Section 13-34-302 - Registration statement for state authorization certificate - Expiration(1) A postsecondary school may submit a registration statement to obtain a state authorization certificate if the postsecondary school is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.(2) To obtain a state authorization certificate, a postsecondary school shall submit a registration statement on a form approved by the division that includes: (a) proof of current accreditation from the postsecondary school's accrediting agency; and(b) all information required by division rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.(3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a state authorization certificate expires two years after the division issues the state authorization certificate to an accredited postsecondary school.(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), the division may extend the period for which a state authorization certificate is effective so that expiration dates are staggered throughout the year.(4) A state authorization certificate that the division issues to a longstanding nonprofit accredited postsecondary school: (a) expires two years after the division issues the state authorization certificate;(b) establishes the postsecondary school by name as an educational institution in accordance with 34 C.F.R. Sec. 600.9(a)(1)(i);(c) makes the postsecondary school independent of the state system of higher education; and(d) authorizes the postsecondary school to operate educational programs in the state that are beyond secondary education, including programs that lead to a degree or certificate.(5) A state authorization certificate that the division issues to a public postsecondary school does not expire.(6) A postsecondary school may satisfy Subsection (2)(a) by demonstrating to the division that the postsecondary school is: (a) within a grace period provided by the United States Department of Education for obtaining new accreditation; or(b) otherwise considered by the United States Department of Education to have recognized accreditation.Added by Chapter 458, 2023 General Session ,§ 21, eff. 1/1/2024.