accompanied by certification signed by the chief administrative officer of the institution, affirming that the information and documentation submitted is accurate. Any application or review which is not substantially complete shall be returned to the institution with a request to complete and resubmit the material.

(1) through (9) No change.

(10) Standard 10: Student Services. All institutions, regardless of the level of credentials offered, shall comply with the following standards:

(a) through (h) No change.

(i) All licensed institutions shall submit the data required in paragraph (d) above on CIE Form 801, Annual Student Data Collection for Licensed Institutions (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16364), effective August February 2024. All institutions licensed by the Commission which are institutionally accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education also must submit data using CIE Form 803, Placement and Retention Reporting for Institutionally Accredited Institutions – Institutional Reporting (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16360), effective February 2024 and CIE Form 804, Placement and Retention Reporting for Institutionally Accredited Institutions – Programmatic Reporting (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16361), effective February 2024, as applicable. These forms are incorporated by reference and may be obtained without cost from the Commission’s website www.fldoe.org/cie or by writing to the Commission for Independent Education at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.

(11) through (12) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 1005.22(1)(e), 1005.31(2), (3), 1005.34, 1005.39 FS. Law Implemented 1005.04, 1005.31, 1005.33(1), 1005.34, 1005.39 FS. History–New 12-5-74, Formerly 6E-3.01(1), Amended 11-11-75, 3-7-77, 5-7-79, 10-13-83, Formerly 6E-2.04, Amended 11-27-88, 11-29-89, 12-10-90, 10-19-93, 4-2-96, 4-11-00, 1-7-03, 4-5-04, 5-24-04, 7-20-04, 5-18-05, 7-10-06, 7-23-07, 1-11-12, 7-11-13, 10-22-13, 2-20-24,

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Tiffany Hurst, Executive Director, Commission for Independent Education

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: The Commission for Independent Education

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: June 21, 2024

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: May 13, 2024