Arizona Laws 32-3051. Grounds for disciplinary action
The board may take disciplinary action against any person licensed pursuant to this chapter for any one or a combination of the following reasons:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-3051
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Board: means the state board for private postsecondary education. See Arizona Laws 32-3001
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Operate: means to establish, keep, maintain or utilize a physical facility, location or mailing address in this state where, from which or through which students are procured for private vocational or private degree programs, private vocational or private degree programs are offered or private vocational credentials or private degrees are offered or granted and includes contracting for the performance of any of these acts. See Arizona Laws 32-3001
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
1. Violation of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
2. Conviction of a felony or any crime related to the operation of an educational institution.
3. Engaging in fraudulent advertising.
4. Failure to reapply as prescribed by the board for a license issued under this chapter if the licensee is continuing in business.
5. Engaging in false or misleading advertising, solicitation or recruitment practices.
6. Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct by the licensee or any employee, administrator, owner, member, officer, director or agent of the licensee, whether occurring in this state or elsewhere, including:
(a) Engaging in sexual conduct with a student who is not the person’s spouse at the time of the conduct. For the purposes of this subdivision, "sexual conduct" means either of the following:
(i) Engaging in or soliciting a sexual relationship, whether consensual or nonconsensual.
(ii) Making sexual advances, requesting sexual favors or engaging in any other verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature.
(b) Verbally abusing a student or employee.
(c) Threatening or intimidating by word or conduct causing physical injury to a student.
(d) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing any physical injury to a student.
(e) Knowingly touching a student with the intent to injure, insult or provoke the student.
7. Failure to comply with all state and federal laws relating to the operation of a private postsecondary educational institution.
8. Failure to comply with applicable standards of accreditation as determined by the board.
9. Failure to be financially responsible as determined by the board.
10. Failure to have adequate management capability as determined by the board.
11. Failure to provide the approved program as determined by the board.
12. Failure to provide faculty who meet the minimum qualifications as determined by the board.
13. Failure to provide the facility, equipment and other resources to operate the program.
14. Failure to follow published administrative policies, procedures and fees of the educational institution.
15. Failure to offer published student services.
16. Failure to maintain records as prescribed by rule.
17. Failure to provide a safe learning environment.
18. Failure to comply with a board order, consent agreement, stipulation, subpoena or investigative request.