1. (a) A request for renewal of an authorization to operate, including a completed application and accompanying documents, must be submitted, on forms provided by the commission, at least 90 days before the date on which the institution's current authorization is scheduled to expire. The commission staff may assess a late fee, in accordance with 20 AAC 17.055(a), if an institution fails to provide the information on or before the deadline.
2. (b) An institution must have enrolled students during its current authorization period or document pending enrollments for the upcoming period in order to be considered for renewal of an authorization to operate.
3. (c) The commission staff shall review the application for completeness. Upon review, if the application is not complete, the commission staff shall inform the applicant of any deficiencies and shall establish a deadline for receipt of any additional materials.
4. (d) The commission staff may assess a late fee, in accordance with 20 AAC 17.055(a), if an institution fails to provide the information necessary to complete an application on or before the deadline set by the commission staff.
5. (e) An incomplete application may be deferred to the next regularly scheduled commission meeting. During this period, the institution with the incomplete application may not operate other than under an approved teach-out plan until the commission authorizes the renewal.
6. (f) The commission staff shall establish a date for on-site evaluation during the authorization period.
7. (g) The commission will approve, approve with conditions, deny, or grant a continuation period to provide additional supporting documentation for an incomplete application. Renewal of authorization may be for a period of up to five years.

(Eff. 12/30/77, Register 64; am 8/20/86, Register 99; am 4/27/2001, Register 158; am 3/1/2002, Register 161; am 12/31/2005, Register 176; am 12/29/2010, Register 196; am 9/18/2022, Register 243)

Authority: AS 14.42.030, AS 14.48.050, AS 14.48.070, AS 14.48.090