Iowa Admin. Code r. 283-21.2
As used in this chapter:
"Interstate reciprocity agreement administrator" means the entity with which the commission has an agreement to participate in interstate reciprocity under Iowa Code chapter 261G.
"Registration" means the process by which a school must seek, or voluntarily seeks, the commission's explicit approval to operate in Iowa or offer courses of instruction to Iowans under Iowa Code chapter 261B.
"School" means a postsecondary educational institution that applies to register or is currently registered to offer all or a portion of a program in Iowa, or applies to operate or is operating under an approved exemption from registration, under Iowa Code chapter 261B. "School" also means a postsecondary educational institution that is seeking to participate in the commission's approved interstate reciprocity agreement under Iowa Code chapter 261G or that is a "participating resident institution" as defined in Iowa Code section 261G.2. A postsecondary educational institution that maintains a physical location outside of the state of Iowa and that must register under Iowa Code chapter 261B to operate at a physical location in this state is not a school that is eligible to participate in the commission's approved interstate reciprocity agreement under Iowa Code chapter 261G.
"School closure" means a precipitous or abrupt closure of a school during a semester, school period, or term of enrollment that leaves students without an option to complete the courses or program they started and with no ability to receive credit.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 283-21.2