1. (a) An administrative penalty shall not exceed the amount specified in §132.152 of the Act for each instance of a violation and shall be assessed in accordance with that section.
2. (b) The administrative penalty is calculated based on a penalty dollar amount and the number of instances of violation.
3. (c) A violation is considered a repeat violation only where notice of a violation or an administrative penalty has been issued previously for that same violation.
4. (d) The assessment of an administrative penalty shall not preclude the Agency from administering other sanctions, up to and including revocation of a school's certificate of approval.
5. (e) The following penalty matrix is for determining and assessing an administrative penalty. The absence of a particular violation from the matrix shall not preclude the Agency from assessing an administrative penalty.
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Source Note:The provisions of this §807.353 adopted to be effective January 23, 2012, 37 TexReg 200; amended to be effective January 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 154; amended to be effective November 14, 2016, 41 TexReg 9020; amended to be effective November 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 7914.