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TX Educ Code § 132.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter F. Prohibited Acts|Section 132.151. Prohibitions

Sec. 132.151.  PROHIBITIONS.  A person may not:(1)  operate a career school or college without a certificate of approval issued by the commission;(2)  solicit prospective students for or on behalf of a career school or college without being registered as a representative of the career school or college as required by this chapter;(3)  accept contracts or enrollment applications for or on behalf of a career school or college from a representative who is not bonded as required by this chapter;(4)  utilize advertising designed to mislead or deceive prospective students;(5)  fail to notify the commission of the closure of any career school or college within 72 hours of cessation of classes and make available accurate records as required by this chapter;(6)  negotiate any promissory instrument received as payment of tuition or other charge by a career school or college prior to completion of 75 percent of the applicable program, provided that prior to such time, the instrument may be transferred by assignment to a purchaser who shall be subject to all the defenses available against the career school or college named as payee; or(7)  violate any provision of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 2015, ch. 620, Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1267, ch. 463, Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 1973;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 813, Sec. 4.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Redesignated from Education Code Sec. 32.61 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 2.22, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.36, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 747 (H.B. 2806), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1246 (S.B. 1534), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 132.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter F. Prohibited Acts|Section 132.153. Competitive Bidding; Advertising

Sec. 132.153.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING;  ADVERTISING.  The commission may not adopt rules to restrict competitive bidding or advertising by a career school or college except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive competitive bidding or advertising practices.  Those rules may not restrict:(1)  the use of an advertising medium;(2)  the size or duration of an advertisement;  or(3)  advertisement under a trade name.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 813, Sec. 4.17, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Redesignated from Education Code Sec. 32.612 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.47, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 2.23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.37, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 132.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter F. Prohibited Acts|Section 132.154. Injunctions

Sec. 132.154.  INJUNCTIONS.  (a)  Whenever the commission has probable cause to believe that any career school or college has committed any acts that would be in violation of this chapter, the commission shall apply for an injunction restraining the commission of such acts.(b)  An action for an injunction under this section shall be brought in Travis County.|Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 2016, ch. 620, Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 813, Sec. 4.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Redesignated from Education Code Sec. 32.62 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 5, eff. May 30, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 2.24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.38, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 132.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter F. Prohibited Acts|Section 132.155. Civil Penalty

Sec. 132.155.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty in addition to any injunctive relief or other remedy provided by law.  The civil penalty may not exceed $1,000 a day for each violation.(b)  The attorney general, at the request of the commission, may bring a civil action to collect a civil penalty under this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 813, Sec. 4.19, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Redesignated from Education Code Sec. 32.63 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 2, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.48, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 132.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter F. Prohibited Acts|Section 132.156. Sanctions

Sec. 132.156.  SANCTIONS.  (a)  If the commission has reasonable cause to believe that a career school or college has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the commission may:(1)  order a peer review of the school or college;  or(2)  suspend the admission of students to the school or college.(b)  A peer review ordered under this section shall be conducted by a peer review team composed of knowledgeable persons selected by the commission.  The commission shall attempt to provide a balance on each team between members assigned to the team who are from this state and those who are from other states.  The team shall provide the commission with an objective assessment of the content of the career school's or college's curriculum and its application.  The costs of providing a peer review team shall be paid by the school or college.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 813, Sec. 4.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Redesignated from Education Code Sec. 32.64 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.49, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 2.25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.39, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 132.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter F. Prohibited Acts|Section 132.157. Penalty for Small Proprietary School

Sec. 132.157.  PENALTY FOR SMALL PROPRIETARY SCHOOL.  (a)  If a career school or college fails to timely comply with the requirements of Section 132.064, in addition to any other penalties authorized by law, the commission may assess a penalty in an amount not greater than two times the amount that the school or college would have paid in fees and other charges if the school or college had complied with the requirements of Section 132.064 or may assess a penalty in the amount of the tuition or fee charge to any students whose tuition or fees were contracted to be funded by a prepaid federal or state source.(b)  If the commission finds that the career school or college acted intentionally, the commission may, in addition to any other remedy available under law, assess a penalty against the owner in an amount not greater than four times the amount of the fees and charges that the school or college should have paid or four times the amount of the student tuition that was contracted to be funded from a prepaid federal or state source.(c)  The failure to notify the commission within four months after the career school's or college's earnings exceed that of a small career school or college gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of intent for purposes of assessment of a penalty.(d)  The failure to notify the commission within 10 days after a career school or college has enrolled a student whose tuition or fees are paid in whole or in part from a prepaid federal or state source gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of intent for purposes of assessment of a penalty.(e)  A penalty under this section shall be assessed in accordance with the procedures stated in Section 132.152.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Redesignated from Education Code Sec. 32.65 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 2, eff. May 30, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 2.26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.40, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 132.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter F. Prohibited Acts|Section 132.158. Prohibition Against Certain Activities by Financial Aid Employees

Sec. 132.158.  PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY FINANCIAL AID EMPLOYEES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Student loan" means a loan for which the loan agreement requires that all or part of the loan proceeds be used to assist a person in attending an institution of higher education or other postsecondary institution, including a career school or college.(2)  "Student loan lender" means a person whose primary business is:(A)  making, brokering, arranging, or accepting applications for student loans; or(B)  a combination of activities described by Paragraph (A).(b)  A person employed by a career school or college in the financial aid office of the school or college may not:(1)  own stock or hold another ownership interest in a student loan lender, other than through ownership of shares in a publicly traded mutual fund or similar investment vehicle in which the person does not exercise any discretion regarding the investment of the assets of the fund or other investment vehicle; or(2)  solicit or accept any gift from a student loan lender.(c)  A career school or college may not knowingly employ a person who violates Subsection (b).  If a career school or college discovers that its employee is in violation of Subsection (b), the school or college shall promptly take appropriate action to cure the violation, including appropriate disciplinary action, based on the severity of the violation and whether the violation was inadvertent.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 194), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 132.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter G. Fees|Section 132.202. Required Posting by Certain Schools or Educational Institutions Not Operating in This State

Sec. 132.202.  REQUIRED POSTING BY CERTAIN SCHOOLS OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS NOT OPERATING IN THIS STATE.  A school or educational institution described by Section 132.001(1)(B) shall post a conspicuous notice on the home page of its website stating:(1)  that the career school or college is not regulated in Texas under this chapter;(2)  the name of any regulatory agencies that approve and regulate the school's programs in the state where the school is physically located and in which it has legal authorization to operate; and(3)  how to file complaints or make other contact with applicable regulatory agencies.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1246 (S.B. 1534), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 132.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter H. Funding|Section 132.221. Funding

Sec. 132.221.  FUNDING.  (a)  The cost of administration of this chapter shall be included in the appropriation for the commission.(b)  Fees collected by the commission shall be used to help defray the cost and expense of administering this chapter.|Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 2016, ch. 620, Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 1971.  Redesignated from Education Code Sec. 32.81 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 2, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.51, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 132.2415 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter I. Protection of Tuition|Section 132.2415. Tuition Trust Account

Sec. 132.2415.  TUITION TRUST ACCOUNT.  (a)  The Texas Workforce Commission depository bonds guaranty trust account is renamed the career school or college tuition trust account.  The career school or college tuition trust account is the account designated to receive all amounts related to the protection of career school or college tuition.  The balance of the trust account may not exceed $1 million.(b)  The commission may collect annually a fee from each career school or college to be deposited to the credit of the career school or college tuition trust account.  The total amount of the fees collected in a year shall be set by the commission in the amount estimated as necessary to pay the liabilities of the trust account during that year, not to exceed 0.2 percent of the gross amount of tuition and fees charged by career schools and colleges in that year, excluding amounts refunded under Section 132.061 or 132.0611.(c)  If, at the end of a fiscal year, the commission determines that the commission has collected fees under this chapter in excess of the amount necessary to defray the expense of administering this chapter, the commission may transfer any portion of the excess amount to the career school or college tuition trust account.(d)  From money in the career school or college tuition trust account, the commission shall attempt to provide a full refund to each student of a closed career school or college of the amount owed to the student as determined under Section 132.061.  The commission may provide a partial refund to a student only if the commission determines that the amount in the trust account is insufficient to provide a full refund to the student.  The commission shall consider the following factors in determining the amount of a partial refund to be paid to a student:(1)  the amount of money in the trust account;(2)  the cost and number of claims against the trust account resulting from closure of the school or college;(3)  the average cost of a claim paid from the trust account in the past; and(4)  the availability of other schools or colleges, regardless of whether the school or college is a career school or college, at which the student may complete the student's training.(e)  Expired.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 1.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 747 (H.B. 2806), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 496 (S.B. 309), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 132.242 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter I. Protection of Tuition|Section 132.242. Closed School or College

Sec. 132.242.  CLOSED SCHOOL OR COLLEGE.  (a)  If a career school or college closes, the commission shall attempt to arrange for students of the closed school or college to attend another school or college, regardless of whether the school or college is a career school or college.(b)  The expense incurred by a school or college, regardless of whether the school or college is a career school or college, in providing a teachout that is directly related to educating a student placed in the school or college under this section, including the applicable tuition for the period for which the student has paid tuition, shall be paid from the career school or college tuition trust account.(c)  If the student cannot be placed in another school or college, regardless of whether the school or college is a career school or college, the student's tuition and fees shall be refunded under Section 132.061(d).(d)  If a student does not accept a place that is available and reasonable in another school or college, regardless of whether the school or college is a career school or college, the student's tuition and fees shall be refunded under the refund policy maintained by the closing career school or college under Section 132.061.(e)  For each closed career school or college, refunds shall be paid from the career school or college tuition trust account in an amount not to exceed $150,000.(f)  If another school or college, regardless of whether the school or college is a career school or college, assumes responsibility for the closed career school's or college's students with no significant changes in the quality of training, the student is not entitled to a refund under Subsection (c) or (d).(g)  Attorney's fees, court costs, or damages may not be paid from the career school or college tuition trust account.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 813, Sec. 4.22, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.  Redesignated from Education Code Sec. 32.92 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 2, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.53, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 1.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 747 (H.B. 2806), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 132.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter J. Cease and Desist Orders|Section 132.301. Hearing; Notice

Sec. 132.301.  HEARING;  NOTICE.(a)  The commission may set a hearing on whether to issue a cease and desist order against a person under Section 132.303 if  the commission has reason to believe that the person is operating a career school or college without a certificate issued by the commission in violation of Section 132.151.(b)  The commission shall serve on the person a statement of charges and a notice of hearing, including a copy of the applicable rules of the commission.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719 (H.B. 2371), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 132.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter J. Cease and Desist Orders|Section 132.302. Hearing

Sec. 132.302.  HEARING.  Except as agreed by the parties with prior written approval of the commission, a hearing under this subchapter must be held not earlier than the fifth day or later than the 30th day after the date of service of the statement and notice required under Section 132.301.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 132.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter J. Cease and Desist Orders|Section 132.303. Cease and Desist Order

Sec. 132.303.  CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.  After a hearing held under this subchapter, the commission may issue against the person charged with operating a career school or college without a certificate issued by the commission an order that requires that the person immediately cease and desist from violating this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 132.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter J. Cease and Desist Orders|Section 132.304. Enforcement; Referral to the Attorney General

Sec. 132.304.  ENFORCEMENT;  REFERRAL TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The commission may refer the matter to the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office for enforcement if the commission has reason to believe that a person has violated or failed to respond to a cease and desist order issued under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 132.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter J. Cease and Desist Orders|Section 132.305. Effect of Prior Proceedings

Sec. 132.305.  EFFECT OF PRIOR PROCEEDINGS.  The commission may proceed under this chapter or any other applicable law without regard to prior proceedings.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 132.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 132 - Career Schools and Colleges|Subchapter J. Cease and Desist Orders|Section 132.306. Rules

Sec. 132.306.  RULES.  The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 135.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 135 - Texas State Technical College System|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 135.01. Texas State Technical College System; Role and Mission

Sec. 135.01.  TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM;  ROLE AND MISSION.  (a)  Texas State Technical College System is a coeducational two-year institution of higher education offering courses of study in technical-vocational education for which there is demand within the State of Texas.(b)  Texas State Technical College System shall contribute to the educational and economic development of the State of Texas by offering occupationally oriented programs with supporting academic course work, emphasizing highly specialized advanced and emerging technical and vocational areas for certificates or associate degrees. The Texas State Technical College System is authorized to serve the State of Texas through excellence in instruction, public service, faculty and manpower research, and economic development.  The system's economic development efforts to improve the competitiveness of Texas business and industry include exemplary centers of excellence in technical program clusters on the system's campuses and support of educational research commercialization initiatives.  Through close collaboration with business, industry, governmental agencies, and communities, including public and private secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, the system shall facilitate and deliver an articulated and responsive technical education system.(c)  In developing and offering highly specialized technical programs with related supportive coursework, primary consideration shall be placed on industrial and technological manpower needs of the state.  The emphasis of each Texas State Technical College System campus shall be on advanced or emerging technical programs not commonly offered by public junior colleges.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3316, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 26, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 2.02, eff. June 20, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 287, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|