Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 041 - OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION (OPOR) › BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY LICENSING PROGRAM › Chapter 27 - RULES FOR LICENSURE AND OPERATION OF SCHOOLS OFFERING ONE OR MORE COURSES OF STUDY IN AESTHETICS, BARBERING, COSMETOLOGY, LIMITED BARBERING, NAIL TECHNOLOGY AND INSTRUCTING › Subchapter 3 - SCHOOL OPERATION, COURSE OF STUDY, HEALTH, SANITATION AND SAFETY › Section 041-27-3-20 - Permanent Closure of a School; Records

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The school shall:
1. Give matriculated students and employees of the school written
					 notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the closure of the school.
2. Post a sign with at least 2-inch
					 lettering on the main entrance of the school giving notice of the schools
					 permanent closure, the date of closure and information on how students may
					 contact school officials and the Program.
3. At least twenty (20) days prior to permanently closure, notify
					 the Director by mail or email of the impending permanent closure of the school,
					 initiate the teach-out plan as described in section 8(5) of this subchapter,
					 and provide necessary supplemental information on the steps that will be taken
					 to assist students currently enrolled at the school to relocate to a receiving
					 school.
4. Ensure the security of
					 the school's records and files at all times during the closure
					 process.
5. If school records are
					 being sold to another existing licensed school, or are being transferred to
					 another branch of the school, the school that is closing shall transfer the
					 records and files by the date of closure, which shall be memorialized by an
					 inventory statement with copies provided to each party. Records include, but
					 are not limited to, electronically-stored or hardcopy records of each student's
					 academic and financial records, including financial aid information, debt
					 information, student transcript detailing credited hours by subject, attendance
					 records, school instructional materials, and other operational records going
					 back five (5) years from the date of the school closure. For
					 electronically-stored records that require specialized equipment to access
					 shall be provided in paper form. The receiving school shall keep the records
					 and files for the time required for recordkeeping under this chapter.
6. If school records (as described in
					 subsection 5 directly above) are not transferred to another school, the school
					 shall turn over all records and files in its possession, custody or control,
					 together with an appropriate inventory statement, to the Director by closing
					 day. All costs associated with the transfer are the sole responsibility of the
					 school.
7. Within thirty (30) days
					 after closure, the school shall make the following reports and returns to the
					 Director:
A. Attest that all signs
					 indicating the presence of the closed school have been removed, or that the
					 school sign indicates the school will remain but under new ownership;
					 and
B. Attest that refunds due to
					 students have been issued, to include the student's name and address, amount of
					 refund, date the refund was issued and method sent to the
					 student.