N.M. Code R. § 5.99.1.22 - MONITORING, SANCTIONS, AND CLOSURE

A. Any institution operating pursuant to the act shall be subject to Section 21-23B-5 NMSA 1978.

B. An institution found in violation of the act may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per day per violation.

C. An institution that does not submit an application for renewal within deadlines set by the department may have a lapse in DEA.

D. The department shall provide notification for public viewing on the department's website if a distance education authorized institution has been sanctioned or penalized by their accreditor or the U.S. department of education or has a lapse in DEA.

E. An institution engaging in distance education with students located in New Mexico or post-secondary educational institution located in New Mexico engaging in distance education with a student located outside of New Mexico, shall not cease provision of distance education, close, or make a substantial change to location (a relocation of the institution's physical site which impacts the institution's ability to offer distance education or affects the institution's ability to continue to meet the criteria for distance education authorization) without providing notice to the department and complying with the provisions set out in 5.99.2 NMAC.

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N.M. Code R. § 5.99.1.22

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 23, December 11, 2018, eff. 12/11/2018