A. A school shall notify the Council of its intention to close at least 30 days prior to the closure. The notice shall be accompanied by a comprehensive plan for closure and a teachout plan that makes provision for presently enrolled students to complete the program of instruction for which they have enrolled, either at the school or at another school certified by the Council or authorized to operate in the Commonwealth. The school shall obtain the Council’s approval of the teachout plan prior to implementation.

B. The school shall notify the Council, in writing, if there is no comparable program for the purposes of developing a teachout plan within 50 miles of the closing school or if the closing school is unable to enter a teachout agreement with another school. This information shall be provided at the time the school notifies the Council of its intention to close.

C. Owners or senior administrators of a postsecondary school that closes without providing (i) an adequate teachout plan or refunds of unearned tuition and (ii) appropriate preservation of records shall be denied certification to operate another postsecondary school in the Commonwealth.

History

2013, c. 229.