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Public Act 099-0705
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Private Business and Vocational Schools Act |
of 2012 is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 426/30)
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Sec. 30. Exemptions. For purposes of this Act, the |
following shall not be considered to be a private business and |
vocational school:
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(1) Any institution devoted entirely to the teaching of |
religion or theology.
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(2) Any in-service program of study and subject offered |
by an employer, provided that no tuition is charged and the |
instruction is offered only to employees of the employer.
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(3) Any educational institution that (A) enrolls a |
majority of its students in degree programs and has |
maintained an accredited status with a regional |
accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. |
Department of Education or (B) enrolls students in one or |
more bachelor-level programs, enrolls a majority of its |
students in degree programs, and is accredited by a |
national or regional accrediting agency that is recognized |
by the U.S. Department of Education or that (i) is |
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regulated by the Board under the Private College Act or the |
Academic Degree Act or is exempt from such regulation under |
either the Private College Act or the Academic Degree Act |
solely for the reason that the educational institution was |
in operation on the effective date of either the Private |
College Act or the Academic Degree Act or (ii) is regulated |
by the State Board of Education.
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(4) Any institution and the franchisees of that |
institution that exclusively offer a program of study in |
income tax theory or return preparation at a total contract |
price of no more than $400, provided that the total annual |
enrollment of the institution for all such courses of |
instruction exceeds 500 students and further provided that |
the total contract price for all instruction offered to a |
student in any one calendar year does not exceed $3,000.
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(5) Any person or organization selling mediated |
instruction products through a media, such as tapes, |
compact discs, digital video discs, or similar media, so |
long as the instruction is not intended to result in the |
acquisition of training for a specific employment field, is |
not intended to meet a qualification for licensure or |
certification in an employment field, or is not intended to |
provide credit that can be applied toward a certificate or |
degree program.
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(6) Schools with no physical presence in this State. |
Schools offering instruction or programs of study, but that |
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have no physical presence in this State, are not required |
to receive Board approval. Such an institution must not be |
considered not to have a physical presence in this State |
unless it has received a written finding from the Board |
that it has a limited physical presence. In determining |
whether an institution has no physical presence, the Board |
shall require all of the following:
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(A) Evidence of authorization to operate in at |
least one other state and that the school is in good |
standing with that state's authorizing agency.
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(B) Evidence that the school has a means of |
receiving and addressing student complaints in |
compliance with any federal or state requirements.
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(C) Evidence that the institution is providing no |
instruction in this State.
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(D) Evidence that the institution is not providing |
core academic support services, including, but not |
limited to, admissions, evaluation, assessment, |
registration, financial aid, academic scheduling, and |
faculty hiring and support in this State.
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(7) A school or program within a school that |
exclusively provides yoga instruction, yoga teacher |
training, or both. |
(Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12.)
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