Section 807.341 - School Closures(a) Owners with knowledge of a school's impending closure shall notify the Agency as soon as possible or practical.(b) Prior to closure a school must: (1) contact the Agency regarding a school survey visit and the process required to close out the school records;(2) complete any closure documents required by the Agency;(3) provide information on any teach out plans or arrangements; and(4) complete any other requirements deemed necessary by the Agency for an orderly closure.(c) The Agency may impose penalties, sanctions, or both on an owner, as defined by § 807.2(30) of this chapter, or on a person associated with a school closure for a school's failure to comply with proper closure procedures.(d) The Agency may declare a school to be closed when:(1) written notification is received by the Agency from the school owner stating the school will close;(2) Agency determines that the school facility has been vacated without prior notification of a change of address given to the Agency;(3) an owner with multiple school locations transfers all students from one school location to another school location;(4) the school dismisses all students, contrary to the school's class schedule as printed in the school catalog; or(5) the school fails to maintain the faculty, facilities, equipment, or courses of instruction on the basis for which approval was issued.(e) After the Agency determines that a school will close or is closed, the Agency will attempt to notify students concerning their options to accept a teach-out or to receive a proportional tuition refund based on available funds. Notification to students may include constructive notice in news media, student meetings, or mailings to students.(f) Each teach-out requires approval of the Agency to determine whether the course of instruction is available, reasonable, and comparable with the course of instruction of the closed school. The teach-out is subject to the following conditions: (1) Transfers of students from a closed school to another school under the same ownership shall not constitute a teach-out.(2) In order to be eligible for a teach-out, students shall submit a signed statement of acceptance to the teach-out school by the deadline as established by the Agency.(3) The school offering the teach-out shall give credit for all comparable training received at the closed school, as determined by the Agency.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 807.341
The provisions of this §807.341 adopted to be effective August 28, 2006, 31 TexReg 6803; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 47, November 25, 2022, TexReg 7926, eff. 11/28/2022