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90_SB1664eng
105 ILCS 425/1 from Ch. 144, par. 136
Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act.
Changes the definition of a "sales representative" from a
"person" (defined elsewhere to include an individual,
corporation, or other business entity) employed by a school
for specified purposes to an "individual" employed by a
school for those purposes. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT relating to education, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 3. The School Code is amended by changing
5 Section 2-3.115 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.115)
7 Sec. 2-3.115. Tech Prep Programs.
8 (a) Programs of academic credit Youth Apprenticeship
9 Vocational Education programs (Tech Prep) for secondary
10 school students. The State Superintendent of Education, in
11 cooperation with the Board of Higher Education, is encouraged
12 to establish a program of academic credit for Tech Prep work
13 based learning youth apprenticeship vocational education
14 programs for secondary school students with evidencing an
15 interest in pursuing such career training. The program may
16 be instituted by any school district seeking to provide its
17 secondary school students with an opportunity to participate
18 in Tech Prep work based learning youth apprenticeship
19 vocational education programs or agency training programs in
20 which its secondary school students shall receive academic
21 credit for work-related training received at manufacturing
22 facilities or agencies.
23 (b) Partnership for Careers grants. The State Board of
24 Education may make grants, subject to appropriations for such
25 purpose, to school districts to be used for Tech Prep
26 Partnership for Careers programs. School districts must
27 submit joint applications for the grants along with one or
28 more companies who commit to (i) make off-campus, privately
29 owned facilities available for the use of the program, (ii)
30 provide significant financial contributions to the program in
31 order to supplement State grants, and (iii) provide career
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1 opportunities for students who successfully complete the
2 program training. The State Board of Education may use a
3 portion of the funds appropriated for the program to promote
4 its availability and successes with school districts,
5 businesses, and communities.
6 (Source: P.A. 88-270.)
7 Section 5. The Private Business and Vocational Schools
8 Act is amended by changing Sections 1, 1.1, 10, 14.1, 15.1,
9 15.1a, and 15.2 as follows:
10 (105 ILCS 425/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 136)
11 Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
12 context otherwise requires:
13 A "private business and vocational school" or "school" is
14 an educational institution privately owned and operated by an
15 owner, partnership, or corporation, offering courses of
16 instruction, short courses, or subjects for which tuition is
17 charged, whether such courses of instruction, short courses,
18 or subjects are offered by in-residence, correspondence,
19 distance education, or other methods, to prepare individuals:
20 (1) to follow a trade or artistic occupation;
21 (2) to pursue a manual, mechanical, technical,
22 industrial, business, commercial, office, personal service
23 (other than nursing), or other non-professional occupation;
24 or
25 (3) to follow a profession, if the profession is not
26 subject to licensing or registration under any existing
27 statute of the State of Illinois requiring the licensing or
28 registration of persons practicing such profession or if the
29 school is not approved and regulated by the agency with such
30 licensing or registration authority;
31 (4) to improve, enhance, or add to the skills and
32 abilities of the individual relative to occupational
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1 responsibilities or career opportunities.
2 "Council" means the Private Business and Vocational
3 Schools State Advisory Council created by this Act.
4 "Superintendent" means the State Superintendent of
5 Education.
6 "Sales representative" means a person employed by a
7 school as defined herein, whether such school is located
8 within or outside Illinois, to act as an agent, sales person,
9 broker or independent contractor to procure directly students
10 or enrollees for such school by solicitation in any form made
11 at any place in this State.
12 "Tuition" means any payment or compensation whether paid
13 by an individual, private organization or an agency of the
14 United States, State of Illinois or any political subdivision
15 thereof.
16 "Accrediting" refers to the public recognition of the
17 level of quality of an educational institution or program
18 that is granted by a legal entity.
19 "Accrediting agency" means a legal entity, or a part of
20 that entity, which conducts accrediting activities and is
21 designated by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
22 Education pursuant to the provisions of the Higher Education
23 Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329) and related regulations.
24 "Adequate Evaluation Service" means the process by which
25 a school provides prompt evaluation of all required tests and
26 materials with appropriate comments and suggestions for
27 correction of errors and apparent weaknesses and the prompt
28 return of such corrected materials to students concerned.
29 "Board" is the State Board of Education.
30 "Business day" is any calendar day except a Saturday,
31 Sunday or legal holiday; provided that whenever a legal
32 holiday is observed on a Monday, that Monday also shall be
33 deemed a legal holiday.
34 "Certificate of approval" is a non-transferable
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1 certificate issued under the authority of the State Board of
2 Education to a private business and vocational school located
3 within or without the State in the name of the school, which
4 authorizes the school to solicit students and to offer and
5 maintain a course of instruction in compliance with the
6 provisions of this Act and such standards, rules and
7 regulations as may be promulgated by the Board.
8 "Change of location" is a change in a school's principal
9 location, as distinguished from a change in the location of a
10 classroom extension.
11 "Change of ownership" is a change in the financial
12 control of a school occurring whenever 50% or more of a
13 school's stock or assets are sold to another party or parties
14 in one or a series of transactions occurring within any 3
15 year period.
16 "Chief managing employee" is the individual who is the
17 head administrator or supervisor at a school's principal
18 location.
19 "Classroom extension" is a facility used for
20 instructional purposes either wholly or in part by a school
21 at a location different from the school's principal location.
22 "Course of instruction" is a program of study, education,
23 training or instruction consisting of a series of lessons or
24 classes which are coordinated, arranged, or packaged to
25 constitute a subject, curriculum or program of instruction
26 and sold collectively, so long as the course purports to
27 prepare or qualify individuals, or improve or upgrade the
28 skills individuals need (i) for employment, career
29 opportunities or any specific occupation, trade or in job
30 position requiring manual, mechanical, technical, industrial,
31 business, commercial, office, personal service (other than
32 nursing), artistic, or other non-professional skills or
33 abilities, or (ii) for any profession which is not subject to
34 licensing or registration under any existing statute of this
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1 State.
2 "Date of acceptance admission" is the date an authorized
3 school officer signs the enrollment agreement at the school's
4 principal location.
5 "Date of admission" is the first scheduled date of class
6 attendance.
7 "Distance education" is a teaching and learning situation
8 in which (i) the instructor and the learner are
9 geographically separated and (ii) instruction and materials
10 are delivered or exchanged or delivered and exchanged by
11 mail, electronic devices, or other means.
12 "Educational institution" is any organization, whether
13 located within or outside of this State, which promotes
14 business and vocational education, even though the
15 institution's principal effort may not be exclusively
16 educational in nature.
17 "Eleemosynary institution" is a benevolent and charitable
18 educational institution deriving a majority of its income
19 from philanthropic gifts and charitable contributions which
20 are used to subsidize its educational program.
21 "Enrollment agreement" is any agreement or instrument,
22 however named, which creates or evidences an obligation
23 binding a student to purchase a course of instruction from a
24 school.
25 "Home study school" is a school which provides
26 correspondence lesson materials prepared in a sequential and
27 logical order for study and completion by a student on his or
28 her own, with completed lessons being returned by the student
29 to the school for evaluation by the school, with comments
30 added, and subsequent return to the student, including those
31 schools which offer such instruction by home study in
32 combination with in-residence instruction.
33 "Illinois student" is any student contracting for
34 instruction within this State at an Illinois or out-of-state
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1 private business and vocational school.
2 "In-residence school" is any school offering courses of
3 instruction to its students on the school's premises.
4 "Out-of-state school" is any school, including both an
5 in-residence school and a home study school, which has its
6 place of instruction or its principal location outside the
7 boundaries of this State, or which offers or conducts courses
8 of instruction or subjects on premises of the school located
9 outside the boundaries of this State, or which provides
10 correspondence or home study lesson materials from a location
11 outside the boundaries of this State, or which evaluates
12 completed lesson materials or otherwise conducts its
13 evaluation service from a location outside the boundaries of
14 this State, or which otherwise offers or provides Illinois
15 students with courses of instruction or subjects through
16 activities engaged in or conducted outside the boundaries of
17 this State.
18 "Person" is an individual, corporation or other business
19 entity.
20 "Placement assistance" is a an organized service provided
21 by a school for preparing and referring students to
22 prospective employers as a result of direct contact between
23 school placement officials and employer representatives.
24 "Refund policy" is the course of action followed by a
25 school to reimburse unearned tuition to students not
26 completing a course of instruction.
27 "Religious institution" is an educational institution of
28 a parochial or denominational character offering courses of
29 instruction which are religious or theological in whole or
30 part and have a sectarian objective.
31 "Short course" is a single course of study up to 20 clock
32 hours that (i) is intended to improve or enhance an
33 individual's vocational skills, (ii) includes an assessment
34 of skill development, and (iii) may result in only a
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1 certificate of successful completion or attendance.
2 "Specialized business and vocational degree" is an award
3 conferred on a student who has successfully completed 2 or
4 more academic years or the equivalent thereof in a business
5 and vocational school with major emphasis on training for a
6 specific job or the development of occupational skills
7 related to any of the vocational areas identified within the
8 definition of a "school".
9 "Standards" refers to appropriate criteria established by
10 the Board and used by the Superintendent to implement this
11 Act and such reasonable rules and regulations as may be
12 promulgated by the Board.
13 "Student transcript records" are permanent academic
14 (educational) records used for reproducing transcript copies
15 of such information as the student's dates of attendance,
16 courses and subjects of instruction, and grades.
17 "Subject" is an instructional division, taught separately
18 within a course of instruction, which focuses on student
19 mastery of particular knowledge or skills.
20 "Supplementary course of instruction" is a new course of
21 instruction added to the list of such courses previously
22 approved by the Superintendent.
23 (Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
24 (105 ILCS 425/1.1) (from Ch. 144, par. 136.1)
25 Sec. 1.1. Exemptions and annual filing.
26 (a) For purposes of this Act, the following shall not be
27 considered to be a private business and vocational school:
28 (1) Any eleemosynary institution.
29 (2) Any religious institution.
30 (3) Any public educational institution exempt from
31 property taxation under the laws of this State.
32 (4) Any in-service course of instruction and subject
33 offered by an employer provided no tuition is charged and
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1 such instruction is offered only to employees of such
2 employer.
3 (5) Any educational institution which on the effective
4 date of this amendatory Act of 1984 is regulated solely by or
5 which on June 30, 1991, is solely degree granting, enrolls a
6 majority of its students in bachelors' or higher degree
7 programs, has maintained an accredited status with the
8 Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North
9 Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and is regulated
10 by the Illinois Board of Higher Education under the Private
11 College Act or the Academic Degree Act, or which is exempt
12 from such regulation under either of the foregoing Acts
13 solely for the reason that such educational institution was
14 in operation on the effective date of either such Act.
15 (6) Any institution and the franchisees of such
16 institution which offer exclusively a course of instruction
17 in income tax theory or return preparation at a total
18 contract price of no more than $400, provided that the total
19 annual enrollment of such institution for all such courses of
20 instruction exceeds 500 students, and further provided that
21 the total contract price for all instruction offered to a
22 student in any one calendar year does not exceed $400. For
23 each calendar year after 1990, the total contract price shall
24 be adjusted, rounded off to the nearest dollar, by the same
25 percentage as the increase or decrease in the general price
26 level as measured by the consumer price index for all urban
27 consumers for the United States, or its successor index, as
28 defined and officially reported by the United States
29 Department of Labor, or its successor agency. The change in
30 the index shall be that as first published by the Department
31 of Labor for the calendar year immediately preceding the year
32 in which the total contract price is calculated.
33 (b) An institution exempted under subsection (a) of this
34 Section must file with the Superintendent an annual financial
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1 report to demonstrate continued compliance by the institution
2 with the requirements on which the exemption is based.
3 (Source: P.A. 86-824; 87-1238.)
4 (105 ILCS 425/10) (from Ch. 144, par. 145)
5 Sec. 10. Application fees - Renewal fees. The following
6 nonrefundable fees shall be paid by each applicant and
7 collected by the Superintendent upon filing and receipt of
8 each of the applications specified below:
9 Original school application for a
10 certificate of approval..................... $500
11 Initial school application for a
12 certificate of approval upon occurrence
13 of a change of ownership.................... $500
14 Annual school application for renewal
15 of a certificate of approval................ $250
16 School application for a change
17 of location................................. $ 75
18 School application for a
19 classroom extension......................... $150
20 School application for
21 supplementary courses
22 of instruction.............................. $150
23 School application for
24 a short course.............................. $50
25 An applicant school which has not remedied all
26 deficiencies cited by the Superintendent within 12 months of
27 the date of its original application for a certificate of
28 approval shall pay an additional $500 original application
29 fee for the continued cost of investigation of its
30 application.
31 (Source: P.A. 83-1484.)
32 (105 ILCS 425/14.1) (from Ch. 144, par. 149.1)
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1 Sec. 14.1. Annual review. The Superintendent shall
2 annually review and investigate all approved schools and
3 courses of instruction. Consideration shall be given to
4 complaints and information collected by the Federal Trade
5 Commission, Better Business Bureaus, the Illinois Attorney
6 General's Office, any State's Attorney's Office, other State
7 or official approval agencies, local school officials and
8 interested persons. The Superintendent shall investigate all
9 written complaints about a school or its sales
10 representatives received from all affected persons and any
11 and all governmental agencies. Such annual review shall
12 include a comparison between the graduation or completion
13 rate for the school and the graduation or completion rate for
14 the schools within the industry the school represents, such
15 as business, technical or vocational schools, for the
16 reporting period of July 1 through June 30. Any school that
17 fails to maintain a graduation or completion rate greater
18 than 50% of the average graduation or completion rate for
19 schools within that industry shall be placed on probation for
20 one year. If that school's graduation or completion rate
21 fails to exceed 50% of the average graduation rate for
22 schools within that industry for that school's next reporting
23 period fiscal year, then the Superintendent shall revoke that
24 school's approval to operate in the State of Illinois.
25 In the event a school does not maintain a passage rate of
26 at least 50% of the average passage rate for schools within
27 that industry for any State licensing examination or
28 professional certification examination, then that school
29 shall be placed on probation for one year. If that school's
30 passage rate in its next reporting period fiscal year does
31 not exceed 50% of the average passage rate of that class of
32 school as a whole, then the Superintendent shall revoke that
33 school's approval to operate in the State of Illinois.
34 The Superintendent shall develop by rule a procedure to
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1 ensure the veracity of the information required under this
2 Section.
3 (Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
4 (105 ILCS 425/15.1) (from Ch. 144, par. 150.1)
5 Sec. 15.1. Enrollment agreements. Enrollment agreements
6 shall be used by schools approved by the Superintendent. The
7 student shall be given a copy of the enrollment agreement at
8 the time the student signs that agreement and shall include
9 the following written disclosures and at the time of the
10 agreement's acceptance, if those events occur at different
11 times. 2 copies shall be signed by the student; one copy
12 shall be given to the student and The school shall retain a
13 signed the other copy of the fully executed enrollment
14 agreement as a part of the student's permanent record.
15 Enrollment agreements shall include the following written
16 disclosures:
17 (1) The name and address of the school and the addresses
18 where instruction will be given;
19 (2) The name and description of the course of
20 instruction, including the number of home study lessons and
21 hours of classroom instruction;
22 (3) The total cost of the course of instruction and all
23 other services and facilities furnished or made available to
24 the student by or through the school in connection with the
25 student's matriculation and study and completion of any
26 subject or course of instruction, including all charges made
27 by the school for tuition, room and board, books, materials,
28 supplies, laboratory, shop and studio fees, and other
29 expenses;
30 (4) A clear and conspicuous statement that the agreement
31 is a legally binding instrument when signed by the student
32 and accepted by the school;
33 (5) A clear and conspicuous caption, "BUYER'S RIGHT TO
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1 CANCEL" under which it is explained that the student has the
2 right to cancel the initial enrollment agreement until
3 midnight of the fifth business day after the student has been
4 accepted admitted; and if the right to cancel is not given to
5 any prospective student at the time the enrollment agreement
6 is signed, then the student has the right to cancel the
7 agreement at any time and receive a refund of all monies paid
8 to date within 10 days of cancellation;
9 (6) A notice to the students that any cancellation
10 should be in writing and must be delivered to school
11 management and given to the registered agent, if any, or
12 managing employee of the school;
13 (7) The school's refund policy for unearned tuition,
14 fees, and other charges;
15 (8) The date of the student's signature and the date of
16 the student's acceptance admission;
17 (9) A clear and conspicuous statement that every
18 assignee of a student enrollment agreement takes it subject
19 to all claims and defenses of the student or his successors
20 in interest arising under the agreement;
21 (10) The name of the school employee or agent
22 responsible for procuring, soliciting or enrolling the
23 student;
24 (11) A statement containing the following information
25 for the most recent 12 month reporting period of July 1
26 through June 30:
27 (a) The number of students who were admitted enrolled in
28 the course of instruction as of July 1 of that reporting
29 period school during the school's last fiscal year;
30 (b) Additions during the year due to:
31 (A) new starts;
32 (B) re-enrollments; and
33 (C) transfers into the course of instruction from
34 other courses of instruction at the school the number of
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1 students who did not complete the course of instruction
2 for which they enrolled during the school's last fiscal
3 year;
4 (c) Total number of students admitted during the
5 reporting period (the number of students reported under item
6 (11)(a) plus the additions reported under parts (A), (B), and
7 (C) of item (11)(b)) the percentage of students who did not
8 complete the course of instruction for which they enrolled
9 for the past fiscal year as compared to the number of
10 students who enrolled in the school during the school's past
11 fiscal year;
12 (d) Of the total course of instruction enrollment, the
13 number of students who:
14 (A) transferred out of the course of instruction to
15 another course of instruction;
16 (B) completed or graduated from a course of
17 instruction;
18 (C) withdrew from the school;
19 (D) are still enrolled the number and percentage of
20 students from the particular school who passed the State
21 licensing examination (if any) during the school's last
22 fiscal year;
23 (e) The number of students listed in item (11)(d) who
24 (A) were placed in their field of study;
25 (B) were placed in a related field;
26 (C) placed out of the field;
27 (D) were not available for placement due to
28 personal reasons;
29 (E) were not employed the number and percentage of
30 graduates who requested placement assistance by the
31 school during the school's last fiscal year;
32 (f) The number of students who took a State licensing
33 examination or professional certification examination (if
34 any) during the reporting period, as well as the number who
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1 passed the number and percentage of graduates who obtained
2 employment as a result of placement assistance by the school
3 during the school's last fiscal year; such information may be
4 compiled by reasonable efforts of the school to contact
5 graduates by written correspondence;
6 (g) The number and percentage of graduates of the
7 particular school who obtained employment in the field who
8 did not use the school's placement assistance during the
9 reporting period school's last fiscal year; such information
10 may be compiled by reasonable efforts of the school to
11 contact graduates by written correspondence;
12 (h) The average starting salary for all school graduates
13 employed during the reporting period school's last fiscal
14 year; such information may be compiled by reasonable efforts
15 of the school to contact graduates by written correspondence;
16 (i) The following clear and conspicuous caption:
17 "COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS SCHOOL MAY BE REGISTERED WITH THE
18 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION", set forth with the addresses and
19 telephone numbers of the Board's Springfield and Chicago
20 offices.
21 An alphabetical list of names, addresses, and dates of
22 admission by course or course of instruction and a sample
23 copy of the enrollment agreement employed to enroll the
24 students listed shall be filed with the Superintendent on an
25 annual basis. The list shall be signed and verified by the
26 school's Chief Managing Employee. The list shall include
27 enrollments from the period of July 1 through June 30 and
28 shall be submitted within 90 days after the end of the period
29 A copy of each student enrollment agreement shall be signed
30 by the student and filed with the Superintendent on an annual
31 basis. If the enrollment agreement is negotiated orally in a
32 language other than English, then copies of the above
33 disclosure forms shall be tendered in the language in which
34 the contract was negotiated prior to executing the enrollment
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1 agreement.
2 No school shall enter into any enrollment agreement
3 wherein the student waives the right to assert against the
4 school or any assignee any claim or defense he or she may
5 have against the school arising under the agreement. Any
6 provisions in an enrollment agreement wherein the student
7 agrees to such waiver shall be rendered void.
8 (Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
9 (105 ILCS 425/15.1a) (from Ch. 144, par. 150.1a)
10 Sec. 15.1a. The Superintendent shall issue rules and
11 regulations providing for the establishment of a fair and
12 equitable refund policy for each private business and
13 vocational school. Such refund policy shall provide that:
14 1. Schools shall, when a student gives written notice of
15 cancellation, provide a refund in the amount of at least the
16 following:
17 a. When notice of cancellation is given before midnight
18 of the fifth business day within 6 days after the date of
19 enrollment but prior to the first day of class, all
20 application-registration fees, tuition, and any other charges
21 shall be refunded to the student;
22 b. When notice of cancellation is given after midnight
23 of the fifth business the sixth day following acceptance
24 enrollment but prior to the close of business on the
25 student's first day of class attendance, the school may
26 retain no more than the application-registration fee which
27 may not exceed $150 or 50% of the cost of tuition, whichever
28 is less $100;
29 c. When notice of cancellation is given after the
30 student's completion of the first day of class attendance,
31 but prior to the student's completion of 5% of the course of
32 instruction, the school may retain the
33 application-registration fee, an amount not to exceed 10% of
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1 the tuition and other instructional charges or $300,
2 whichever is less, and, subject to the limitations of
3 paragraph 12 of this Section, plus the cost of any books or
4 materials which have been provided by the school.
5 d. When a student has completed in excess of 5% of the
6 course of instruction the school may retain the
7 application-registration fee and the cost of any books or
8 materials which have been provided by the school but shall
9 refund a part of the tuition and other instructional charges
10 in accordance with whichever of the following applies:
11 (1) A. A school which is accredited by a nationally
12 recognized accrediting agency may use this policy or any
13 other refund policy filed with the Superintendent which
14 returns more money at each of the following levels of the
15 schedule to the student. As used herein, a "nationally
16 recognized accrediting agency" means an agency or
17 association designated by the Secretary of the U.S.
18 Department of Education pursuant to provisions of the
19 Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329) and related
20 regulations.
21 After 5% of the course of instruction, but within
22 the first 4 weeks of classes the school shall refund at
23 least 80% of the tuition;
24 During the first 25% of the course, the school shall
25 refund at least 55% of the tuition;
26 During the second 25% of the course the school shall
27 refund at least 30% of the tuition;
28 In cases of withdrawal after 50% of the course, the
29 school may commit the student to the remaining obligation
30 of tuition.
31 As used herein, a "nationally recognized accrediting
32 agency" means an agency or association designated by the
33 Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education pursuant to
34 provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L.
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1 89-329) and related regulations.
2 (2) B. All other schools regulated under this
3 Section may retain an amount computed prorata by days in
4 class plus 10% of tuition and other instructional charges
5 up to completion of 60% of the course of instruction.
6 When the student has completed in excess of 60% of the
7 course of instruction, the school may retain the
8 application/registration fee and the entire tuition and
9 other charges.
10 (3) The refund policy for short courses up to 20
11 clock hours shall refund prorata up to 60% completion of
12 the course.
13 (4) All schools that offer courses of instruction
14 taught by distance education methods shall make refunds
15 to students who cancel their instruction in the following
16 manner:
17 (A) Students who enroll in a distance
18 education course of instruction shall have 5
19 business days from the date of their initial
20 acceptance to cancel the enrollment and receive a
21 complete refund of moneys paid to the school.
22 (B) Thereafter, the school shall retain a
23 prorata amount based on the percentage of lessons
24 completed, up to 60% of the course of instruction,
25 plus 10% of the total tuition and other
26 instructional charges.
27 (C) If more than 20% of the lessons in the
28 course of instruction are completed within the
29 5-business-day cooling off period, the distance
30 education refund policy stated above applies from
31 the beginning of the first lesson completed.
32 (D) Refunds shall be based on the last lesson
33 completed. use this policy or any other required
34 policy filed with the Superintendent which returns
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1 more money at each of the following levels of the
2 schedule to the student:
3 Percentage of days in class Percentage of tuition
4 completed by student at and other instructional
5 notice of cancellation: charges which School
6 may retain:
7 in excess of 5% - 10% 15%
8 in excess of 10% - 15% 22%
9 in excess of 15% - 20% 28%
10 in excess of 20% - 25% 33%
11 in excess of 25% - 30% 38%
12 in excess of 30% - 35% 43%
13 in excess of 35% - 40% 47%
14 in excess of 40% - 45% 52%
15 in excess of 45% - 50% 60%
16 in excess of 50% - 55% 64%
17 in excess of 55% - 60% 68%
18 in excess of 60% - 65% 73%
19 in excess of 65% - 70% 75%
20 in excess of 70% - 75% 80%
21 in excess of 75% - 80% 85%
22 When notice of cancellation is given after the student
23 has completed over 80% of the course of instruction measured
24 by days in class, the school may retain the
25 application-registration fee and the entire tuition and other
26 charges.
27 2. A student, who on personal initiative and without
28 solicitation enrolls, starts, and completes a course of
29 instruction before midnight of the fifth business the sixth
30 day after the enrollment agreement is signed, is not subject
31 to the cancellation refund provisions of this Section.
32 3. Applicants not accepted by the school shall receive a
33 refund of all tuition and fees paid within 30 calendar days
34 after the determination of non-acceptance is made.
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1 4. Application-registration fees shall be chargeable at
2 initial enrollment and shall not exceed $150 or 50% of the
3 cost of tuition, whichever is less $100.00.
4 5. Deposits or down payments shall become part of the
5 tuition.
6 6. The school shall mail a written acknowledgement of a
7 student's cancellation or written withdrawal to the student
8 within 15 calendar days of the postmark date of notification.
9 Such written acknowledgement is not necessary if a refund has
10 been mailed to the student within the 15 calendar days.
11 7. (Blank). If the school cancels or discontinues a
12 course, the student shall have all tuition, fees, and other
13 charges refunded.
14 8. All student refunds shall be made by the school
15 within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the
16 student's cancellation.
17 9. A student may give notice of cancellation to the
18 school in writing. The unexplained absence of a student from
19 a school for more than 15 school days shall constitute
20 constructive notice of cancellation to the school. For
21 purposes of cancellation the date shall be the last day of
22 attendance.
23 10. A school may make refunds which exceed those
24 prescribed in this Section. If the school has a refund policy
25 that returns more money to a student than those policies
26 prescribed in this Section, that refund policy must be filed
27 with the Superintendent.
28 11. A school shall refund all monies paid to it in any
29 of the following circumstances:
30 a. (a) the school did not provide the prospective
31 student with a copy of the student's valid enrollment
32 agreement and a current catalog or bulletin;
33 b. (b) the school cancels or discontinues the course of
34 instruction in which the student has enrolled;.
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1 c. the school fails to conduct classes on days or times
2 scheduled, detrimentally affecting the student.
3 12. A school must refund any book and materials fees
4 when: (a) the book and materials are returned to the school
5 unmarked; and (b) the student has provided the school with a
6 notice of cancellation.
7 (Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
8 (105 ILCS 425/15.2) (from Ch. 144, par. 150.2)
9 Sec. 15.2. Placement assistance.) Each school which
10 offers or advertises a placement assistance for any course of
11 instruction must file with the Superintendent it's placement
12 statistics for the most recent 12 month reporting period of
13 July 1 through June 30 or calendar year immediately preceding
14 to the date of the school's application for annual renewal of
15 its certificate of approval for every course of instruction.
16 All schools offering or advertising a placement
17 assistance shall disclose statistics for such 12 month period
18 or calendar year showing all of the following: number of
19 students enrolled, the number of students who did not
20 complete the course of instruction for which they enrolled,
21 the number of students who graduated, the number of graduates
22 who requested placement assistance, and the number of
23 graduates who received bona fide job offers for the job for
24 which they were trained.
25 (a) The number of students who were admitted in the
26 course of instruction as of July 1 of the reporting period.
27 (b) Additions during the year due to:
28 (1) new starts;
29 (2) re-enrollments; and
30 (3) transfers into the course of instruction from
31 other courses of instruction at the school.
32 (c) Total number of students admitted during the
33 reporting period in item (a) plus the additions reported
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1 under parts (1), (2), and (3) of item (b).
2 (d) Of the total enrollment, the number of students who:
3 (1) transferred out of the course of instruction to
4 another course of instruction;
5 (2) completed or graduated from a course of
6 instruction;
7 (3) withdrew from the school;
8 (4) are still enrolled.
9 (e) The number of students listed in (d) who:
10 (1) were placed in their field of study;
11 (2) were placed in a related field;
12 (3) placed out of the field;
13 (4) were not available for placement due to
14 personal reasons;
15 (5) were not employed.
16 (f) The number of students who took the State licensing
17 examination or professional certification examination (if
18 any) during the reporting period, as well as the number who
19 passed.
20 (g) The number of graduates who obtained employment in
21 the field who did not use the school's placement assistance
22 during the reporting period; such information may be compiled
23 by reasonable efforts of the school to contact graduates by
24 written correspondence.
25 (h) The average starting salary for all school graduates
26 employed during the reporting period; such information may be
27 compiled by reasonable efforts of the school to contact
28 graduates by written correspondence.
29 Before a student signs an enrollment agreement the
30 enrolling representative shall disclose to the student the
31 above statistical information for the particular course of
32 instruction offered for sale in the enrollment agreement.
33 In the absence of placement statistics for a new course
34 of instruction, the enrolling representative shall disclose
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1 to the student the placement statistics which represent the
2 aggregate of all courses of instruction.
3 (Source: P.A. 83-1484; 85-433; revised 3-9-98.)
4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5 becoming law.