Relating to nonpublic schools, including authorizing nonpublic schools to withdraw applications for accreditation, authorizing accredited nonpublic schools to terminate accreditation, and including applicability provisions

This bill relates to nonpublic schools, including authorizing nonpublic schools to withdraw applications for accreditation and authorizing accredited nonpublic schools to terminate accreditation. The bill authorizes a nonpublic school to withdraw its application for accreditation submitted to the director of the department of education, or terminate its accreditation, at any time by providing written notice to the director. The bill requires the department to cease all accreditation, monitoring, and enforcement process activities related to the nonpublic school upon receipt of the written notice. The bill applies to all applications for accreditation that nonpublic schools submitted to the director before, on, or after the effective date of the bill. The bill also applies to all nonpublic schools accredited by the department before, on, or after the effective date of the bill.