Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 200 - Board of Education
Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education
Subchapter 10 - Academic Standards, Programs and Operations
Part 4 - Regulations Governing the Rhode Island High School Equivalency Program (200-RICR-20-10-4)
Section 200-RICR-20-10-4.10 - Revocation of credentials
Current through September 18, 2024
A. The state administrator shall have the authority to revoke an Equivalency Diploma when reliable evidence exists that the candidate misrepresented or provided false information on the application; or otherwise fraudulently verified his/her eligibility to test.
B. A holder of an Equivalency Diploma may appeal its revocation by the state administrator to the Commissioner who, after providing notice to the interested parties of the time and place of hearing, shall examine the evidence and decide whether good cause exists for the revocation of the Equivalency Diploma.
C. Any decision of the revocation by the Commissioner shall be subject to an appeal to and review by the Council, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 16-39.
D. During the revocation process and any appeal, no credentials shall be re-issued to the individual.
