Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10a - State Systems of Higher Education › 22k - Approval of Private Occupational Schools Requiring Certification › Section 10-a-22k-3 - Application for a proposed school

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No proposed school shall offer any program until a certificate of authorization is issued by the commissioner. A completed application for a certificate of authorization shall be filed with the commissioner not less than 120 days prior to the date on which the proposed school intends to offer its instructional programs.
(b) Application for a proposed school shall be made on such forms as the commissioner shall prescribe. An application for a proposed school shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) the proposed name of the school;
(2) ownership and organization of the school including the names and addresses of all principals, officers and directors;
(3) names and addresses of all stockholders of the school, except for applicants listed on a national securities exchange;
(4) addresses of any building or premises on which the school shall be located;
(5) a detailed description of the program to be offered and a statement of the goals and objectives of the school;
(6) the proposed student enrollment agreement;
(7) the proposed school catalog;
(8) financial statements detailing the financial condition of the applicant prepared by the management of the proposed school and reviewed or audited by a licensed certified public accountant or licensed public accountant in accordance with standards as established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a financial forecast prepared by the management of the proposed school detailing how the proposed school shall have a net worth consisting of sufficient liquid assets or other evidence of fiscal soundness sufficient to operate the proposed school for the period of authorization sought; in the absence of reviewed or audited financial statements of the applicant, a financial forecast prepared by the management of the proposed school and examined by a licensed certified public accountant or licensed public accountant which details how the proposed school shall have a net worth consisting of sufficient liquid assets or other evidence of fiscal soundness sufficient to operate the proposed school for the period of authorization sought;
(9) a letter of financial commitment and responsibility in the case of a proposed school whose projected financial condition the commissioner has determined to be not fiscally sufficient to operate for the period of authorization sought;
(10) a copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or other business registration on file with the secretary of the state;
(11) a statement indicating any record or prior involvement by any principal, officer or director with a school whose certificate has been revoked;
(12) evidence of on-site inspection of existing facilities or review of plans for proposed facilities by the fire marshal and zoning enforcement officer for the municipality in which the school shall be located indicating that the premises of such school and all other facilities the proposed school shall utilize for program purposes meet all applicable state and local fire and zoning requirements;
(13) a letter of credit for new private occupational schools as required by section 10a-22c of the general statutes, as amended; and
(14) a certificate of insurance issued by a company authorized to do business in this state and in the amounts of at least standard underwriting limits against liability to protect students in all school-related activities and property damage, and for workers' compensation insurance pursuant to chapter 568 of the general statutes.