(105 ILCS 426/50)
Sec. 50. Requirements for approved institutions. (a) Each school and each of the non-degree programs of study offered by the school shall be issued a permit of approval for one year. The permit shall be renewed annually and every fifth year pursuant to Section 75 of this Act, subject to the terms and conditions of approval, including without limitation the submission of required reporting and the payment of required charges and fees under the provisions of Section 75 of this Act, and compliance with any other requirements in this Act or supporting rules. Failure to so comply at any time is grounds for immediate revocation of the permit of approval. Information requested by the Board must be submitted annually or, in special circumstances, at the request of the Board. Failure to do so is grounds for immediate revocation of the permit of approval. Each non-degree program of study must be approved by the Board as well. Regardless of when the program was approved, all programs of study must be approved again with the institutional approval every 5 years or in conjunction with an earlier review if so required under this Act or the administrative rules adopted in support of this Act.
(b) Any school that is institutionally accredited by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation shall be issued a permit of approval valid for 5 years for each non-degree program of study offered by the school. The permit shall be subject to (i) the terms and conditions of approval, including, without limitation, the submission of required reporting, (ii) the payment of required charges and fees under the provisions of Section 75 of this Act, and (iii) compliance with any other requirements under this Act or administrative rule. The failure of a school to comply at any time during the 5-year term of the permit of approval shall be grounds for the immediate revocation of the permit of approval. Information requested by the Board must be submitted annually or, in certain circumstances, at the request of the Board. The failure of the school to submit the requested information shall be grounds for the immediate revocation of the permit of approval. Each non-degree program of study must be approved by the Board. Regardless of the date a school received initial approval of a program of study, all programs of study must be reapproved for a permit of approval at the end of each 5-year approval period or in conjunction with an earlier review if otherwise required by this Act or administrative rule. (c) The Board may order any school subject to this Act to cease and desist operations if the school is found to have acted contrary to the standards set forth in this Act or administrative rule. (Source: P.A. 102-1046, eff. 6-7-22.) |