Section 281-4-005 - REVIEW OF NEW ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS005.01Review Process005.01.A Governing boards of public institutions shall submit to the Commission all proposals for new organizational units after the governing board has approved the organizational unit and prior to implementation.005.01.B The format for the proposal shall be prescribed by the Commission.005.01.C The Commission shall have ninety days from the date a complete final proposal is submitted to the Commission to disapprove an organizational unit or it shall stand approved.005.01.D Following consultation with the governing board, the Commission may require, as a condition of approval, that a new organizational unit meet minimum performance standards established by the Commission. The Commission may require an institution to submit a periodic status report until the conditions are satisfied. If the organizational unit does not meet the performance standards, the Commission shall review the unit and may continue or withdraw the approval of the program.005.02Review Criteria for New Organizational Units005.02.ACentrality to the Role and Mission of the Public Institution. The new organizational unit and related instructional programs shall be consistent with the institutional role and mission, as defined by law and in the Comprehensive Statewide Plan of the Commission.005.02.BConsistency with the Comprehensive Statewide Plan. The new organizational unit and related instructional programs shall not be inconsistent with the Comprehensive Statewide Plan as approved by the Commission.005.02.CEvidence of Need and Demand. Evidence may include quantifiable and/or qualitative data, and/or evidence of enhanced efficiencies and effectiveness that would result from the creation of a new organizational unit.005.02.DAdequacy of Available Resources. The institution shall provide evidence that it has adequate and appropriate resources to create and sustain the new organizational unit and its related instructional programs, research activities, and/or public services.281 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 005