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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6584
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 4296
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT CONCERNING OU T-OF-STATE PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL
SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 10a-22h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
(a) No representative of a private occupational school not authorized 3
pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u 4
to 10a-22w, inclusive, shall visit the residence of any prospective 5
student, solicit enrollments, sell occupational instruction in any form or 6
manner, make representations or give counsel to prospective students 7
without first obtaining a permit from the executive director. Such permit 8
shall not be represented to constitute approval of the school itself. Any 9
contract entered into in violation of this section shall not be enforceable 10
by such school. 11
(b) Any person seeking to represent an out-of-state private 12
occupational school not authorized pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-13
22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, shall file an 14 Raised Bill No. 6584
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application with the Office of Higher Education on forms prescribed by 15
the executive director. Upon issuance of a permit, such representative 16
shall pay a nonrefundable fee of five hundred dollars into the private 17
occupational student protection account. The permit shall be valid for a 18
period of one year from date of issuance. 19
(c) Any out-of-state private occupational school that seeks to operate 20
a distance learning program in the state shall submit an application to 21
the Office of Higher Education in the form and manner prescribed by 22
the office. Each such private occupational school shall agree to abide by 23
standards established by the office. The office shall approve or reject 24
such private occupational school's application in accordance with the 25
standards established by the office. Authorization by the office to 26
operate a distance learning program in the state shall be valid for a 27
period of one year and may be renewed by the office for additional one-28
year periods. The office shall establish a schedule of application and 29
renewal fees for all out-of-state private occupational schools that are 30
approved by the office. As used in this subsection, "distance learning 31
program" means a program of study in which lectures are broadcast or 32
classes are conducted by correspondence or over the Internet, without 33
requiring a student to attend in person. 34
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 10a-22h
Statement of Purpose:
To require out-of-state private occupational schools to acquire
authorization from the Office of Higher Education prior to offering any
distance learning programs in the state.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]