SECTIONS 94893-94896 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 94893-94896

94893. If an institution intends to make a substantive change to
its approval to operate, the institution shall receive prior
authorization from the bureau. Except as provided in subdivision (a)
of Section 94896, if the institution makes the substantive change
without prior bureau authorization, the institution's approval to
operate may be suspended or revoked.

94894. The following changes to an approval to operate are
considered substantive changes and require prior authorization:
(a) A change in educational objectives, including an addition of a
new diploma or a degree educational program unrelated to the
approved educational programs offered by the institution.
(b) A change in ownership.
(c) A change in control.
(d) A change in business organization form.
(e) A change of location.
(f) A change of name.
(g) A significant change in the method of instructional delivery.
(h) An addition of a separate branch more than five miles from the
main or branch campus.

94895. The bureau shall, by January 1, 2011, adopt by regulation
the process and procedures whereby an institution shall seek
authorization for substantive changes to an approval to operate.

94896. (a) An institution that has been granted an approval to
operate by means of accreditation shall only make a substantive
change in accordance with the institution's accreditation standards.
(b) The institution shall notify the bureau of the substantive
change on a form provided by the bureau.