§ 177. Costs of approval
(a) Fees for certification of postsecondary schools shall be $2,000.00, except that certification for degree-granting schools shall be $2,500.00.
(b) Fees for postsecondary schools subject to section 176 of this title seeking to offer a new degree at the same level as a degree approved by the state board, while operating within a certification period previously granted by the state board, shall be based upon the actual costs to the department.
(c) These fees shall be credited to a special fund established and managed pursuant to chapter 7, subchapter 5 of Title 32, and shall be available to the department to offset the costs of approvals. (Added 1989, No. 263 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 20, 1990; amended 1997, No. 59, § 24, eff. June 30, 1997; 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. March 1, 2004.)