Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6N - Postsecondary Reciprocal Distance Education Coordinating Council › Chapter 6N-1 - POSTSECONDARY RECIPROCAL DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 6N-1.002 - Approval of In-State Institutions to Participate in NC-SARA

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) An in-State institution seeking approval
				to participate in SARA shall submit an application to the Council on Form 1000,
				Application and Approval Form for Institutional Participation in SARA (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11910
),
				effective May 2020. This form is incorporated by reference and may be obtained
				without cost from the Council's website at
www.flsara.org
or by writing to the Commission for
				Independent Education at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee,
				Florida 32399-0400.
(2) The Council
				shall, upon receipt of an in-State institution's complete application to
				participate in NC-SARA, approve the application if:
(a) The applicant is an in-State institution
				authorized to operate in Florida pursuant to law;
(b) If a private institution, an audited
				financial statement showing the financial responsibility composite
				score;
(c) The applicant is
				accredited;
(d) The institution, if
				it participates in federal Title IV financial aid, and has a federal financial
				responsibility rating of at least 1.5; or has a federal financial
				responsibility composite score of 1.0 to 1.5, and the Council has determined,
				upon examination of additional financial information, that either the
				institution has sufficient financial strength for state authorization or that
				the score between 1.0 and 1.5 results from an accounting error or the
				misapplication of General Accepted Accounting Standards in calculating the
				score. This alternative shall only be available for two (2) consecutive years.
				An institution whose composite score remains below 1.5 for three (3) years or
				longer shall no longer be eligible for participation in SARA;
(e) The institution, if it does not
				participate in federal Title IV financial aid, would, in the determination of
				the Council, have a federal financial responsibility rating of at least 1.5,
				or, with justification deemed acceptable by the Council, at least 1.0; and,
(f) The institution makes its
				state authorization-related complaint policies and procedures readily available
				to students, and informs students that they may appeal state
				authorization-related complaints to the Council pursuant to Rule
				6N-1.006, F.A.C.
(g) For any course or program potentially
				leading to professional licensure: the institution notifies students and
				potential students that the course or program meets the licensing requirements
				of the state where the students or potential students reside; or the
				institution notifies students and potential students that it cannot confirm
				whether the course or program meets the licensing requirements of the state
				where the students or potential students reside, provides students and
				potential students with current contact information for applicable licensing
				boards, and advises students and potential students to determine whether the
				course or program meets state licensing requirements;
(h) The provisional approval criteria in Rule
				6N-1.003, F.A.C., do not apply;
				and,
(i) The applicant has paid the
				fee required in Rule 6N-1.005,
				F.A.C.