1235 Application of Pennsylvania School of Art and Design for approval of change of status to college

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Application of Pennsylvania School of Art and Design for Approval of Change of Status to College

[29 Pa.B. 4079]

Notice of Opportunity for Hearing and Invitation to Protest

   Under 24 Pa.C.S.A. § 6503(e) (relating to certification of institutions), the Department of Education (Department) will consider the application of Pennsylvania School of Art and Design for a Certificate of Authority approving the institution's change of status to operate as a college granting the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

   In accordance with 24 Pa.C.S.A. § 6503(e), the Department will act upon the application without hearing, unless within 30 days after the publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a written request for public hearing is filed with the Department, along with a notice of intervention, a petition to intervene or protest in accordance with 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.23 and 35.24 (relating to protest generally; and effect of protest) or 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.27--35.32 (relating to intervention).

   Petitions to intervene, protest and request for hearing shall be filed with Dr. Warren D. Evans, Chartering/Governance/Accreditation Specialist, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 [phone] on or before 4 p.m. on the due date prescribed by this notice. Persons wishing to review the application should phone or write to the aforementioned office to schedule a time for an in-office review. Duplicate copies of the application are not available.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing, if held, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact Dr. Evans at [phone] to discuss how the Department of Education may best accommodate their needs.

EUGENE W. HICKOK,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-1235. Filed for public inspection July 30, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]