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Timestamp: 2018-01-18 15:53:12
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 38', '§ 29', '§ 38', '§ 38', '§ 38', '§ 38']

Education Licensure Commission Act of 1976
D.C. Code Ann. § 38-1301 et seq.
DC Education Licensure Commission web page
DCMR chapter 80
Summary of The Law: This chapter of the Code seeks to protect and educate the citizens of the District and students by regulating the quality of postsecondary institutions and practices by establishing an Educational Licensure Commission which, among other things, licenses such institutions. Provisional licenses are awarded to degree granting institutions until they are deemed eligible for a permanent license, based upon compliance with the chapter's regulations.
In order for a postsecondary educational institution to operate, it must be organized or chartered in the District, registered as a foreign corporation (see D.C. Code Ann. §§ 29-301.64 and 29-101.99) or otherwise be authorized to do business in the District, and obtain a license from the Commission or be granted an exception. Veterans' training must be approved by the commission. The institution may not sell, barter or exchange for consideration any degree, diploma, or certificate. For other limitations on licensure, see D.C. Code Ann. § 38-1309, copied in full below. Congressionally chartered institutions are governed by DC Code§ 38-1310. See Exemptions below.
DC Code § 38-1309. Postsecondary educational institution; requirements.
Effective: March 5, 2013
(b) No person shall state or imply that its educational program or course of instruction is approved for veteran’s training in the District by the District of Columbia State Approving Agency or by the United States Veterans Administration, unless that person has obtained proper approval from the commission.
(c-1)(1) No educational institution licensed by the Education Licensure Commission (“Commission”) under the provisions of this chapter shall use as its title, in whole or in part, the words United States, federal, American, national, or civil service, or any other words which might reasonably imply an official connection with the government of the United States, or any of its departments, bureaus, or agencies, or of the government of the District of Columbia, nor shall any such institutions advertise or claim the power to issue degrees under the authority of Congress or otherwise than under the authority of the license granted to them by the Commission as hereinbefore provided. The prohibition in this section contained shall be deemed to include and is hereby declared applicable to any individual or individuals, association, or incorporation outside of the District of Columbia which shall undertake to do business in the District of Columbia or to confer degrees or certificates therein; provided, that no institution, incorporated prior to April 16, 1934, under the provisions of this subchapter [chapter], and carrying on its work exclusively in any foreign country with the consent and approval of the government thereof, shall if otherwise entitled to be licensed by the Commission, be denied the same solely because of the inclusion in its name and as descriptive of its origin of any of the specific words the use of which is by this section forbidden to incorporations under the provisions of this subchapter [chapter].
(2) The Commission may, for good cause shown, waive the prohibition of this section for any nonprofit educational institution incorporated and licensed in any jurisdiction if:
(A) The institution clearly indicates to the Commission’s satisfaction that it is not and does not hold itself out as or affiliated with an institution of the District of Columbia government or the federal government;
(B) The institution provides statements in a conspicuous place in all of its publications, advertising, and student contracts that the institution is not affiliated with the federal or District government;
(C) The institution is accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Secretary of Education; and
(D) The institution otherwise meets all applicable licensing requirements.
Congressionally chartered institutions are exempt from the above requirements if they meet the conditions set forth in DC Code § 38-1310 (b). This includes an annual filing with the Commission of a current audited financial statement, a certified statement of the school's accreditation status, including whether any conditions have been imposed, a copy of the course catalogue and a response to the Commission's annual data survey. The IHE must not only be chartered by Congress, but also accredited by a regional accrediting association recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
DCMR 8013 Requires the filing of an Annual Data Survey covering the prior academic year of the institution. The information shall be file in the form required by the Commission by a date established by the Commission, which has generally been March 31 of each year. The annual data survey shall be mailed to each institution on a date established by the Commission and shall require submission of certified copies of the IHES's most recent financial audit and catalog and any other data specified by the Commission.
SARA fees for participating institutions
Payment of Annual Fees: The institutional annual SARA fee is listed on this page, See also the updated DC SARA filing fees. A renewal application is $2,500. The renewal application is due 60 days before license expiration.
State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (for online education)
Renewal Application for Institutional Participaton in SARA*
updated by mlo 11-10-17