(a) A private college or university that is authorized pursuant to section 305J-8 and maintains its accreditation shall apply to the department for reauthorization every two years. A private college or university that has its accreditation reaffirmed without sanction and continues to demonstrate its compliance with section 305J-14, shall otherwise be presumed to be qualified for reauthorization under this chapter for a period of two years.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 305J-10

  • Authorization: means the authorization granted to a private college or university, seminary, or religious training institution as provided in this chapter and any applicable rules and policies. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 305J-2
  • Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 305J-2
  • Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 305J-2
  • Private college or university: means a nonpublic post-secondary education institution having a physical presence in the State that offers associate, baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degrees or diplomas. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 305J-2
  • religious training institution: means a bona fide religious post-secondary educational institution that has a physical presence in the State, that is exempt from property taxation under the laws of the State, and that offers associate, baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degrees or diplomas. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 305J-2
(b) A seminary or religious training institution authorized pursuant to section 305J-9 shall apply to the department for reauthorization every two years. A seminary or religious training institution that continues to meet the authorization requirements of this chapter shall otherwise be presumed to be qualified for reauthorization under this chapter for a period of two years.
(c) Private colleges or universities, seminaries, and religious training institutions applying for reauthorization under this section shall pay the fees required pursuant to section 305J-18.
(d) If a private college or university, seminary, or religious training institution cannot demonstrate that it meets the authorization requirements of this chapter, the director shall deny the application for reauthorization. The director shall provide the private college or university, seminary, or religious training institution with written notification of the denial of the application for reauthorization and the basis for the denial. If, within six months of receiving notice that its application for reauthorization has been denied, the private college or university, seminary, or religious training institution corrects the action or condition upon which the denial was based, it may reapply for reauthorization. If the private college or university, seminary, or religious training institution does not correct the action or condition upon which the denial was based, it may submit a new application for authorization pursuant to section 305J-8 or 305J-9, whichever is applicable, once the action or condition has been corrected.
(e) If a private college or university is under a sanction from its accrediting body at the time that it submits its application for reauthorization, the director may:

(1) Approve the private college or university’s reauthorization; or
(2) Grant probationary approval of the private college or university’s reauthorization; provided that if the private college or university is granted probationary reauthorization:

(A) The department shall provide the private college or university with written notice of its probationary status;
(B) The private college or university shall reapply for reauthorization on an annual basis until the accrediting body lifts its sanction; and
(C) The private college or university shall provide the department with an annual report on its progress toward removing the sanction.
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