Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 62 - Regulation of schools and specialty schools › Section SPS 62.02 - Required contents for student contracts with schools and specialty schools

Current through June 24, 2024
A contract between a school or specialty school and a
					 student shall contain:
(1) Complete
				  identifying information of both the school or specialty school and the student,
				  including the address of the school or specialty school location and its
				  administrative offices; and the name, local address and permanent address of
				  the student. Other identifying information may be included.
(2) A statement of the total cost and the
				  unit costs of the contract for which the student will be responsible, including
				  tuition, all fees, and the charges for books, materials, and
				  equipment.
(3) A detailed statement
				  of obligations of the school or specialty school to the student.
(4) A clear reference identifying the
				  specific edition of the school's or specialty school's catalog or bulletin
				  which was given to the student to provide the student with information about
				  the school or specialty school prior to entering into the contract with the
				  school or specialty school.
(5) The
				  anticipated starting and ending dates for the student's course of
				  instruction.
(6) A clear statement
				  of the educational requirements for licensing in s.
				  454.06, Stats., and any
				  requirements for graduation from the school or specialty school which exceed
				  the requirements for eligibility to take the state licensing examination, and
				  whether graduation from the school or specialty school is required before the
				  student will be allowed to take the state licensing examination.
(7) A clear, simple description of the rules,
				  policies, regulations and laws governing the rights and responsibilities of the
				  school or specialty school and the student or enrollee in regard to any loans,
				  financial aid, or credit extended to or on behalf of the student or enrollee by
				  or through the school or specialty school. To the extent the details are known
				  at the time the contract is signed, the description shall include the details
				  of the amount of any loan, financial aid, or credit extended to or on behalf of
				  the student or enrollee by or through the school or specialty school, and the
				  nominal and effective interest rate, the payment terms, the default provisions,
				  and the defenses to default, which are or may be applicable to the loan,
				  financial aid or credit extended. When any details of an enrollee's financial
				  aid package are not known at the time the contract is signed, the contract
				  shall identify those details which remain to be determined, and what effect, if
				  any, the final determination of those details will have on the enrollee's
				  contract.
(8) A clear statement of
				  the refund policy used by the school or specialty school.
(9) A clear statement of conditions the
				  school or specialty school considers to be breach of the contract, and a
				  description of the possible remedies to be pursued against the
				  student.
(10) Notice that an
				  enrollee has the right to cancel the contract until midnight of the third
				  business day following receipt by the enrollee of a notice of right to cancel.
				  In this paragraph, "business day" has the meaning given under s.
				  421.301(6),
				  Stats.
(a) The notice shall be printed in
				  letters of not less than 12- point boldface type under the caption: "ENROLLEE'S
				  RIGHT TO CANCEL" and read as follows:
You may cancel this agreement by mailing or delivering a
					 notice to (insert name and mailing address of agent of school or specialty
					 school) before midnight of the third business day after you signed this
					 agreement. "Business day" means any calendar day except Saturday and Sunday,
					 and except the following business holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King
					 Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
					 Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you wish, you
					 may use this page as that written notice by writing "I hereby cancel" and
					 adding your name and address. A duplicate of this page is provided to you by
					 the school for your records.
(b) If the principal language of the enrollee
				  is other than English, the school or specialty school shall give the enrollee
				  written notice of the right to cancel in English and in the principal language
				  of the enrollee.
(c) The school or
				  specialty school shall deliver 2 copies of the notice of a right to cancel
				  after the enrollee has signed the enrollment contract, but not
				  before.