Section 30A. The board of higher education shall establish standards relative to faculty, equipment, courses of study, financial organization, facilities, physical plant and leadership which shall apply to any educational institution for which said council has approved the certificate of organization or an article of amendment under the provisions of section thirty.
If said board has reason to believe that any such institution does not comply with such standards it may, after a hearing, suspend or revoke the power of such institution to grant degrees. Proceedings under this section shall be deemed to be adjudicatory proceedings as defined in section one of chapter thirty A and shall be subject to the provisions of said chapter thirty A, except that (1) pending a final decision by the court the institution shall continue to have the power to grant degrees, (2) no suspension or revocation under this section shall become effective until the time for filing a petition for review has expired and (3) the council shall forthwith notify the state secretary upon any suspension or revocation under this section becoming effective.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 69 - Powers and Duties of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Section 1.5 - Applicability of Sec. 2 of Chapter 70 to This Chapter
Section 1a - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Commissioner; Duties
Section 1b - Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; Duties
Section 1d - Statewide Educational Goals; Academic Standards; Vocational Training; Grant Program
Section 1e - Curriculum Frameworks
Section 1g - Minimum Length of School Day and School Year
Section 1h - Adult Basic Education and Literacy Services System; Grants; Objectives
Section 1m - Discretionary Grant Program
Section 1n - Alternative Education Grant Program
Section 1o - Truancy Prevention Program Certification Process
Section 1p - Safe and Supportive Schools Framework
Section 1q - State Seal of Biliteracy; Award; Criteria
Section 1r - Financial Literacy Standards; Establishment and Implementation
Section 2 - Statement of Amounts Spent for Vocational Schools; Annual Report
Section 4 - Compilation of Statistics as to Certain Institutions
Section 6 - Teachers; Applications for Positions; Qualifications
Section 8 - Use of School Buildings
Section 8a - Medical Emergency Response Plans; Model Plan
Section 9 - Classes for Illiterates and Foreigners
Section 9a - Establishment of Class
Section 10 - Reimbursement for Expenditures
Section 10a - Education for American Citizenship; Director
Section 11 - Powers and Duties of the Division of Immigration and Americanization
Section 30 - Approval of Organization Certificate or Charter Amendments; Periodic Inspections
Section 31 - Prerequisites to Approval of Organization Certificate or Charter Amendments
Section 36 - Use of Cultural Organizations by Schools and Community Organizations; Grants