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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 13B.01.03.08" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="03" heading="Hearings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Requests.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If, within 45 days after timely submission of a report under Regulation .05 of this chapter, an institution has not received a determination or a statement of findings, the institution may request a hearing before the Commission to determine its classification.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If, within 20 days after timely submission of a response to a statement of findings, an institution has not received a determination or a notice of deferral, the institution may request a hearing before the Commission to determine its classification.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the Secretary issues a determination that an institution will be classified as a for-profit institution of higher education, the institution may, within 20 days of receiving notice of the determination, request a hearing before the Commission to determine if the classification was made in an arbitrary or capricious manner.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A hearing requested under this regulation shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 13B.04.01.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If, after a hearing, the Secretary’s determination is upheld or the institution is determined by the Commission to be a for-profit institution of higher education under Education Article, §10-101, Annotated Code of Maryland, the institution has the right to judicial review as provided by State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>