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Public Act 1442 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
Public Act 096-1442
 
HB4984 EnrolledLRB096 16630 MJR 31906 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Private Business and Vocational Schools Act
is amended by changing Sections 6, 9, and 13 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 425/6)  (from Ch. 144, par. 141)
    Sec. 6. Application for certificate - Contents. Every
person, partnership or corporation doing business in Illinois
desiring to obtain a certificate of approval shall make a
signed and verified application to the Superintendent upon
forms prepared and furnished by the Superintendent, which forms
shall include the following information:
        1. The legal title and name of the school, together
    with ownership and controlling officers, members, and
    managing employees.
        2. The specific courses of instruction which will be
    offered, and the specific purposes of such instruction.
        3. The place or places where such instruction will be
    given and a description of the physical and sanitary
    facilities thereof.
        4. A written inspection report of approval by the State
    Fire Marshal or his designee for use of the premises as a
    school.
        5. A specific listing of the equipment available for
    instruction in each course of instruction, with the maximum
    enrollment that such equipment will accommodate.
        6. The names, addresses and current status of all
    schools of which each applicant has previously owned any
    interest, and a declaration as to whether any of these
    schools were ever denied accreditation or licensing, or,
    lost accreditation or licensing from any governmental body
    or accrediting agency.
        7. The educational and teaching qualifications of
    instructors in each course and subject of instruction, and
    the teacher to student ratio established by rule by the
    superintendent pursuant to industry standards and after
    soliciting and receiving comments by the schools in each
    industry.
        7.1. The qualifications of administrators.
        8. The financial resources available to establish and
    maintain the school, documented by a current balance sheet
    and income statement prepared and certified by an
    accountant or any such similar evidence as required by the
    Superintendent.
        9. A continuous surety company bond, written by a
    company authorized to do business in this State, for the
    protection of the contractual rights including faithful
    performance of all contracts and agreements for students,
    their parents, guardians, or sponsors in a sum of up to
    $100,000, except that when the unearned prepaid tuition for
    Illinois students in the possession of the school, as
    annually determined by the Superintendent, exceeds
    $100,000 the bond shall be in an amount equal to the
    greatest amount of prepaid tuition in the school's
    possession. In lieu of a surety bond, an applicant may,
    with the advanced approval of the State Board of Education
    prior to January 1, 2007, deposit with the State Board of
    Education as security a certificate of deposit of any bank
    organized or transacting business in the United States in
    an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the
    required bond. The applicant must first satisfy the State
    Board of Education that the certificate of deposit is free
    and clear of all liens, pledges, security interests, and
    other encumbrances. The State Board of Education shall
    perfect a first priority security interest in the
    certificate of deposit to provide the protection required
    under this item 9. The certificate of deposit must be held
    and made payable in accordance with terms and provisions
    approved in advance by the State Board of Education and
    must be replaced by a bond meeting the requirements set
    forth in this item 9 within 180 days after the issuance of
    the certificate of approval to the applicant. Failure to
    replace the certificate of deposit with a continuous surety
    company bond shall result in revocation of the certificate
    of approval.
        10. Annual reports reflecting teacher, equipment and
    curriculum evaluations.
        11. Copies of enrollment agreements and retail
    installment contracts to be used in Illinois.
        12. Methods used to collect tuition and procedures for
    collecting delinquent payments.
        13. Copies of all brochures, films, promotional
    material and written scripts, and media advertising and
    promotional literature that may be used to induce students
    to enroll in courses of instruction.
        14. Evidence of liability insurance, in such form and
    amount as the Board shall from time to time prescribe
    pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated hereunder,
    to protect its students and employees at its places of
    business and at all classroom extensions including any work
    experience locations.
        15. Each application for a certificate of approval
    shall be signed and certified under oath by the school's
    chief managing employee and also by its individual owner or
    owners; provided, that if the applicant is a partnership or
    a corporation, then such application shall be signed and
    certified under oath by the school's chief managing
    employee and also by each member of the partnership or each
    officer of the corporation, as the case may be.
        16. If the evaluation of a particular course or
    facility requires the services of an expert not employed by
    the State Board of Education or if in the interest of
    expediting the approval, a school requests the State Board
    of Education to employ such an expert, the school shall
    reimburse the State Board of Education for the reasonable
    cost of such services.
    From July 1, 2010 until June 30, 2012, application forms
shall provide that private business and vocational schools that
have obtained national accreditation from an accrediting
agency designated by the U.S. Department of Education may
submit evidence of current accreditation in lieu of responses
to the application requests delineated in this Section.
Applications submitted on evidence of national accreditation
must be approved or denied within 30 days after receipt. If no
action is taken within 30 days, the application shall be deemed
approved and a certificate of approval must be issued.
(Source: P.A. 94-1060, eff. 7-31-06.)
 
    (105 ILCS 425/9)  (from Ch. 144, par. 144)
    Sec. 9. Restriction of certificate to courses of
instruction indicated in application - Supplementary
applications.
    Any certificate of approval issued shall restrict the
school to the teaching of the courses of instruction indicated
in the application for the approval year for which the
certificate is issued. Prior to the offering of any additional
or supplementary courses of instruction the school shall make
application on forms prepared and furnished by the
Superintendent and secure approval from the Superintendent and
pay the fee prescribed therefor.
    From July 1, 2010 until June 30, 2012, supplementary
application forms shall provide that private business and
vocational schools that have obtained national accreditation
for new courses or programs from an accrediting agency
designated by the U.S. Department of Education may submit
evidence of current accreditation in lieu of other application
requests. Supplementary applications submitted on evidence of
national accreditation must be approved or denied within 30
days after receipt. If no action is taken within 30 days, the
application shall be deemed approved and a certificate of
approval must be issued.
(Source: P.A. 83-1484.)
 
    (105 ILCS 425/13)  (from Ch. 144, par. 148)
    Sec. 13. Annual renewal of certificates and permits. Each
school and each sales representative that continues as such
shall annually make application upon forms prepared and
furnished by the Superintendent to renew its certificate of
approval or his or her permit, as the case may be, and shall
pay the required annual renewal fee. The Superintendent shall
have the authority to designate renewal and expiration dates
for all certificates of approval and sales representative's
permits. Each such application shall be reviewed annually by
the Superintendent.
    From July 1, 2010 until June 30, 2012, application forms
shall provide that private business and vocational schools that
have obtained national accreditation from an accrediting
agency designated by the U.S. Department of Education may
submit evidence of current accreditation in lieu of other
application requests. Applications submitted on evidence of
national accreditation must be approved or denied within 30
days after receipt. If no action is taken within 30 days, the
application shall be deemed approved and a certificate of
approval must be issued.
(Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2010.

Effective Date: 8/20/2010