Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-030-050 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSURE IN ALABAMA › Section 290-030-050-.03 - Exemptions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Subject to the conditions and exceptions stated in this rule,
				Alabama Administrative Code r. 290-030-050-.03 shall not apply to certain
				"exempt schools" which meet the criteria for exempt status enumerated in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								16-46-3.
				Such "exempt schools" shall retain their exempted status only as long as the
				conditions of exemption remain valid. Where exempt status is dependent upon
				accreditation, the due process of the accrediting commission shall be allowed
				prior to withdrawal of the exemption, and where accreditation is withheld as a
				result of transfer of ownership, a period of time shall be allowed for the
				school to regain the grant in accordance with the appropriate accrediting
				commission regulations.
(1)
			 Notwithstanding its exempt status, each private school which closes shall
			 comply with the requirements for repository of records in accordance with
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								16-46-3(e).
(2) Each exempted school may request to be
			 licensed without surety bond in accordance with
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
								16-46-3 and Alabama Administrative Code r.
			 290-030-050-.05 and r.
			 290-030-050-.06.
(3) Each school which claims an exempt
			 eligibility may file a request for a Certificate of Exemption to legitimize its
			 status. Requests for Certificates of Exemption shall be filed with the Alabama
			 State Department of Education together with the following supporting
			 documentation:
(a) Copy of nonprofit charter
			 of incorporation or documentary evidence establishing parochial or religious
			 affiliation and an official catalog listing only sectarian courses or programs
			 of study.
(b) Policy statement of
			 the firm which limits enrollment in courses offered only to currently employed
			 persons or labor unions and trade association training programs with membership
			 prerequisites for enrollment. United States Department of Labor, Bureau of
			 Apprenticeship Training Approval may establish exemption of apprenticeship and
			 other on-the-job training programs.
(c) Copy of the charter or articles of
			 incorporation with by-laws establishing a nonprofit mode of
			 operation.
(d) Statement on
			 letterhead of professional, business, or trade organization that enrollment in
			 seminars or short courses is limited to members thereof. Each private school
			 offering similar public programs shall provide documentary evidence that a
			 majority of enrolled students over the five years preceding the date of
			 application for exemption have had at least half of their tuition and fees paid
			 by their employers.
(e) Copy of
			 appropriate license, certificate, or approval by the state board, commission,
			 or agency, and/or listing in the current directory of such regulatory
			 agency.
(f) Current copy of the
			 school catalog.
(g) Copy of the
			 accreditation grant from an accrediting commission or agency recognized by the
			 Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, One Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 305,
			 Washington, D.C. 20036. The status of accreditation shall be validated
			 annually.