Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68 § 1455.445

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024

Section 1455.445 - Grounds for Education Provider Discipline

Pursuant to Section 15-10 of the Act, the following shall be considered a violation of the Act and this Part and may subject a licensee to discipline:

a) Dismissal of attendees, without good cause, from any course that results in approved hours not being met;

b) Failure to adhere to approved course materials;

c) Providing or offering a course while the education provider's license is non-renewed, expired, suspended, revoked, surrendered, or is in any other inoperative or inactive status;

d) Providing or offering a course that is not approved by the Department or is expired;

e) Plagiarism of course material;

f) Temporary loss or termination of the International Distance Education Certification Center or AQB approval;

g) Providing to the Division false or misleading information in connection with an application for course approval;

h) A course not conducted in the manner represented to the Division at the time approval was requested, or a course that no longer complies with the criteria for approval;

i) The education provider does not enforce policies relating to course prerequisites, instructor qualifications, student attendance, or course scheduling;

j) The education provider misrepresents any material fact relating to a course or false advertising;

k) The education provider has failed to maintain for a period of at least five years accurate records of students' course completion or to fulfill requests for course completion letters, certificates, or transcripts from former students who satisfactorily completed a course; or

l) The education provider fails to maintain audio or video files and presentations related to all synchronous courses for a period of five years from their approval dates.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68, § 1455.445

Added at 37 Ill. Reg. 2668, effective April 1, 2013

Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 14553, effective 9/24/2024