1. (a) An applicant seeking approval to operate by means of its accreditation pursuant to Section 94890(a)(1) of the Code shall complete an application with the requirements of this section.
2. (b) An applicant shall submit to the Bureau the form required by subdivision (a) of this section, a certified copy of its current verification of accreditation granted by its accrediting agency, and the appropriate application fee, as provided in Section 94930.5(a)(3) of the Code.

3. (c) The application for Approval to Operate for an Accredited Institution shall include the following:

   1. (1) The name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, website address and institution or school code of the institution.
   2. (2) The name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the institution contact person for the purposes of this application.

   3. (3) The name, title and address of each person, as defined in section 94855 of the Code, who owns or controls 25% or more of the stock or an interest in the institution. The name, title and address of each general partner, officer, corporate director, member of the board of directors, and any other person who exercises substantial control over the institution's management or policies. For the purpose of this paragraph, a person exercises “substantial control over the institution's management or policies” if the person has the authority to cause the institution to expend money or incur debt in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more in any year.

      1. (A) For each address required, the institution shall provide a physical home address, and may request that the address, email address, and telephone number, of each person described in paragraph (3) be maintained as personal information.
      2. (B) The federal employer identification number for partnerships or the social security number for individual owners identified in the application pursuant to section 71130(a)(1).

4. (d) The application shall be signed with original or digital signature and dated, and each fact stated therein and each attachment thereto shall be declared to be true under penalty of perjury, as follows:

   1. (1) Signatories:

      1. (A) Each owner of the institution, or each partner in a partnership, or
      2. (B) If the institution is incorporated, the chief executive officer or president of the corporation and each person who owns or controls 25 percent or more of the stock or interest in the institution, or
      3. (C) If the institution is a nonprofit corporation or a public institution, by the chief executive officer or president.

   2. (2) The declaration shall be in the following form:

      “I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing and all attachments are true and correct.

      (Date)

      (Signature)”

Note: Authority cited: Sections 94803, 94877 and 94888, Education Code. Reference: Section 94890, Education Code.

History

1. New article 2 (section 71390) and section filed 2-1-2010 as an emergency; operative 2-1-2010 (Register 2010, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-2-2010 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New article 2 (section 71390) and section refiled with amendments 7-30-2010 as an emergency; operative 7-30-2010 (Register 2010, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-28-2010 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-30-2010 order, including further amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 10-7-2010 and filed 11-18-2010 (Register 2010, No. 47).

4. Amendment of subsections (a), (d), and (d)(1)(A)-(C) filed 8-1-2024; operative 10-1-2024 (Register 2024, No. 31).