Title 22.1, Title 22.1. Education

The Board may appoint an advisory committee, to be composed of nine persons who shall serve for terms of two years each, the majority of whom shall be representative of the schools subject to regulation under this chapter and the balance of whom shall be representative of the pub…

A. No person shall open, operate, or conduct any school for students with disabilities in the Commonwealth without a license to operate such school issued by the Board. A license shall be issued for a school if it is in compliance with the regulations of the Board issued pursuant…

Upon completion of the investigation for renewal of a license or certificate, the Board may issue a provisional license or certificate to any residential school for students with disabilities if the school is temporarily unable to comply with all of the requirements of this chapt…

A. The Department of Education shall cooperate with other state departments in fulfilling their respective licensing and certification responsibilities regarding educational programs offered in group homes and residential facilities in the Commonwealth. The Board shall promulgate…

A. To obtain a license to operate a school, an application, certified as true and correct, shall be filed with the Board upon forms prepared and furnished by it setting forth information deemed necessary by the Board. B. Each school shall submit and maintain a guaranty instrument…

Each application for a license to operate a school shall contain the following commitments: 1. To conduct the school in accordance with all applicable regulations of the Board; 2. To permit the Board or Department to inspect the school or classes being conducted therein at any ti…

A school may offer education programs serving the disability categories specifically indicated on its license only. A supplementary application for additional programs of instruction or disability categories may be submitted in such form as the Board may prescribe.

The Board may establish fees and the methods for collecting such fees for schools as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. All fees shall be nonrefundable.

The license of each school that continues to operate as such shall be renewed on or before the anniversary date set by the Department. Every license that has not been renewed in accordance with these provisions shall expire and a new license shall be obtained from the Board befor…

A. The Board may refuse to issue or renew a license or may revoke or suspend the license of any school issued pursuant to this chapter for the following causes: 1. Violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation of the Board; 2. Furnishing false, misleading or incomp…

The Board or Department may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the verified complaint in writing of any person setting forth facts which, if proved, would constitute grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of a license, investigate the actions of any applicant for or any…

Any person who opens, operates or conducts any school without a license required by this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Each day such person permits the school to be open and operate without such a license shall constitute a separate offense.

The Department shall maintain a list of schools holding valid licenses under the provisions of this chapter that shall be available for the information of the public.