(a)

1. (1) The Division of Higher Education staff will review any proposed amendments to this part with the Institutional Certification Advisory Committee and the institutions certified or exempt from certification under Arkansas Code § 6-61-301 prior to making a recommendation to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
2. (2) The board and the division will follow the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, Arkansas Code § 25-15-201 et seq.

(b)

1. (1) The Director of the Division of Higher Education or designee is authorized to develop and modify the committee application forms as needed, and to make administrative and technical changes and corrections/clarifications when necessary to this part.
2. (2) The division must notify the committee and institutions certified or exempt from certification by the board of any amendments or administrative and technical changes and corrections/clarifications to this part, and of the development and modification of committee application forms at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date.
3. (3) The division must consider the committee and institutional comments on proposed amendments, administrative and technical changes and corrections/clarifications and the committee application forms during the thirty-day notification period.