# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 07 — School Personnel

### Chapter 06 — Programs for Professionally Licensed Personnel

#### Regulation .05 National Accreditation.

*COMAR 13A.07.06.05*

A. In this regulation, “national accreditation” means teacher education accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the Department and the Commission.

B. A provider does not need to meet State approval standards if it holds and maintains accreditation from a national accrediting agency recognized by the Department and the Commission.

C. A provider shall notify the Department when it applies to a national accreditation organization recognized by the Department and the Commission.

D. A provider shall operate its program in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of the national accrediting agency.

E. A provider shall submit to the Department proof of accreditation with supporting documentation within 30 calendar days after receiving it.

F. A provider shall notify the Department within 15 calendar days of any change in a program’s accreditation status.

G. Programs that have chosen national accreditation may be reviewed by their accrediting organization at the request of the Department.

H. The Department may investigate complaints regarding any aspect of a program separate from any review conducted by the national accrediting agency.

I. A provider that holds national accreditation shall inform the Department in writing at least 90 calendar days before a program stops operating and provide an exit plan for current students that includes notification to those students.

J. A provider of a program that holds national accreditation shall submit reporting requirements outlined in Regulation .10A(5) of this chapter.

K. The Department shall pay:

  (1) Any fee that a national accrediting agency charges an institution of higher education in connection with the accreditation process;

  (2) Any training fee that a national accrediting agency charges a State representative who serves with a review team of an accrediting agency in conjunction with an accreditation visit to an institution of higher education in the State; and

  (3) One-half of the expenses incurred by an institution of higher education in connection with the accreditation visit of a review team of a national accrediting agency.