[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR602.40]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 602_THE SECRETARY'S RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES--Table of 

Contents

 

    Subpart D_Limitation, Suspension, or Termination of Recognition 

           Limitation, Suspension, and Termination Procedures

 

Sec. 602.40  How may the Secretary limit, suspend, or terminate an 

agency's recognition?





    (a) If the Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity for 

a hearing, that a recognized agency does not comply with the criteria 

for recognition in subpart B of this part or that the agency is not 

effective in its performance with respect to those criteria, the 

Secretary--

    (1) Limits, suspends, or terminates the agency's recognition; or

    (2) Requires the agency to take appropriate action to bring itself 

into compliance with the criteria and achieve effectiveness within a 

timeframe that may not exceed 12 months.

    (b) If, at the conclusion of the timeframe specified in paragraph 

(a)(2) of this section, the Secretary determines, after notice and an 

opportunity for a hearing, that the agency has failed to bring itself 

into compliance or has failed to achieve effectiveness, the Secretary 

limits, suspends, or terminates recognition, unless the Secretary 

extends the timeframe, on request by the agency for good cause shown.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1099b).