Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson

Filed: 3/7/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 280

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 280 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail
5 Technology Act of 1985 is amended by changing Section 3B-13 as
6 follows:
 
7     (225 ILCS 410/3B-13)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
9     Sec. 3B-13. Rules; refunds. Schools regulated under this
10 Section shall issue refunds based on the following schedule.
11 The refund policy shall provide that:
12     (1) Schools shall, when a student gives written notice of
13 cancellation, provide a refund in the amount of at least the
14 following:
15         (a) When notice of cancellation is given within 5 days
16     after the date of enrollment, all application and

 

 

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1     registration fees, tuition, and any other charges shall be
2     refunded to the student.
3         (b) When notice of cancellation is given after the
4     fifth day following enrollment but before the completion of
5     the student's first day of class attendance, the school may
6     retain no more than the application and registration fee,
7     plus the cost of any books or materials which have been
8     provided by the school and retained by the student.
9         (c) When notice of cancellation is given after the
10     student's completion of the first day of class attendance
11     but prior to the student's completion of 5% of the course
12     of instruction, the school may retain the application and
13     registration fee and an amount not to exceed 10% of the
14     tuition and other instructional charges or $300, whichever
15     is less, plus the cost of any books or materials which have
16     been provided by the school.
17         (d) When a student has completed 5% or more of the
18     course of instruction, the school may retain the
19     application and registration fee and the cost of any books
20     or materials which have been provided by the school but
21     shall refund a part of the tuition and other instructional
22     charges in accordance with the National Accrediting
23     Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences and rules that
24     the Department shall promulgate for purposes of this
25     Section.
26     (2) Applicants not accepted by the school shall receive a

 

 

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1 refund of all tuition and fees paid.
2     (3) Application and registration fees shall be chargeable
3 at initial enrollment and shall not exceed $100.
4     (4) Deposits or down payments shall become part of the
5 tuition.
6     (5) The school shall mail a written acknowledgement of a
7 student's cancellation or written withdrawal to the student
8 within 15 calendar days of the date of notification. Written
9 acknowledgement is not necessary if a refund has been mailed to
10 the student within the 15 calendar days.
11     (6) If the school cancels or discontinues a course, the
12 student shall be entitled to receive from the school such
13 refund or partial refund of the tuition, fees, and other
14 charges paid by the student or on behalf of the student as is
15 provided under rules promulgated by the Department.
16     (7) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, all student
17 refunds shall be made by the school within 45 30 calendar days
18 after from the date of notice of the student's cancellation or
19 the date that the school determines that the student has
20 officially or unofficially withdrawn.
21     (8) A student shall give notice of cancellation to the
22 school in writing. The unexplained absence of a student from a
23 school for more than 30 consecutive calendar days shall
24 constitute constructive notice of cancellation to the school.
25 For purposes of cancellation, the cancellation date shall be
26 the last day of attendance.

 

 

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1     (9) A school may make refunds which exceed those required
2 by this Section.
3     (10) Each student and former student shall be entitled to
4 receive from the school that the student attends or attended an
5 official transcript of all hours completed by the student at
6 that school for which the applicable tuition, fees, and other
7 charges have been paid, together with the grades earned by the
8 student for those hours, provided that a student who withdraws
9 from or drops out of a school, by written notice of
10 cancellation or otherwise, shall not be entitled to any
11 transcript of completed hours following the expiration of the
12 7-year period that began on the student's first day of
13 attendance at the school. A reasonable fee, not exceeding $2,
14 may be charged by the school for each transcript after the
15 first free transcript that the school is required to provide to
16 a student or former student under this Section.
17 (Source: P.A. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05.)".