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Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › GOVERNANCE › Section 31.13 - Administrative organization

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(a)
					 The administrative organization of the institution should reflect the
					 relationships among appropriate constituent groups and indicate their
					 involvement in the institution's governance. Institutional charts shall be
					 maintained which show the structure of administrative organization.
(b) Policies relating to the organization of
					 the institution must indicate the groups within the institution responsible for
					 the policy development and implementation. Copies of the policies shall be
					 available for distribution to constituent groups.
(c) For a State System university appropriate
					 provisions of the School Code, The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§
												51-732), and policies of the Board of
					 Governors shall apply to administrative organization and supervision.
The provisions of this §
													31.13 issued under sections 1317
						  and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§
														367 and
						  369); sections 5 and 9 of the
						  Indiana University of Pennsylvania Act (24 P. S. §§
														2510-105 and
						  2510-109); and sections
						  2002-A and 2421 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														20-2002-A and 24-2421); amended under
						  sections 2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2603-B and 26-2604-B); and section 1 of
						  the act of August 13, 1963 (P. L. 698, No. 372) (24 P. S. §
														2421)
						  (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													40.11 (relating to mission and
						  governance).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › GOVERNANCE › Section 31.14 - Financial records

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(a) The
					 budget of an institution must provide for necessary expenditures, including
					 library and learning resources, faculty, student services, noninstructional
					 staff and other operating costs.
(b) For a university having State System
					 status, the following apply:
(1) Financial
					 records shall be maintained which are in accordance with generally accepted
					 accounting principles and procedures for educational institutions.
(2) Records shall be audited as provided by
					 Article XX-A of the School Code (24 P. S. §§
													20-2001-A-20-2019-A).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ACADEMIC PROGRAM › Section 31.22 - Academic year

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(a) An
					 academic year shall consist of instructional sessions for a minimum of 28 weeks
					 exclusive of registration, examinations and holidays.
(b) An innovative calendar arrangement of
					 less than 28 weeks shall be permitted provided that credits and degrees awarded
					 under the arrangement satisfy the minimum requirements as specified in § 31.21
					 (relating to curricula).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ACADEMIC PROGRAM › Section 31.23 - Program database

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(a)
					 Periodically, the Department will provide to each institution a copy of the
					 institution's complete list of degree and certificate programs as contained in
					 the Department's program database. The institution shall verify the list or
					 correct or amend it by indicating additions, deletions or changes and return
					 the copy to the Department by the requested date.
(b) In addition to the requirements of
					 subsection (a), if an institution adds, deletes or changes a program as listed
					 in the Department's program database, the institution shall report the
					 addition, deletion or change to the Department when it becomes
					 effective.
The provisions of this §
													31.23 amended under sections
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2603-B and 26-2604-B); and section 1 of
						  the act of August 13, 1963 (P. L. 698, No. 372) (24 P. S. §
														2421)
						  (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													31.1 (relating to purpose and
						  scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ACADEMIC PROGRAM › Section 31.24 - Faculty

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(a) To provide for
					 the achievement of stated institutional objectives, the faculty shall be
					 sufficient in number to meet instructional needs and provide student advisement
					 appropriate to the level of instruction.
(b) Both full-time and part-time faculty
					 members shall be employed and qualified to teach in their fields of
					 specialization. At a college or university, a majority of the faculty members
					 shall hold a master's degree or a doctorate or an equivalent, in the field in
					 which they are teaching. Faculty members offering graduate and professional
					 instruction shall, in most instances, have experience or professional
					 accomplishment supplementing the attainment of the highest degree.
(c) Full-time faculty members shall
					 constitute a majority of the total number of full-time-equivalent faculty
					 employed by the institution. Care shall be taken to ensure that total
					 commitments of part-time faculty do not impair the quality of the
					 program.
(d) Faculty development
					 must be in accordance with the institution's faculty development plan. The
					 institution's faculty development plan must include policies for providing
					 levels of support for all faculty ranks and status levels. The institution
					 should encourage publication, travel, attendance at professional seminars and
					 conferences, research and similar developmental activities when feasible by the
					 granting of reduced teaching loads, the purchase of needed equipment, and the
					 granting of or assistance in obtaining needed funds.
(e) Each institution of higher education
					 operating in this Commonwealth shall comply with the English Fluency in Higher
					 Education Act (24 P. S. §§
												6801-6806), by filing the certification
					 required by the act by September 1 of each year in the form requested by the
					 Department. Failure to comply with the act and with this subsection shall
					 subject the institution to the penalties under the act.
The provisions of this §
													31.24 amended under sections
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2603-B and 26-2604-B); and section 1 of
						  the act of August 13, 1963 (P. L. 698, No. 372) (24 P. S. §
														2421)
						  (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													31.1 (relating to purpose and
						  scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ACADEMIC PROGRAM › Section 31.25 - Teaching load

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(a) The
					 teaching load shall be arranged so that the faculty member, in addition to
					 normal instructional responsibilities, shall participate, as appropriate, in
					 cooperative academic planning and the performance of student advisement
					 functions necessary in the institution.
(b) The teaching load of faculty members
					 offering graduate instruction shall further allow adequate time for involvement
					 in research, scholarly endeavors and thesis supervision.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ACADEMIC PROGRAM › Section 31.26 - Research

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The research program of an institution offering graduate
						instruction shall be manifested in sponsored, institutional and individual
						faculty research. The institution shall vigorously and actively support and
						encourage both the basic and applied research activities of graduate faculty
						members and graduate students.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ADMISSIONS AND STUDENT SERVICES › Section 31.31 - Admissions requirements

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(a)
					 Published admissions standards shall be so structured that they result in the
					 selection, admission and retention of those qualified to accomplish work at the
					 level at which the program is offered.
(b) Admission to undergraduate or advanced
					 degree programs shall require a high school diploma or its
					 equivalent.
(c) For graduate
					 programs, institutions shall establish appropriate maximum periods of candidacy
					 so that time spent in pursuit of a graduate degree may not be unduly
					 prolonged.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													36.6 (relating to admissions
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ADMISSIONS AND STUDENT SERVICES › Section 31.32 - Catalog and announcements

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(a)
					 An institution's current catalog and official publications, as appropriate,
					 must describe accurately the institution's policies, including the
					 institution's policy of nondiscrimination, grievance procedures, regulations
					 and programs affecting students, and include the academic expectations and
					 responsibilities of students.
(b)
					 The catalog shall make explicit tuition costs and fees for which students will
					 be charged and shall include a statement of the institution's refund
					 policy.
(c) Each institution shall
					 file its current official catalog with the Department in print or electronic
					 format.
(d) Each institution shall
					 provide each student a copy of the current catalog, in print or electronic
					 form, upon enrollment.
The provisions of this §
													31.32 amended under sections
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2603-B and 26-2604-B); and section 1 of
						  the act of August 13, 1963 (P. L. 698, No. 372) (24 P. S. §
														2421)
						  (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													40.42 (relating to evaluation for
						  approval as a junior college, college or
						  university).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ADMISSIONS AND STUDENT SERVICES › Section 31.33 - Student records and services

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(a)
					 An academic record, including credits or courses completed under §
											31.21 (relating to curricula) and
					 grades earned, shall be maintained on a current transcript for each student.
					 Institutions shall adopt a plan for the collection, maintenance and
					 dissemination of student academic, counseling, health and other records. Copies
					 of the plan shall be maintained by the institution and updated periodically to
					 ensure compliance with all Federal, State and local laws. The plan for student
					 records must conform to applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations
					 and directives identified in guidelines issued by the Department. Student
					 records shall be maintained in a readily accessible format. Appropriate
					 standards of confidentiality for the records shall be defined in the college
					 policies and official publications and administered accordingly. Students shall
					 be granted the right of access, under the requirements of law, to their
					 official records.
(b) There shall
					 be a program of student services to provide for the following:
(1) Health protection and emergency health
					 care.
(2) Personal, social and
					 academic counseling.
(3) Remedial
					 or developmental programs, when required, for adjustment to collegiate
					 demands.
(4) Career counseling,
					 follow-up services for graduates and professional placement.
(5) Financial aid and orientation
					 programs.
(6) Student activities,
					 extracurricular programs and recreational programs.
(7) Reasonable accommodation for students
					 with special needs in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of
					 1990 (42 U.S.C.A. §§
													12101-12213) and with 34 Pa. Code
					 Chapter 47, Subchapter D (relating to facilities for
					 handicapped).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ADMISSIONS AND STUDENT SERVICES › Section 31.34 - Credit card marketing

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Each institution of higher education shall establish a
						policy that regulates the marketing of credit cards on campus in accordance
						with Article XXIII-A of the School Code (24 P. S. §§
												23-2301-A-23-2303-A).
The provisions of this §
													31.34 issued under section 2603-B
						  of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
														26-2603-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FACILITIES › Section 31.41 - Library and learning resources

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(a) An institution shall maintain adequate
					 library and learning resources for all programs offered. The adequacy shall be
					 determined by the appropriateness of print, electronic and other collections
					 for the achievement of the stated objectives of the institution, as related to
					 its statement of philosophy and mission.
(b) An institution developing or offering
					 graduate instruction shall maintain for each program a variety and depth of
					 needed specialized material, including planned library expansion as necessary
					 with suitable commitment of institutional funds. The library shall be adequate
					 to provide a base for the research activities of both graduate faculty members
					 and graduate students.
(c)
					 Institutional consideration shall be given to cooperative endeavors among
					 institutions for the purpose of sharing library collections, to computerized
					 library information retrieval systems, and to the proximity of other
					 educational libraries when a harmonious relationship can be developed and
					 demonstrated as functional. The sharing arrangements shall be used only to
					 supplement the basic library services provided by the institution.
The provisions of this §
													31.41 amended under sections
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2603-B and 26-2604-B); and section 1 of
						  the act of August 13, 1963 (P. L. 698, No. 372) (24 P. S. §
														2421)
						  (Repealed).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FACILITIES › Section 31.42 - Laboratories

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(a) Laboratories
					 shall be equipped for work on the part of each student to the extent required
					 to meet the educational objectives of the curriculum.
(b) Financial support for laboratories shall
					 be sufficient to provide the necessary experimentation and demonstration
					 equipment appropriate to the level of the programs offered.
(c) At an institution developing or offering
					 graduate instruction, laboratories shall further be sufficient to provide the
					 faculty with opportunities for experimentation, research and
					 instruction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FACILITIES › Section 31.43 - Buildings and equipment

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Classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, related
						academic buildings, student living facilities and recreational facilities are
						governed by 34 Pa. Code Chapter 47, Subchapter D (relating to Department of
						Labor and Industry-miscellaneous provisions-facilites for handicapped), and
						Chapters 49-59 and must be adequate to provide an integrated academic and
						nonacademic program consistent with the stated objectives of the institution as
						related to its statements of philosophy, mission and need.
The provisions of this §
													31.43 amended under sections
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2603-B and 26-2604-B); and section 1 of
						  the act of August 13, 1963 (P. L. 698, No. 372) (24 P. S. §
														2421)
						  (Repealed).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MAINTENANCE OF QUALITY › Section 31.51 - Academic program audit

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An institution shall conduct a rotating audit of academic
						programs so that each program is audited at least every 5 years to determine
						whether the program should be continued, revised or discontinued in accordance
						with the need for the program and the stated objectives of the institution as
						related to its statement of philosophy and mission. The procedures utilized by
						an institution for its academic audit and the results of its most recent audit
						shall be submitted to the Department on request.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MAINTENANCE OF QUALITY › Section 31.52 - Accreditation

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(a) Institutions
					 which grant degrees, including private licensed schools which grant specialized
					 associate degrees under §§
											42.11-42.14 (relating to specialized
					 associate degree programs approval procedure), shall maintain total
					 institutional accreditation from appropriate accrediting agencies recognized by
					 the Federal Government and acceptable to the Department and the Board. An
					 institution failing to maintain total institutional accreditation shall be
					 subject to proceedings under §
											40.51(b), §
											40.53(b) or §
											42.14 (relating to approval of an
					 independent junior college, college, university or foreign corporation;
					 approval of State System, State-related or State-aided status; and revocation
					 of the degree-granting privilege).
(b) Except for specialized associate
					 degree-granting institutions, new institutions approved to offer degrees shall
					 have 3 years after commencing operations to obtain candidacy status for total
					 institutional accreditation.
(c)
					 Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a), a seminary which chooses
					 for religious reasons not to obtain total institutional accreditation from an
					 appropriate accrediting agency as indicated in subsection (a) will be evaluated
					 by the Department on a scheduled 5-year cycle. Documentation necessary for the
					 evaluation shall be submitted to the Department prior to the scheduled
					 evaluation.
The provisions of this §
													31.52 amended under sections
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2603-B and 26-2604-B); and section 1 of
						  the act of August 13, 1963 (P. L. 698, No. 372) (24 P. S. §
														2421)
						  (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													31.1 (relating to purpose and
						  scope); and 22 Pa. Code §
													32.3 (relating to
						  assurances).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MAINTENANCE OF QUALITY › Section 31.53 - Visitation

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In order to assure the maintenance of the quality of
						institutions, the institution shall be subject to visitation and inspection by
						the Department and action, when appropriate, as specified in §§
											40.51(b) and
						40.53(b)
						(relating to approval of an independent junior college, college, university or
						foreign corporation; and approval of State System, State-related or State-aided
						status).
The provisions of this §
													31.53 issued under sections 1317
						  and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§
														367 and
						  369); sections 5 and 9 of the
						  Indiana University of Pennsylvania Act (24 P. S. §§
														2510-105 and
						  2510-109); and sections
						  2002-A and 2421 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														20-2002-A and
						  24-2421).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › HONORARY DEGREES › Section 31.61 - Restrictions

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(a) No degree given
					 in course by an institution of postsecondary education in this Commonwealth
					 legally authorized to grant degrees may be given as an honorary
					 degree.
(b) Honorary degrees may
					 not be awarded to active board of trustee members, administrators or faculty
					 members except in extraordinary cases meriting special consideration. Honorary
					 degrees should not be awarded to former trustees, administrators or faculty
					 members until at least 1/2 year after association with the institution has
					 elapsed. The institution shall use discretion in the number of honorary degrees
					 awarded at any one ceremony or in 1 academic year.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													31.1 (relating to purpose and
						  scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › HONORARY DEGREES › Section 31.62 - Approval procedure

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(a) An
					 institution that desires to award honorary degrees and does not have legal
					 authorization allowing this privilege may petition the Secretary for approval
					 to award the degrees. In the petition, the institution shall set forth the
					 degrees to be awarded and the procedures for the selection of candidates and be
					 prepared to support awards of honorary degrees on the basis of meritorious
					 service to mankind.
(b) An
					 institution approved to award honorary degrees under subsection (a) is not
					 required to submit complete petitions to award additional honorary degrees, but
					 shall apply to the Secretary to be permitted to award types of honorary degrees
					 not previously approved.
The provisions of this §
													31.62 amended under sections
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2603-B and 26-2604-B); and section 1 of
						  the act of August 13, 1963 (P. L. 698, No. 372) (24 P. S. §
														2421)
						  (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													31.1 (relating to purpose and
						  scope); and 22 Pa. Code §
													31.63 (relating to
						  revocation).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › HONORARY DEGREES › Section 31.63 - Revocation

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Abuse of the privilege granted under §
											31.62 (relating to approval
						procedure) shall be cause for the Secretary to revoke honorary degree-granting
						privileges after investigation and appropriate hearing as provided in
						24 Pa.C.S. §
												6506
						(relating to visitation of institutions and revocation of
						authority).
The provisions of this §
													31.63 amended under sections
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2603-B and 26-2604-B); and section 1 of
						  the act of August 13, 1963 (P. L. 698, No. 372) (24 P. S. §
														2421)
						  (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													31.1 (relating to purpose and
						  scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MAJOR CORPORATE CHANGE › Section 31.71 - Notification

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An institution, whether or not chartered in this
						Commonwealth, proposing to discontinue operation for a temporary period other
						than a customary vacation period, or considering some form of major corporate
						change, shall notify the Department in writing of its intent immediately after
						its board or council of trustees or directors has approved the temporary
						closing or the major corporate change.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													31.1 (relating to purpose and
						  scope); and 22 Pa. Code §
													36.8 (relating to evaluation and
						  approval).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MAJOR CORPORATE CHANGE › Section 31.72 - Obligations

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The institution shall work with the Department to ensure
						the following, if necessitated by the corporate change:
(1) Students near graduation at the time of
					 closing may complete their graduation requirements at other institutions and
					 receive their degrees.
(2) Students
					 needing to transfer to other institutions are able to do so in the most
					 effective manner.
(3) The academic
					 records of students under §
											31.33 (relating to student records
					 and services) are completed and in good order.
(4) By the time of closing, student academic
					 records shall have been converted to a usable and retrievable form and placed
					 with a readily accessible depository.
(5) The students and alumni have been
					 notified of the location of their permanent records.
(6) By the time of closing, institutional
					 records, such as faculty and administration employment and personnel records,
					 records of contributions to the institution for verification for Internal
					 Revenue Service purposes, trustee minutes and other corporate records as deemed
					 necessary shall have been converted to a usable and retrievable form and placed
					 with a readily accessible depository.
(7) A plan for the distribution of the
					 institution's assets has been prepared and, when necessary, contact has been
					 made with the appropriate court.
(8) The institution's legal authorization to
					 award college credits or grant degrees is revoked.
(9) Applicable statutes found at 15 Pa.C.S.
					 Part II, Subpart B (relating to Business Corporation Law of 1988) or Subpart C
					 (relating to Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988); section 2601-H of the School
					 Code (24 P. S. §
												26-2601-H); and 24
					 Pa.C.S. Chapter 65 (relating to private colleges, universities and seminaries),
					 regarding the type of corporate change being effected have been
					 addressed.
The provisions of this §
													31.72 amended under sections
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2603-B and 26-2604-B); and section 1 of
						  the act of August 13, 1963 (P. L. 698, No. 372) (24 P. S. §
														2421)
						  (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													31.1 (relating to purpose and
						  scope); 22 Pa. Code §
													36.8 (relating to evaluation and
						  approval); and 22 Pa. Code §
													40.54 (relating to approval of a
						  closed institution to reopen).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 32 - EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY › Section 32.1 - General authority and purpose

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(a) The
				  Board, by virtue of its authority and duty to prescribe standards and
				  qualifications for colleges and universities under section 1 of the act of May
				  7, 1937 (P. L. 585, No. 150) (24 P. S. §
											2421), to adopt broad policies and principles
				  governing the educational programs of the Commonwealth, to require submission
				  of long-range plans from public and private institutions of higher education,
				  and to adopt and periodically review and revise a master plan for higher
				  education under section 2603-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
											26-2603-B), adopted May 10, 1974, a
				  resolution endorsing the principle of equal educational and employment
				  opportunity at institutions of higher education receiving Commonwealth funding.
				  This chapter implements that resolution, in furtherance of the Commonwealth's
				  strong public policy of equal employment and educational opportunity, as
				  expressed in PA. CONST. art. I, §§ 26 and 28 and various State
				  statutes.
(b) The purpose of this
				  chapter is to encourage and affirm, and when necessary, apply impetus and
				  sanctions to, institutional efforts to provide equal opportunity in admissions
				  and treatment of students, in educational programs for students, in employment
				  opportunities and in governance, to the end that the educational needs of the
				  diverse citizenry of this Commonwealth are served by the Commonwealth's rich
				  array of higher education institutions in keeping with their individual
				  missions and charters.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 32 - EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY › Section 32.2 - Applicability

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This chapter is applicable to all institutions in this
					 Commonwealth receiving direct or indirect State
					 appropriations.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												32.3 (relating to
						assurances).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 32 - EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY › Section 32.3 - Assurances

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Institutions under §
										32.2 (relating to applicability)
					 shall provide the following assurances in writing to the Department:
(1) Assurances concerning employment
				  containing the following:
(i) The institution
				  may not discriminate against an employe or applicant for employment or another
				  person because of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin,
				  handicap or disability, age or sex, except an institution with a religious
				  affiliation may be required by its charter to consider the religious
				  affiliations of persons employed in a position for which religion qualifies as
				  a bona fide occupational qualification under 16 Pa. Code §§
											41.71-41.73 (relating to bona fide
				  occupational qualifications).
(ii)
				  The institution shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are
				  employed without discrimination based on race, color, religious creed,
				  ancestry, national origin, disability, age or sex. The institution shall take
				  affirmative action to ensure that employes are treated during employment
				  without discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, ancestry,
				  national origin, handicap or disability, age or sex.
(iii) The institution shall furnish to the
				  Department upon request duplicates of information and reports required by the
				  Human Relations Commission, the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
				  and the United States Department of Education, and will permit access to its
				  books and records by the Department for purposes of investigation to ascertain
				  compliance with this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 32 - EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY › Section 32.4 - Duties of the Department

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(a) The
				  Department will collect and review the statements of assurance under §
										32.3 (relating to assurances) and
				  other information and data as it might require to determine compliance with
				  this chapter and may publish summaries of the data it deems
				  appropriate.
(b) In designing
				  assurance forms and other data collection instruments, the Department will,
				  whenever possible, rely upon copies of existing documents submitted by
				  institutions. When copies of existing documents do not suffice, the Department
				  will design data collection instruments to assure minimal duplication of data
				  collection effort on the part of institutions.
(c) From time to time, the Secretary or a
				  designee will publish and disseminate information about successful efforts by
				  institutions of higher education to provide equal opportunity in admissions and
				  treatment of students, in educational programs for students, in employment
				  opportunities, and in governance.
(d) The Department will conduct compliance
				  reviews necessitated by an institution's failure to comply with this chapter,
				  allegations of failure to comply, or Federal or State court order, under §
										32.5 (relating to compliance
				  review).
(e) The Secretary or a
				  designee will, prior to implementing an enforcement action under §
										32.6 (relating to enforcement) or
				  invoking sanctions under §
										32.7 (relating to sanctions),
				  intercede with institutions which are not in compliance with this chapter
				  through conciliation, persuasion and negotiation and shall take further
				  enforcement action or impose sanctions only when efforts under this subsection
				  have failed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 32 - EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY › Section 32.6 - Enforcement

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(a) If efforts to
				  secure compliance with this chapter through conciliation and persuasion have
				  failed or if the Department finds that the institution has not made the
				  requisite good faith effort to meet its commitments made under §
										32.5 (relating to compliance
				  review), the Department will issue a notice of noncompliance to the institution
				  on giving it 30 days after receipt of that notice to show cause why the
				  imposition of sanctions under this chapter should not be instituted. The notice
				  shall set forth the particulars which constitute the basis of the asserted
				  noncompliance.
(b) During the
				  show-cause period of 30 days, the Department will continue, through
				  conciliation, mediation and persuasion, to resolve the deficiencies which led
				  to the determination of noncompliance.
(c) If the institution is unable to show good
				  cause for its failure to resolve the deficiencies, the Department will issue a
				  notice of proposed imposition of sanctions. The notice shall constitute an
				  order to show cause within the meaning of 1 Pa. Code §
										35.14 (relating to orders to show
				  cause). The institution shall be entitled to all of the rights provided by
				  2
				  Pa.C.S. §
											103 (relating to Administrative
				  Agency Law) and the regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to hearing
				  and appeals. If a request for hearing is not made within the time provided by
				  law, the sanctions described in the notice will be immediately imposed, unless
				  compliance is obtained by agreement.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												32.4 (relating to duties of the
						Department); and 22 Pa. Code §
												32.7 (relating to
						sanctions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 32 - EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY › Section 32.7 - Sanctions

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Upon completion of reviews under §
										32.6 (relating to enforcement),
					 the Department will report cases of noncompliance to the Board. The Board may
					 implement the following in accordance with this chapter or standards
					 promulgated in this chapter.
(1)
				  Withhold Board approval for actions that require Board approval under section
				  2603-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
											26-2603-B).
(2) Require the Department to publish
				  information about the institution's failure to comply with this
				  chapter.
(3) Refer the matter of
				  noncompliance to the Human Relations Commission and request that the Commission
				  file a complaint against the institution.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												32.4 (relating to duties of the
						Department).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 33 - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SECURITY › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.101 - Purpose

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This chapter governs the responsibility of institutions
						of higher education to comply with the act. This chapter applies to independent
						institutions of higher education, community colleges, member institutions of
						the State System and State-related institutions.
The provisions of this §
													33.101 issued under Article XXVI-B
						  of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2601-B-26-2606-B); and the College and
						  University Security Information Act (24 P. S. §§
														2502-1-2502-5).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 33 - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SECURITY › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.102 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						oherwise:
Act
-The College and University Security
						Information Act (24 P. S. §§
												2502-1-2502-5).
Applicant
-A person who has submitted an
						application for admission to be a student at an institution of higher
						education, or who has applied to transfer from one branch campus of an
						institution to another branch campus of the same institution.
Branch campus
-The meaning under § 34.1
						(relating to identity).
Crime rate
-The numbers and categories of
						crimes reported to the State Police per 100,000 full-time equivalent students
						and employes.
Crime report
-An annual report comprised
						of the institution's crime rates and statistics for the most recent 3-year
						period.
Crime statistics
-The numbers and
						categories of crimes reported to the State Police.
Criminal incident
-Offenses identified by
						the State Police under the
Federal Uniform Crime Reporting
						Handbook
.
Employe
-A person employed by an
						institution of higher education on a regular part-time or full-time basis.
						Student employes who are counted as part of the FTE student population will not
						be considered employes of the institution of higher education for purposes of
						this chapter.
FTE
-Full-time equivalent.
Institution of higher education
-An
						independent institution of higher education, a community college, a
						State-related institution or a member institution of the State System.
Student
-A person matriculated into a
						degree or non-degree program of study. The term does not include a person
						participating in noncredit programs or correspondence
						courses.
The provisions of this §
													33.102 issued under Article XXVI-B
						  of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2601-B-26-2606-B); and the College and
						  University Security Information Act (24 P. S. §§
														2502-1-2502-5).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
													48.1 (relating to definitions);
						  and 49 Pa. Code §
													49.1 (relating to
						  definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 33 - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SECURITY › CRIME REPORTING › Section 33.111 - Reporting crime statistics and rates

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(a)
Reporting to the State
					 Police
. Each institution of higher education shall annually report
					 crime statistics and rates to the State Police in the form and manner required
					 by the State Police, for publication in the Pennsylvania uniform crime report,
Crime in Pennsylvania
.
(b)
Reporting to students and
					 employes
. Annually, each institution of higher education shall publish
					 a crime report containing the crime statistics and crime rates for the most
					 recent 3-year period. The report shall be distributed as required under §
											33.112 (relating to distributing
					 crime reports to students and employes). If the institution has more than one
					 campus, the crime report shall include campus-by-campus crime statistics and
					 rates, and the institution may distribute to students and employes the
					 information applicable only to their campus or the information applicable to
					 all of the institution's campuses.
(1) Crime
					 statistics shall be reported substantially in the form and manner required by
					 subsection (a).
(2) Crime rates
					 shall be reported based on the numbers and categories of crimes reported under
					 subsection (a) per 100,000 FTE students and employes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 33 - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SECURITY › CRIME REPORTING › Section 33.112 - Distributing crime reports to students and employes

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Annually, the institution shall distribute an updated
						crime report for the most recent 3-year period to all its students and
						employes. An institution may choose to distribute the report separately or with
						other materials. The report shall be distributed to students and employes by
						mail or some other means determined by the institution. The method of
						distribution shall be reasonably designed to provide the report to all students
						and employes. The institution shall notify all students and employes of the
						method of distribution if other than mail.
The provisions of this §
													33.112 issued under Article XXVI-B
						  of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2601-B-26-2606-B); and the College and
						  University Security Information Act (24 P. S. §§
														2502-1-2502-5).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													33.111 (relating to reporting
						  crime statistics and rates).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 33 - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SECURITY › CRIME REPORTING › Section 33.113 - Distributing crime reports to new employes and applicants

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(a)
Notification
. An
					 institution of higher education shall notify applicants and new employes that
					 they are entitled to receive the institution's most recent crime report. The
					 applicant's notice shall be enclosed in the receipt of formal application of
					 admission. The employe's notice may be enclosed in any official document
					 reasonably calculated to reach the new employe.
(b)
Distribution
. Upon
					 request, institutions of higher education shall distribute a complete crime
					 report containing crime statistics and rates for the most recent 3-year period
					 to new employes and applicants.
The provisions of this §
													33.113 issued under Article XXVI-B
						  of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2601-B-26-2606-B); and the College and
						  University Security Information Act (24 P. S. §§
														2502-1-2502-5).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 33 - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SECURITY › SECURITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Section 33.121 - Security policies and procedures

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(a) Each institution of higher education
					 shall provide information regarding the institution's security policies and
					 procedures to the following:
(1) Every person
					 who submits an application for admission to a main or branch campus.
(2) Every new employe at the time of
					 employment.
(3) All students and
					 employes annually.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 33 - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SECURITY › SECURITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Section 33.122 - Student housing security policies and procedures

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Institutions of higher education which provide and
						maintain student housing facilities shall include in the information required
						under §
											33.121 (relating to security
						policies and procedures) the information required under section 3(d) of the act
						(24
						P. S. §
												2502-3(d)).
The provisions of this §
													33.122 issued under Article XXVI-B
						  of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2601-B-26-2606-B); and the College and
						  University Security Information Act (24 P. S. §§
														2502-1-2502-5).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 33 - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SECURITY › ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE › Section 33.131 - Assurance of compliance

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(a)
					 Annually, on or before March 1, the president of each institution of higher
					 education, or the president's designee, shall file with the Department an
					 assurance statement attesting to the institution's compliance with the act and
					 this chapter.
(b) The assurance
					 statement under subsection (a) shall be completed as prescribed by the
					 Department.
(c) The Department will
					 submit to the Office of Attorney General the name of an institution which does
					 not supply an assurance statement under this section.
(d) An institution of higher education shall
					 make its published crime reports and security procedures available to the
					 Office of Attorney General or the Department upon request.
The provisions of this §
													33.131 issued under Article XXVI-B
						  of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														26-2601-B-26-2606-B); and the College and
						  University Security Information Act (24 P. S. §§
														2502-1-2502-5).