Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-030-050 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSURE IN ALABAMA › Section 290-030-050-.07 - Agent's Permits

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Publicity used for solicitation of students by agents shall be
				governed by Alabama Administrative Code r.
				290-030-050-.06.
(1) No person, except those representing
			 schools exempted or entitled to exemption in
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
								16-46-3 and validated in Alabama Administrative Code r.
			 290-030-050-.03, shall
			 present materials, sell courses, or solicit students for enrollment outside the
			 boundaries of the licensed school facilities unless an Agent's Permit is first
			 secured by the school from the State Department of Education.
(2) The application for each agent's permit
			 shall be submitted to the Department on Form PS-5, Alabama Administrative Code
			 r.
			 290-030-050-.04(2)(c)4 and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00 in U. S. Currency)
			 in the form of a cashier's check or money order made payable to the Alabama
			 State Department of Education and a surety bond of two thousand five hundred
			 dollars ($2,500.00 in U. S. Currency). Such surety bond shall be continuous and
			 shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to any student suffering loss
			 as a result of any fraud or misrepresentation used in procuring the enrollment.
			 The surety bond shall be supplied by the private school as a blanket surety
			 covering each representative in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars
			 ($2,500.00 in U. S. Currency) made payable to the Alabama State Department of
			 Education.
(3) Each agent's permit
			 shall be valid for a period of one year from the date issued and shall be
			 renewed for a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00 in U. S. Currency).
			 Application for permit renewal shall be made on Form PS-5, as prescribed in
			 Alabama Administrative Code r.
			 290-030-050-.04(2)(c)4. and shall be accompanied by the required agent surety bond of two thousand five
			 hundred dollars ($2,500.00 in U. S. Currency).
(4) Upon satisfactory review of an agent's
			 credentials, the State Department of Education shall issue to the private
			 school, defer, or deny a permit within thirty (30) days of receipt of all
			 required materials. A pocket card will be issued giving the agent's name and
			 address, the name and address of the employing school, and certifying that the
			 person whose name and photo appear on the card is an authorized agent of the
			 school. Each agent must have the permit in possession when representing the
			 school as an agent. The private school shall be notified of incomplete
			 applications. All required renewal materials shall be supplied to the Alabama
			 State Department of Education thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date.
			 Expired permits may be reinstated upon submission of all application materials
			 and fees required of initial applicants.
(5) One complimentary agent's permit shall be
			 issued without fee or surety requirements to an owner or administrator of each
			 licensed school identified as a principal base of operation. Application for a
			 complimentary agent's permit shall be made on Form PS-5, Alabama Administrative
			 Code r.
			 290-030-050-.04(2)(c)4.
(6) Schools utilizing agents shall provide
			 indemnification to each student suffering loss as a result of any economic or
			 academic fraud or misrepresentation by said agents in procuring enrollment
			 according to Alabama Administrative Code r.
			 290-030-050-.04(2) and
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								16-46-6(c).
(7) No person shall be issued an agent's
			 permit to represent any private school until it has been determined by the
			 State Department of Education that the school has qualified for a license and a
			 license has been issued.
(8) An
			 agent's permit shall be placed on probation, suspended, or revoked by the
			 Department if the holder solicits or enrolls students through fraud, deception,
			 or misrepresentation. Each agent's permit, conditioned by expired surety bond,
			 shall be suspended by the Department for thirty (30) days and thereafter
			 revoked if surety bond is not restored.
(9) No persons or private school shall seek
			 reimbursement from any student for any charge(s) on any enrollment contract
			 secured by a representative of the private school if the representative
			 soliciting the students or selling the course(s) was not a holder of an agent's
			 permit as required by
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								16-46-6 at the time of presentation.
(10)
			 The issuance of an agent's permit shall not be deemed to constitute endorsement
			 or recommendation of any course, person, or institution.
(11) Each agent's permit which is revoked by
			 the Department or whose employment is terminated prior to the expiration date
			 shall be returned to the State Department of Education by the licensed school.
Author:
Dr. Eddie R. Johnson.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										16-46-6,
				  as amended.