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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 5 - Bureau Powers and Duties › Section 94882.

94882. The bureau may empanel visiting committees to assist in evaluating an institution’s application for an approval to operate. The members of visiting committees shall serve at no expense to the state, except that the bureau may reimburse the members of visiting committees for actual travel and per diem expenses incurred during the evaluation. The bureau may seek reimbursement for the travel and per diem costs from the institution that is the subject of an evaluation.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 5 - Bureau Powers and Duties › Section 94883.

94883. (a) Any individual serving on a visiting committee who provides information to the bureau, or its staff, in the course of evaluating any institution, or who testifies in any administrative hearing arising under this chapter, is entitled to a defense and indemnification in any action arising out of the information or testimony provided as if he or she were a public employee.
(b) Any defense and indemnification shall be solely with respect to the action pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 825) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of, and Part 7 (commencing with Section 995) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of, the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 5 - Bureau Powers and Duties › Section 94884.

94884. The bureau is subject to Section 27 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 6 - Approval to Operate › Section 94886.

94886. Except as exempted in Article 4 (commencing with Section 94874) or in compliance with the transition provisions in Article 2 (commencing with Section 94802), a person shall not open, conduct, or do business as a private postsecondary educational institution in this state without obtaining an approval to operate under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 6 - Approval to Operate › Section 94887.

94887. An approval to operate shall be granted only after an applicant has presented sufficient evidence to the bureau, and the bureau has independently verified the information provided by the applicant through site visits or other methods deemed appropriate by the bureau, that the applicant has the capacity to satisfy the minimum operating standards. The bureau shall deny an application for an approval to operate if the application does not satisfy those standards. The bureau may deny an application for an approval to operate institutions that would be owned by, have persons in control of, or employ institution managers that had knowledge of, should have known, or knowingly participated in any conduct that was the cause for revocation or unmitigated discipline at another institution.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 544, Sec. 6. (SB 1433) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 6 - Approval to Operate › Section 94888.

94888. (a) The bureau shall adopt by regulation both of the following:
(1) The process and procedures whereby an institution seeking approval to operate may apply for and obtain an approval to operate.
(2) The process and procedures governing the bureau’s approval and denial of applications for approval to operate, including the process and procedures whereby an applicant for which an application has been denied may appeal that denial.
(b) The bureau shall, by regulation, establish both of the following:
(1) A process for issuing a notification of a denial of an approval to operate to an institution that submits an application for approval to operate and for which that application is denied. The notification of denial shall include a statement of reasons for the denial.
(2) Application processing goals and timelines to ensure an institution that has submitted a complete application for approval to operate has that application promptly reviewed for compliance within 30 days of bureau receipt of the application, or within an appropriate timeline as determined by the bureau. The timelines shall ensure that an institution that has submitted a complete and compliant application receives approval within 30 days of the application being deemed compliant by the bureau, or within an appropriate timeline as determined by the bureau.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 840, Sec. 21. (SB 1247) Effective January 1, 2015. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 6 - Approval to Operate › Section 94889.

94889. Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 94890, an approval to operate shall be for a term of five years.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 552, Sec. 8. (SB 802) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 6 - Approval to Operate › Section 94890.

94890. (a) (1) The bureau shall grant an institution that is accredited an approval to operate by means of its accreditation.
(2) The bureau shall adopt by regulation the process and procedures whereby an institution that is accredited may apply for and obtain an approval by means of that accreditation. The bureau shall establish application processing goals and timelines to ensure that an institution that has submitted a complete application for approval to operate by means of its accreditation has that application promptly reviewed for compliance within 30 days of the bureau’s receipt of the application or within an appropriate timeline as determined by the bureau. The timelines shall ensure that an institution that has submitted a complete and compliant application receives approval within 30 days of the application being deemed compliant by the bureau, or within an appropriate timeline as determined by the bureau.
(b) The term of an approval to operate pursuant to this section shall be coterminous with the term of accreditation. Upon renewal of the institution’s accreditation, the institution shall submit verification to the bureau, on a form provided by the bureau, that the institution’s accreditation has been renewed.
(c) Institutions that are granted an approval to operate by means of the institution’s accreditation shall comply with all other applicable requirements in this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 840, Sec. 22. (SB 1247) Effective January 1, 2015. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 6 - Approval to Operate › Section 94891.

94891. (a) The bureau shall adopt by regulation the process and procedures whereby an institution may obtain a renewal of an approval to operate.
(b) To be granted a renewal of an approval to operate, the institution shall demonstrate its continued capacity to meet the minimum operating standards.
(c) (1) An institution that is denied renewal of an approval to operate may file an appeal in accordance with the procedures established by the bureau pursuant to Section 94888.
(2) An institution that has filed an appeal of a denial of a renewal application may continue to operate during the appeal process, but must disclose in a written statement, approved by the bureau, to all current and prospective students, that the institution’s application for renewal of approval to operate was denied by the bureau because the bureau determined the application did not satisfy the requirements to operate in California, that the institution is appealing the bureau’s decision, and that the loss of the appeal may result in the institution’s closure.
(3) If the bureau determines that the continued operation of the institution during the appeal process poses a significant risk of harm to students, the bureau shall make an emergency decision pursuant to its authority provided in Section 94938.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 840, Sec. 23. (SB 1247) Effective January 1, 2015. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 6 - Approval to Operate › Section 94892.

94892. If an agency of this state other than the bureau or of the federal government provides an approval to offer an educational program and the institution already has a valid approval to operate issued by the bureau, that agency’s educational program approval may satisfy the requirements of this article without any further review by the bureau. The bureau may incorporate that educational program into the institution’s approval to operate when the bureau receives documentation signifying the conferral of the educational program approval by that agency.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 7 - Substantive Changes to an Approval to Operate › Section 94893.

94893. If an institution intends to make a substantive change to its approval to operate, the institution shall receive prior authorization from the bureau. Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 94896, if the institution makes the substantive change without prior bureau authorization, the institution’s approval to operate may be suspended or revoked.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 7 - Substantive Changes to an Approval to Operate › Section 94894.

94894. The following changes to an approval to operate are considered substantive changes and require prior authorization:
(a) A change in educational objectives, including an addition of a new diploma or a degree educational program unrelated to the approved educational programs offered by the institution.
(b) A change in ownership or person in control.
(c) A change in control.
(d) A change in business organization form.
(e) A change of location.
(f) A change of name.
(g) A significant change in the method of instructional delivery.
(h) An addition of a separate branch more than five miles from the main or branch campus.
(i) An increase or decrease of 25 percent or more in the number of clock hours or credit hours required for successful completion of the program.
(j) Participation in federal student financial aid programs authorized by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.).
(k) A change in the academic measurement of an educational program from clock hours to credit hours.
(l) A change in the distance education learning management system.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 544, Sec. 7. (SB 1433) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 7 - Substantive Changes to an Approval to Operate › Section 94895.

94895. The bureau shall, by January 1, 2011, adopt by regulation the process and procedures whereby an institution shall seek authorization for substantive changes to an approval to operate.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 7 - Substantive Changes to an Approval to Operate › Section 94896.

94896. (a) An institution that has been granted an approval to operate by means of accreditation shall only make a substantive change in accordance with the institution’s accreditation standards.
(b) The institution shall notify the bureau of the substantive change on a form provided by the bureau.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 8 - Fair Business Practices › Section 94899.

94899. (a) If an institution offers an educational program in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field that requires licensure in this state, the institution shall have an educational program approval from the appropriate state licensing agency to conduct that educational program in order that a student who completes the educational program, except as provided in Section 94905, is eligible to sit for any required licensure examination.
(b) An institution offering an educational program requiring approval from another licensing agency in this state that subsequently loses that approval shall have their approval to operate the program automatically suspended by the bureau by operation of law. The institution shall notify the bureau within 10 days of its loss of approval to offer the educational program, and shall cease offering the program within 30 days of the loss of the approval to offer the educational program, or by an earlier date as required by the other state licensing agency. Reinstatement of the approval to operate may be made at any time following the suspension by providing proof satisfactory to the bureau that the license is properly approved and in compliance with all bureau requirements.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 544, Sec. 9. (SB 1433) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 8 - Fair Business Practices › Section 94899.5.

94899.5. (a) Institutions that offer short-term programs designed to be completed in one term or four months, whichever is less, may require payment of all tuition and fees on the first day of instruction.
(b) For those programs designed to be four months or longer, an institution shall not require more than one term or four months of advance payment of tuition at a time. When 50 percent of the program has been offered, the institution may require full payment.
(c) The limitations in this section shall not apply to any funds received by an institution through federal and state student financial aid grant and loan programs, or through any other federal or state programs.
(d) An institution that provides private institutional loan funding to a student shall ensure that the student is not obligated for indebtedness that exceeds the total charges for the current period of attendance.
(e) At the student’s option, an institution may accept payment in full for tuition and fees, including any funds received through institutional loans, after the student has been accepted and enrolled and the date of the first class session is disclosed on the enrollment agreement.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 9 - Recordkeeping › Section 94900.

94900. (a) An institution shall maintain records of the name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of each student who is enrolled in an educational program in that institution.
(b) An institution shall maintain, for each student granted a degree or certificate by that institution, permanent records of all of the following:
(1) The degree or certificate granted and the date on which that degree or certificate was granted.
(2) The courses and units on which the certificate or degree was based.
(3) The grades earned by the student in each of those courses.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 9 - Recordkeeping › Section 94900.5.

94900.5. An institution shall maintain, for a period of not less than five years, at its principal place of business in this state, complete and accurate records of all of the following information:
(a) The educational programs offered by the institution and the curriculum for each.
(b) The names and addresses of the members of the institution’s faculty and records of the educational qualifications of each member of the faculty.
(c) Any other records required to be maintained by this chapter, including, but not limited to, records maintained pursuant to Article 16 (commencing with Section 94928).
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 9 - Recordkeeping › Section 94900.7.

94900.7. The recordkeeping requirements of this article shall not apply to an institution that is accredited, if the recordkeeping requirements of the accrediting organization are substantially similar to the recordkeeping requirements of this article, as determined by the bureau.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 10 - Recruiters › Section 94901.

94901. (a) An institution’s recruiters shall be employees.
(b) (1) An institution shall issue identification to each recruiter identifying the recruiter and the institution.
(2) The recruiter shall have the issued identification with him or her while recruiting.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 11 - Enrollment Agreements and Disclosures › Section 94902.

94902. (a) A student shall enroll solely by means of executing an enrollment agreement. The enrollment agreement shall be signed by the student and by an authorized employee of the institution.
(b) An enrollment agreement is not enforceable unless all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The student has received the institution’s catalog and School Performance Fact Sheet prior to signing the enrollment agreement.
(2) At the time of the execution of the enrollment agreement, the institution held a valid approval to operate.
(3) Prior to the execution of the enrollment agreement, the student and the institution have signed and dated the information required to be disclosed in the School Performance Fact Sheet pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 94910. Each of these items in the School Performance Fact Sheet shall include a line for the student to initial and shall be initialed and dated by the student.
(c) A student shall receive a copy of the signed enrollment agreement, in writing or electronically, regardless of whether total charges are paid by the student.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 96. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 11 - Enrollment Agreements and Disclosures › Section 94903.

94903. A student may not waive any term or receipt of any disclosure required by this article.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 11 - Enrollment Agreements and Disclosures › Section 94905.

94905. (a) During the enrollment process, an institution offering educational programs designed to lead to positions in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field requiring licensure in this state shall exercise reasonable care to determine if the student will not be eligible to obtain licensure in the profession, occupation, trade, or career field at the time of the student’s graduation and shall provide all students enrolled in those programs with a written copy of the requirements for licensure established by the state, including any applicable course requirements established by the state.
(1) If the minimum course requirements of the institution exceed the minimum requirements for state licensure, the institution shall disclose this information, including a list of those courses that are not required for state licensure.
(2) The institution shall not execute an enrollment agreement with a student that is known to be ineligible for licensure, unless the student’s stated objective is other than licensure.
(b) During the enrollment process, an institution may discuss internships and student jobs available to the student during the student’s attendance at the institution. If the institution discusses internships and student jobs, the institution shall disclose the number of requests for internship and student job placement assistance received by the institution during the immediately preceding calendar year and the number of actual placements during that year.
(c) During the enrollment process, an institution offering educational programs designed to lead to positions in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field where voluntary licensure by a government agency is available, shall provide its students seeking to enroll in those programs with a written copy of the requirements for that voluntary licensure.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 97. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 11 - Enrollment Agreements and Disclosures › Section 94906.

94906. (a) An enrollment agreement shall be written in language that is easily understood. If English is not the student’s primary language, and the student is unable to understand the terms and conditions of the enrollment agreement, the student shall have the right to obtain a clear explanation of the terms and conditions and all cancellation and refund policies in his or her primary language.
(b) If the recruitment leading to enrollment was conducted in a language other than English, the enrollment agreement, disclosures, and statements shall be in that language.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 11 - Enrollment Agreements and Disclosures › Section 94907.

94907. An enrollment agreement shall not contain a provision that requires a student to invoke an internal institutional dispute procedure before enforcing any contractual or other legal rights or remedies.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94908. Any information or statement required by this article to be included in the catalog, School Performance Fact Sheet, or enrollment agreement shall be printed in at least the same size font as the majority of the text in that document.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 11 - Enrollment Agreements and Disclosures › Section 94910.5.

94910.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a law school that meets the criteria of subdivision (b) shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this chapter regarding a School Performance Fact Sheet by doing all of the following:
(1) Complying with Standard 509 of the American Bar Association’s Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools, as that standard may be amended.
(2) Providing completion rates of students and placement rates, bar passage rates, and salary and wage information of graduates to prospective students prior to enrollment through the law school application process administered by the Law School Admission Council.
(3) (A) Providing to prospective students any additional information required to be reported on a School Performance Fact Sheet that is not reported pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), including, but not limited to, the most recent three-year cohort default rate reported by the United States Department of Education for the law school and the percentage of enrolled students receiving federal student loans.
(B) If the law school’s three-year cohort default rate reported by the United States Department of Education is aggregated with the three-year cohort default rate of an institution to which the law school belongs, then the law school shall provide to prospective students the law school’s three-year cohort default rate disaggregated from the institution’s three-year cohort default rate.
(C) The law school shall, at a minimum, provide the information described in this paragraph to prospective students by clearly posting the information in a conspicuous location on the law school’s internet website.
(4) Annually providing the information required to be disclosed pursuant to this subdivision to the bureau.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply to a law school that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The law school is accredited by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association.
(2) The law school is owned by an institution authorized to operate by the bureau.
(3) The law school reports graduate salary information and other information to the National Association for Law Placement.
(4) The law school is approved to operate by the bureau pursuant to Section 94874.8.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 99. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 10 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › PART 59 - PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 8 - Private Postsecondary Institutions › ARTICLE 11 - Enrollment Agreements and Disclosures › Section 94912.

94912. Prior to the execution of an enrollment agreement, the information required to be disclosed pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 94910 shall be signed and dated by the institution and the student. Each of these items shall also be initialed and dated by the student.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94912.5. (a) By January 1, 2020, and permanently thereafter, each institution subject to this chapter that participates in federal student financial aid programs, including, but not necessarily limited to, those programs authorized by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 or veterans’ financial aid programs authorized pursuant to Section 21.4253 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall provide students with the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet as developed by the United States Department of Education to inform students or potential students about financial aid award packages prior to enrollment.
(b) In implementing this section, an institution that is subject to this chapter that participates in federal student financial aid programs, including, but not necessarily limited to, those programs authorized by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 or veterans’ financial aid programs authorized pursuant to Section 21.4253 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations, may seek guidance as needed from the United States Department of Education.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 671, Sec. 3. (AB 1858) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94913. (a) An institution that maintains an internet website shall provide on that internet website all of the following:
(1) The school catalog.
(2) A School Performance Fact Sheet for each educational program offered by the institution.
(3) Student brochures offered by the institution.
(4) A link to the bureau’s internet website.
(5) The institution’s most recent annual report submitted to the bureau.
(b) An institution shall include information concerning where students may access the bureau’s internet website anywhere the institution identifies itself as being approved by the bureau.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 101. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94916. An institution extending credit or lending money to an individual for institutional and noninstitutional charges for an educational program shall cause any note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness taken in connection with that extension of credit or loan to be conspicuously marked on its face in at least 12-point type with the following notice:
“NOTICE”
“You may assert against the holder of the promissory note you signed in order to finance the cost of the educational program all of the claims and defenses that you could assert against this institution, up to the amount you have already paid under the promissory note.”
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 840, Sec. 27. (SB 1247) Effective January 1, 2015. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94917. A note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness relating to payment for an educational program is void and not enforceable unless, at the time of execution of the note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness, the institution held an approval to operate or valid out-of-state registration with the bureau.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 544, Sec. 11. (SB 1433) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94918. In making consumer loans to students, an institution shall also comply with the requirements of the Federal Truth in Lending Act pursuant to Title 15 of the United States Code.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94918.5. (a) The bureau’s administration of this article or Article 13 (commencing with Section 94919) shall not preclude the authority of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation over, and application of the California Consumer Financial Protection Law to, any “covered persons” as defined by subdivision (f) of Section 90005 of the Financial Code, including, but not limited to, private postsecondary educational institutions.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall constitute regulation of an institution’s financial product or service pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 90009 of the Financial Code, or shall otherwise be construed to limit the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s jurisdiction with respect to an institution’s financial product or service.
(c) An institution subject to this chapter shall not be considered “acting under the authority” of its status with the bureau pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 90002 of the Financial Code when offering financial products or services.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 544, Sec. 12. (SB 1433) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94919. (a) An institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs complies with this article by complying with applicable regulations of the federal student financial aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965.
(b) The institution shall advise each student that a notice of cancellation shall be in writing, and that a withdrawal may be effectuated by the student’s written notice or by the student’s conduct, including, but not necessarily limited to, a student’s lack of attendance.
(c) The institution shall also provide a pro rata refund of nonfederal student financial aid program moneys paid for institutional charges to students who have completed 60 percent or less of the period of attendance.
(d) Institutions shall refund 100 percent of the amount paid for institutional charges, less a reasonable deposit or application fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), if notice of cancellation is made through attendance at the first class session, or the seventh day after enrollment, whichever is later.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94920. An institution that does not participate in the federal student financial aid programs shall do all of the following:
(a) The institution shall advise each student that a notice of cancellation shall be in writing, and that a withdrawal may be effectuated by the student’s written notice or by the student’s conduct, including, but not necessarily limited to, a student’s lack of attendance.
(b) Institutions shall refund 100 percent of the amount paid for institutional charges, less a reasonable deposit or application fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), if notice of cancellation is made through attendance at the first class session, or the seventh day after enrollment, whichever is later.
(c) The bureau may adopt by regulation a different method of calculation for instruction delivered by other means, including, but not necessarily limited to, distance education.
(d) The institution shall have a refund policy for the return of unearned institutional charges if the student cancels an enrollment agreement or withdraws during a period of attendance. The refund policy for students who have completed 60 percent or less of the period of attendance shall be a pro rata refund.
(e) The institution shall pay or credit refunds within 45 days of a student’s cancellation or withdrawal.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 167, Sec. 2. (AB 1013) Effective January 1, 2012. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94921. An institution offering an educational program for which the refund calculations set forth in this article cannot be utilized because of the unique way in which the educational program is structured, may petition the bureau for an alternative method of calculating tuition refunds.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94922. A student may not waive any provision of this article.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94924. (a) The bureau shall determine the amount of Student Tuition Recovery Fund assessments to be collected for each student.
(b) All assessments collected pursuant to this article shall be credited to the Student Tuition Recovery Fund, along with any accrued interest, for the purpose of this article. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the Student Tuition Recovery Fund are continuously appropriated to the bureau, without regard to fiscal year, for the purposes of this article.
(c) Except when an institution provides a full refund pursuant to Section 94919 or Section 94920, the Student Tuition Recovery Fund assessment is nonrefundable.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 840, Sec. 29. (SB 1247) Effective January 1, 2015. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94925. (a) The amount in the Student Tuition Recovery Fund shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) at any time.
(b) If the bureau has temporarily stopped collecting the Student Tuition Recovery Fund assessments because the fund has approached the twenty-five-million dollar ($25,000,000) limit in subdivision (a), the bureau shall resume collecting Student Tuition Recovery Fund assessments when the fund falls below twenty million dollars ($20,000,000).
(c) An otherwise eligible student who enrolled during a period when institutions were not required to collect Student Tuition Recovery Fund assessments is eligible for Student Tuition Recovery Fund payments despite not having paid any Student Tuition Recovery Fund assessment.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 80. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94926. At least 30 days prior to closing, the institution shall notify the bureau in writing of its intention to close. The notice shall be accompanied by a closure plan, which shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following:
(a) A plan for providing teach-outs of educational programs, including any agreements with any other postsecondary educational institutions to provide teach-outs.
(b) If no teach-out plan is contemplated, or for students who do not wish to participate in a teach-out, arrangements for making refunds within 45 days from the date of closure, or for institutions that participate in federal student financial aid programs arrangements for making refunds and returning federal student financial aid program funds.
(c) If the institution is a participant in federal student financial aid programs, it shall provide students information concerning these programs and institutional closures.
(d) A plan for the disposition of student records.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)
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94926.5. (a) An institution’s approval to operate is automatically terminated on the date of closure or when its exemption from this chapter has been verified by the bureau.
(b) An institution that does not identify a date of closure shall have one selected by the bureau.
(c) A terminated license shall not be reinstated.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 544, Sec. 13. (SB 1433) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)