Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 1033 - HIGHER EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING AND INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY
Section 1033.40 - Application Process and Participation
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
The following are the processes for institutional participation in SARA:
a) Eligibility
b) Participation Fees
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Academic Affairs Fee Remittance
1 N. Old Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield IL 62701-1377
c) Application and Approval Process
d) Maintenance of Approval
Institutions are approved to participate in SARA if they are in compliance with the standards, procedures and requirements of this Section. Approved institutions are required to maintain the conditions of approval throughout the participation period. Any institution that fails to maintain conditions of approval may lose eligibility to participate in SARA and be removed at any time by the Board.
Approval to participate in SARA is for 12 months. Any institution participating in SARA is required to renew annually and pay the required renewal fees to the Board and to NC-SARA. Any institution that does not renew the participation agreement with the Board or pay required fees will no longer be eligible to participate in SARA. The Board will not process any institution's application for renewal until the full amount due is paid.
Participating institutions must comply with the annual data reporting mandated by NC-SARA as set forth in the Data Reporting Handbook available at: www.nc-sara.org/institutional-data-reporting.
The staff of the Board may request reviews and visitations of SARA participating institutions as necessary for the implementation of the Act and this Part.
e) Revocation of Eligibility
f) State Withdrawal
If Illinois withdraws from SARA, institutions approved and operating under SARA through Illinois may continue to do so for the remainder of the academic term or 90 days after the receipt of the Illinois withdrawal notice, whichever is later, but not to exceed six months from the date of notice.
g) Registers
The Board shall maintain a register on the Board web site with the names of the institutions that have been approved by the Board and NC-SARA to participate in the SARA program (www.ibhe.org). In addition, NC-SARA publishes a list of participating states and institutions on its web site (www.nc-sara.org).