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(1) Upon receipt of an initial disclosure
report from a children's institution that the department categorizes as a
residential school, the department shall provide a copy of such initial
disclosure report to the Idaho department of education.
(2) The Idaho department of education shall certify to the department
whether each residential school has been accredited according to the
accrediting standards promulgated by the Idaho department of education, the
Idaho state board of education or a secular or religious accrediting
association recognized by the Idaho department of education.
(3) If a residential school has been certified as accredited under
subsection (2) of this section, then the department shall exercise no further
jurisdiction under this chapter over that accredited residential school so
long as the accreditation for the residential school remains in effect.
(4) Upon certification of accreditation, the Idaho department of
education shall notify the accredited residential school that all future
update disclosure reports or other reports as the Idaho department of
education may require shall be filed with the Idaho department of education so
long as the accreditation remains in effect.
(5) Upon the determination by the Idaho department of education that a
residential school is no longer accredited, it shall notify the department and
shall notify the residential school that all future update disclosure reports
must be filed with the department.
(6) A residential school that is not certified or accredited pursuant to
this section or has lost accreditation shall be subject to the jurisdiction of
the department as a children's treatment facility pursuant to section 39-1210,
Idaho Code, unless and until accreditation is certified by the Idaho
department of education pursuant to this section.
(7) The department has the authority to postpone for up to one (1) year
the designation of a nonaccredited residential school as a children's
treatment facility upon receipt of an affidavit under oath signed by a legally
authorized agent of the nonaccredited residential school that application for
accreditation has been made to the Idaho department of education, the Idaho
state board of education or an affiliated accrediting association recognized
by the Idaho department of education; and the department determines that the
application is being pursued in good faith.

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