Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06768 Compare Versions

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1-General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6768
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1+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6768
2+January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3215
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4+Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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1224 AN ACT CLARIFYING THAT PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS FUNCTION AS POSTSECONDARY CAREER SCHOOLS.
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1426 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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1628 Section 1. Section 10a-22a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
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1830 As used in sections 10a-22a to 10a-22y, inclusive:
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20-(1) "Private occupational school" means a postsecondary career school operated by a person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity offering instruction in any form or manner in any trade, industrial, commercial, service, professional or other occupation, including, but not limited to, a hospital-based occupational school, hairdressing school and barber school, for any remuneration, consideration, reward or promise of whatever nature, except "private occupational school" shall not include (A) instruction offered under public supervision and control; (B) instruction conducted by a firm or organization solely for the training of its own employees or members; or (C) instruction offered by a school authorized by the General Assembly to confer degrees;
32+(1) "Private occupational school" means a postsecondary career school operated by a person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity offering instruction in any form or manner in any trade, industrial, commercial, service, professional or other occupation for any remuneration, consideration, reward or promise of whatever nature, except "private occupational school" shall not include (A) instruction offered under public supervision and control; (B) instruction conducted by a firm or organization solely for the training of its own employees or members; or (C) instruction offered by a school authorized by the General Assembly to confer degrees;
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2234 (2) "Additional classroom site" means a facility that (A) is geographically located close to the school or branch that oversees the site, such that students must utilize services provided at such school or branch, (B) conducts permanent or temporary educational activities, and (C) offers courses or full programs of study;
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24-(3) "Branch" means a subdivision of a school (A) located at a different facility and geographical site from the school, except for a site that is an additional classroom site as determined by the executive director, or the executive director's designee, and (B) that (i) offers one or more complete programs leading to a diploma or certificate; (ii) operates under the school's certificate of operation; (iii) meets the same conditions of authorization as the school; and (iv) exercises administrative control and is responsible for its own academic affairs; and
36+(3) "Branch" means a subdivision of a school (A) located at a different facility and geographical site from the school, except for a site that is an additional classroom site as determined by the executive director, or the executive director's designee, and (B) that (i) offers one or more complete programs leading to a diploma or certificate; (ii) operates under the school's certificate of operation; (iii) meets the same conditions of authorization as the school; and (iv) exercises administrative control and is responsible for its own academic affairs; [and]
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26-(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Office of Higher Education.
38+(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Office of Higher Education; and
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40+(5) "Postsecondary career school" includes a hospital-based occupational school, hairdressing school and barber school.
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2842 Sec. 2. Subsections (h) and (i) of section 10a-22b of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
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3044 (h) Any hospital offering postsecondary career instruction in any form or manner in any trade, industrial, commercial, service, professional or other occupation for any remuneration, consideration, reward or promise, except to hospital employees, members of the medical staff and training for contracted workers, shall obtain a certificate of authorization from the executive director for the occupational instruction offered. Each hospital-based occupational school submitting an application for initial authorization shall pay an application fee of two hundred dollars made payable to the private occupational school student protection account. The executive director shall develop a process for prioritizing the authorization of hospital-based occupational schools based on size and scope of occupational instruction offered. Such schools shall be in compliance with this section when required pursuant to the executive director's process, or by 2012, whichever is earlier.
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3246 (i) Any program, school or other entity offering postsecondary career instruction in any form or manner in barbering or hairdressing for any remuneration, consideration, reward or promise shall obtain a certificate of authorization from the executive director of the Office of Higher Education for the occupational instruction offered. Each program, school or entity approved on or before July 1, 2013, by the Connecticut Examining Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians pursuant to chapter 368 or 387 that submits an application for initial authorization shall pay an application fee of five hundred dollars made payable to the private occupational school student protection account. The executive director of the Office of Higher Education shall develop a process for prioritizing the authorization of such barber and hairdressing programs, schools and entities. Such programs, schools and entities shall be in compliance with this section on or before July 1, 2015, or when required pursuant to the executive director's process, whichever is earlier. No person, board, association, partnership corporation, limited liability company or other entity shall establish a new program, school or other entity that offers instruction in any form or manner in barbering or hairdressing on or after July 1, 2013, unless such person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity first receives from the executive director of the Office of Higher Education a certificate authorizing the barbering or hairdressing occupational instruction to be offered in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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3751 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
3852 Section 1 July 1, 2015 10a-22a
3953 Sec. 2 July 1, 2015 10a-22b(h) and (i)
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4155 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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71+To clarify that private occupational schools function as postsecondary career schools for purposes of complying with 34 CFR 600.9.
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