[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR602.20]

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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 
 
                 Subpart B_The Criteria for Recognition
 
Sec. 602.20  Enforcement of standards.

    (a) If the agency's review of an institution or program under any 
standard indicates that the institution or program is not in compliance 
with that standard, the agency must--
    (1) Immediately initiate adverse action against the institution or 
program; or
    (2) Require the institution or program to take appropriate action to 
bring itself into compliance with the agency's standards within a time 
period that must not exceed--
    (i) Twelve months, if the program, or the longest program offered by 
the institution, is less than one year in length;
    (ii) Eighteen months, if the program, or the longest program offered 
by the institution, is at least one year, but less than two years, in 
length; or
    (iii) Two years, if the program, or the longest program offered by 
the institution, is at least two years in length.

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    (b) If the institution or program does not bring itself into 
compliance within the specified period, the agency must take immediate 
adverse action unless the agency, for good cause, extends the period for 
achieving compliance.

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