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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1664
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1664 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT relating to private business and vocational
5 schools, amending a named Act."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The Private Business and Vocational Schools
9 Act is amended by changing Sections 1, 1.1, 10, 14.1, 15.1,
10 15.1a, and 15.2 as follows:
11 (105 ILCS 425/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 136)
12 Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
13 context otherwise requires:
14 A "private business and vocational school" or "school" is
15 an educational institution privately owned and operated by an
16 owner, partnership, or corporation, offering courses of
17 instruction, short courses, or subjects for which tuition is
18 charged, whether such courses of instruction, short courses,
19 or subjects are offered by in-residence, correspondence,
20 distance education, or other methods, to prepare individuals:
21 (1) to follow a trade or artistic occupation;
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1 (2) to pursue a manual, mechanical, technical,
2 industrial, business, commercial, office, personal service
3 (other than nursing), or other non-professional occupation;
4 or
5 (3) to follow a profession, if the profession is not
6 subject to licensing or registration under any existing
7 statute of the State of Illinois requiring the licensing or
8 registration of persons practicing such profession or if the
9 school is not approved and regulated by the agency with such
10 licensing or registration authority;
11 (4) to improve, enhance, or add to the skills and
12 abilities of the individual relative to occupational
13 responsibilities or career opportunities.
14 "Council" means the Private Business and Vocational
15 Schools State Advisory Council created by this Act.
16 "Superintendent" means the State Superintendent of
17 Education.
18 "Sales representative" means a person employed by a
19 school as defined herein, whether such school is located
20 within or outside Illinois, to act as an agent, sales person,
21 broker or independent contractor to procure directly students
22 or enrollees for such school by solicitation in any form made
23 at any place in this State.
24 "Tuition" means any payment or compensation whether paid
25 by an individual, private organization or an agency of the
26 United States, State of Illinois or any political subdivision
27 thereof.
28 "Accrediting" refers to the public recognition of the
29 level of quality of an educational institution or program
30 that is granted by a legal entity.
31 "Accrediting agency" means a legal entity, or a part of
32 that entity, which conducts accrediting activities and is
33 designated by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
34 Education pursuant to the provisions of the Higher Education
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1 Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329) and related regulations.
2 "Adequate Evaluation Service" means the process by which
3 a school provides prompt evaluation of all required tests and
4 materials with appropriate comments and suggestions for
5 correction of errors and apparent weaknesses and the prompt
6 return of such corrected materials to students concerned.
7 "Board" is the State Board of Education.
8 "Business day" is any calendar day except a Saturday,
9 Sunday or legal holiday; provided that whenever a legal
10 holiday is observed on a Monday, that Monday also shall be
11 deemed a legal holiday.
12 "Certificate of approval" is a non-transferable
13 certificate issued under the authority of the State Board of
14 Education to a private business and vocational school located
15 within or without the State in the name of the school, which
16 authorizes the school to solicit students and to offer and
17 maintain a course of instruction in compliance with the
18 provisions of this Act and such standards, rules and
19 regulations as may be promulgated by the Board.
20 "Change of location" is a change in a school's principal
21 location, as distinguished from a change in the location of a
22 classroom extension.
23 "Change of ownership" is a change in the financial
24 control of a school occurring whenever 50% or more of a
25 school's stock or assets are sold to another party or parties
26 in one or a series of transactions occurring within any 3
27 year period.
28 "Chief managing employee" is the individual who is the
29 head administrator or supervisor at a school's principal
30 location.
31 "Classroom extension" is a facility used for
32 instructional purposes either wholly or in part by a school
33 at a location different from the school's principal location.
34 "Course of instruction" is a program of study, education,
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1 training or instruction consisting of a series of lessons or
2 classes which are coordinated, arranged, or packaged to
3 constitute a subject, curriculum or program of instruction
4 and sold collectively, so long as the course purports to
5 prepare or qualify individuals, or improve or upgrade the
6 skills individuals need (i) for employment, career
7 opportunities or any specific occupation, trade or in job
8 position requiring manual, mechanical, technical, industrial,
9 business, commercial, office, personal service (other than
10 nursing), artistic, or other non-professional skills or
11 abilities, or (ii) for any profession which is not subject to
12 licensing or registration under any existing statute of this
13 State.
14 "Date of acceptance admission" is the date an authorized
15 school officer signs the enrollment agreement at the school's
16 principal location.
17 "Date of admission" is the first scheduled date of class
18 attendance.
19 "Distance education" is a teaching and learning situation
20 in which (i) the instructor and the learner are
21 geographically separated and (ii) instruction and materials
22 are delivered or exchanged or delivered and exchanged by
23 mail, electronic devices, or other means.
24 "Educational institution" is any organization, whether
25 located within or outside of this State, which promotes
26 business and vocational education, even though the
27 institution's principal effort may not be exclusively
28 educational in nature.
29 "Eleemosynary institution" is a benevolent and charitable
30 educational institution deriving a majority of its income
31 from philanthropic gifts and charitable contributions which
32 are used to subsidize its educational program.
33 "Enrollment agreement" is any agreement or instrument,
34 however named, which creates or evidences an obligation
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1 binding a student to purchase a course of instruction from a
2 school.
3 "Home study school" is a school which provides
4 correspondence lesson materials prepared in a sequential and
5 logical order for study and completion by a student on his or
6 her own, with completed lessons being returned by the student
7 to the school for evaluation by the school, with comments
8 added, and subsequent return to the student, including those
9 schools which offer such instruction by home study in
10 combination with in-residence instruction.
11 "Illinois student" is any student contracting for
12 instruction within this State at an Illinois or out-of-state
13 private business and vocational school.
14 "In-residence school" is any school offering courses of
15 instruction to its students on the school's premises.
16 "Out-of-state school" is any school, including both an
17 in-residence school and a home study school, which has its
18 place of instruction or its principal location outside the
19 boundaries of this State, or which offers or conducts courses
20 of instruction or subjects on premises of the school located
21 outside the boundaries of this State, or which provides
22 correspondence or home study lesson materials from a location
23 outside the boundaries of this State, or which evaluates
24 completed lesson materials or otherwise conducts its
25 evaluation service from a location outside the boundaries of
26 this State, or which otherwise offers or provides Illinois
27 students with courses of instruction or subjects through
28 activities engaged in or conducted outside the boundaries of
29 this State.
30 "Person" is an individual, corporation or other business
31 entity.
32 "Placement assistance" is a an organized service provided
33 by a school for preparing and referring students to
34 prospective employers as a result of direct contact between
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1 school placement officials and employer representatives.
2 "Refund policy" is the course of action followed by a
3 school to reimburse unearned tuition to students not
4 completing a course of instruction.
5 "Religious institution" is an educational institution of
6 a parochial or denominational character offering courses of
7 instruction which are religious or theological in whole or
8 part and have a sectarian objective.
9 "Short course" is a single course of study up to 20 clock
10 hours that (i) is intended to improve or enhance an
11 individual's vocational skills, (ii) includes an assessment
12 of skill development, and (iii) may result in only a
13 certificate of successful completion or attendance.
14 "Specialized business and vocational degree" is an award
15 conferred on a student who has successfully completed 2 or
16 more academic years or the equivalent thereof in a business
17 and vocational school with major emphasis on training for a
18 specific job or the development of occupational skills
19 related to any of the vocational areas identified within the
20 definition of a "school".
21 "Standards" refers to appropriate criteria established by
22 the Board and used by the Superintendent to implement this
23 Act and such reasonable rules and regulations as may be
24 promulgated by the Board.
25 "Student transcript records" are permanent academic
26 (educational) records used for reproducing transcript copies
27 of such information as the student's dates of attendance,
28 courses and subjects of instruction, and grades.
29 "Subject" is an instructional division, taught separately
30 within a course of instruction, which focuses on student
31 mastery of particular knowledge or skills.
32 "Supplementary course of instruction" is a new course of
33 instruction added to the list of such courses previously
34 approved by the Superintendent.
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1 (Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
2 (105 ILCS 425/1.1) (from Ch. 144, par. 136.1)
3 Sec. 1.1. Exemptions and annual filing.
4 (a) For purposes of this Act, the following shall not be
5 considered to be a private business and vocational school:
6 (1) Any eleemosynary institution.
7 (2) Any religious institution.
8 (3) Any public educational institution exempt from
9 property taxation under the laws of this State.
10 (4) Any in-service course of instruction and subject
11 offered by an employer provided no tuition is charged and
12 such instruction is offered only to employees of such
13 employer.
14 (5) Any educational institution which on the effective
15 date of this amendatory Act of 1984 is regulated solely by or
16 which on June 30, 1991, is solely degree granting, enrolls a
17 majority of its students in bachelors' or higher degree
18 programs, has maintained an accredited status with the
19 Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North
20 Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and is regulated
21 by the Illinois Board of Higher Education under the Private
22 College Act or the Academic Degree Act, or which is exempt
23 from such regulation under either of the foregoing Acts
24 solely for the reason that such educational institution was
25 in operation on the effective date of either such Act.
26 (6) Any institution and the franchisees of such
27 institution which offer exclusively a course of instruction
28 in income tax theory or return preparation at a total
29 contract price of no more than $400, provided that the total
30 annual enrollment of such institution for all such courses of
31 instruction exceeds 500 students, and further provided that
32 the total contract price for all instruction offered to a
33 student in any one calendar year does not exceed $400. For
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1 each calendar year after 1990, the total contract price shall
2 be adjusted, rounded off to the nearest dollar, by the same
3 percentage as the increase or decrease in the general price
4 level as measured by the consumer price index for all urban
5 consumers for the United States, or its successor index, as
6 defined and officially reported by the United States
7 Department of Labor, or its successor agency. The change in
8 the index shall be that as first published by the Department
9 of Labor for the calendar year immediately preceding the year
10 in which the total contract price is calculated.
11 (b) An institution exempted under subsection (a) of this
12 Section must file with the Superintendent an annual financial
13 report to demonstrate continued compliance by the institution
14 with the requirements on which the exemption is based.
15 (Source: P.A. 86-824; 87-1238.)
16 (105 ILCS 425/10) (from Ch. 144, par. 145)
17 Sec. 10. Application fees - Renewal fees. The following
18 nonrefundable fees shall be paid by each applicant and
19 collected by the Superintendent upon filing and receipt of
20 each of the applications specified below:
21 Original school application for a
22 certificate of approval..................... $500
23 Initial school application for a
24 certificate of approval upon occurrence
25 of a change of ownership.................... $500
26 Annual school application for renewal
27 of a certificate of approval................ $250
28 School application for a change
29 of location................................. $ 75
30 School application for a
31 classroom extension......................... $150
32 School application for
33 supplementary courses
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1 of instruction.............................. $150
2 School application for
3 a short course.............................. $50
4 An applicant school which has not remedied all
5 deficiencies cited by the Superintendent within 12 months of
6 the date of its original application for a certificate of
7 approval shall pay an additional $500 original application
8 fee for the continued cost of investigation of its
9 application.
10 (Source: P.A. 83-1484.)
11 (105 ILCS 425/14.1) (from Ch. 144, par. 149.1)
12 Sec. 14.1. Annual review. The Superintendent shall
13 annually review and investigate all approved schools and
14 courses of instruction. Consideration shall be given to
15 complaints and information collected by the Federal Trade
16 Commission, Better Business Bureaus, the Illinois Attorney
17 General's Office, any State's Attorney's Office, other State
18 or official approval agencies, local school officials and
19 interested persons. The Superintendent shall investigate all
20 written complaints about a school or its sales
21 representatives received from all affected persons and any
22 and all governmental agencies. Such annual review shall
23 include a comparison between the graduation or completion
24 rate for the school and the graduation or completion rate for
25 the schools within the industry the school represents, such
26 as business, technical or vocational schools, for the
27 reporting period of July 1 through June 30. Any school that
28 fails to maintain a graduation or completion rate greater
29 than 50% of the average graduation or completion rate for
30 schools within that industry shall be placed on probation for
31 one year. If that school's graduation or completion rate
32 fails to exceed 50% of the average graduation rate for
33 schools within that industry for that school's next reporting
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1 period fiscal year, then the Superintendent shall revoke that
2 school's approval to operate in the State of Illinois.
3 In the event a school does not maintain a passage rate of
4 at least 50% of the average passage rate for schools within
5 that industry for any State licensing examination or
6 professional certification examination, then that school
7 shall be placed on probation for one year. If that school's
8 passage rate in its next reporting period fiscal year does
9 not exceed 50% of the average passage rate of that class of
10 school as a whole, then the Superintendent shall revoke that
11 school's approval to operate in the State of Illinois.
12 The Superintendent shall develop by rule a procedure to
13 ensure the veracity of the information required under this
14 Section.
15 (Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
16 (105 ILCS 425/15.1) (from Ch. 144, par. 150.1)
17 Sec. 15.1. Enrollment agreements. Enrollment agreements
18 shall be used by schools approved by the Superintendent. The
19 student shall be given a copy of the enrollment agreement at
20 the time the student signs that agreement and shall include
21 the following written disclosures and at the time of the
22 agreement's acceptance, if those events occur at different
23 times. 2 copies shall be signed by the student; one copy
24 shall be given to the student and The school shall retain a
25 signed the other copy of the fully executed enrollment
26 agreement as a part of the student's permanent record.
27 Enrollment agreements shall include the following written
28 disclosures:
29 (1) The name and address of the school and the addresses
30 where instruction will be given;
31 (2) The name and description of the course of
32 instruction, including the number of home study lessons and
33 hours of classroom instruction;
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1 (3) The total cost of the course of instruction and all
2 other services and facilities furnished or made available to
3 the student by or through the school in connection with the
4 student's matriculation and study and completion of any
5 subject or course of instruction, including all charges made
6 by the school for tuition, room and board, books, materials,
7 supplies, laboratory, shop and studio fees, and other
8 expenses;
9 (4) A clear and conspicuous statement that the agreement
10 is a legally binding instrument when signed by the student
11 and accepted by the school;
12 (5) A clear and conspicuous caption, "BUYER'S RIGHT TO
13 CANCEL" under which it is explained that the student has the
14 right to cancel the initial enrollment agreement until
15 midnight of the fifth business day after the student has been
16 accepted admitted; and if the right to cancel is not given to
17 any prospective student at the time the enrollment agreement
18 is signed, then the student has the right to cancel the
19 agreement at any time and receive a refund of all monies paid
20 to date within 10 days of cancellation;
21 (6) A notice to the students that any cancellation
22 should be in writing and must be delivered to school
23 management and given to the registered agent, if any, or
24 managing employee of the school;
25 (7) The school's refund policy for unearned tuition,
26 fees, and other charges;
27 (8) The date of the student's signature and the date of
28 the student's acceptance admission;
29 (9) A clear and conspicuous statement that every
30 assignee of a student enrollment agreement takes it subject
31 to all claims and defenses of the student or his successors
32 in interest arising under the agreement;
33 (10) The name of the school employee or agent
34 responsible for procuring, soliciting or enrolling the
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1 student;
2 (11) A statement containing the following information
3 for the most recent 12 month reporting period of July 1
4 through June 30:
5 (a) The number of students who were admitted enrolled in
6 the course of instruction as of July 1 of that reporting
7 period school during the school's last fiscal year;
8 (b) Additions during the year due to:
9 (A) new starts;
10 (B) re-enrollments; and
11 (C) transfers into the course of instruction from
12 other courses of instruction at the school the number of
13 students who did not complete the course of instruction
14 for which they enrolled during the school's last fiscal
15 year;
16 (c) Total number of students admitted during the
17 reporting period (the number of students reported under item
18 (11)(a) plus the additions reported under parts (A), (B), and
19 (C) of item (11)(b)) the percentage of students who did not
20 complete the course of instruction for which they enrolled
21 for the past fiscal year as compared to the number of
22 students who enrolled in the school during the school's past
23 fiscal year;
24 (d) Of the total course of instruction enrollment, the
25 number of students who:
26 (A) transferred out of the course of instruction to
27 another course of instruction;
28 (B) completed or graduated from a course of
29 instruction;
30 (C) withdrew from the school;
31 (D) are still enrolled the number and percentage of
32 students from the particular school who passed the State
33 licensing examination (if any) during the school's last
34 fiscal year;
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1 (e) The number of students listed in item (11)(d) who
2 (A) were placed in their field of study;
3 (B) were placed in a related field;
4 (C) placed out of the field;
5 (D) were not available for placement due to
6 personal reasons;
7 (E) were not employed the number and percentage of
8 graduates who requested placement assistance by the
9 school during the school's last fiscal year;
10 (f) The number of students who took a State licensing
11 examination or professional certification examination (if
12 any) during the reporting period, as well as the number who
13 passed the number and percentage of graduates who obtained
14 employment as a result of placement assistance by the school
15 during the school's last fiscal year; such information may be
16 compiled by reasonable efforts of the school to contact
17 graduates by written correspondence;
18 (g) The number and percentage of graduates of the
19 particular school who obtained employment in the field who
20 did not use the school's placement assistance during the
21 reporting period school's last fiscal year; such information
22 may be compiled by reasonable efforts of the school to
23 contact graduates by written correspondence;
24 (h) The average starting salary for all school graduates
25 employed during the reporting period school's last fiscal
26 year; such information may be compiled by reasonable efforts
27 of the school to contact graduates by written correspondence;
28 (i) The following clear and conspicuous caption:
29 "COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS SCHOOL MAY BE REGISTERED WITH THE
30 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION", set forth with the addresses and
31 telephone numbers of the Board's Springfield and Chicago
32 offices.
33 An alphabetical list of names, addresses, and dates of
34 admission by course or course of instruction and a sample
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1 copy of the enrollment agreement employed to enroll the
2 students listed shall be filed with the Superintendent on an
3 annual basis. The list shall be signed and verified by the
4 school's Chief Managing Employee. The list shall include
5 enrollments from the period of July 1 through June 30 and
6 shall be submitted within 90 days after the end of the period
7 A copy of each student enrollment agreement shall be signed
8 by the student and filed with the Superintendent on an annual
9 basis. If the enrollment agreement is negotiated orally in a
10 language other than English, then copies of the above
11 disclosure forms shall be tendered in the language in which
12 the contract was negotiated prior to executing the enrollment
13 agreement.
14 No school shall enter into any enrollment agreement
15 wherein the student waives the right to assert against the
16 school or any assignee any claim or defense he or she may
17 have against the school arising under the agreement. Any
18 provisions in an enrollment agreement wherein the student
19 agrees to such waiver shall be rendered void.
20 (Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
21 (105 ILCS 425/15.1a) (from Ch. 144, par. 150.1a)
22 Sec. 15.1a. The Superintendent shall issue rules and
23 regulations providing for the establishment of a fair and
24 equitable refund policy for each private business and
25 vocational school. Such refund policy shall provide that:
26 1. Schools shall, when a student gives written notice of
27 cancellation, provide a refund in the amount of at least the
28 following:
29 a. When notice of cancellation is given before midnight
30 of the fifth business day within 6 days after the date of
31 enrollment but prior to the first day of class, all
32 application-registration fees, tuition, and any other charges
33 shall be refunded to the student;
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1 b. When notice of cancellation is given after midnight
2 of the fifth business the sixth day following acceptance
3 enrollment but prior to the close of business on the
4 student's first day of class attendance, the school may
5 retain no more than the application-registration fee which
6 may not exceed $150 or 50% of the cost of tuition, whichever
7 is less $100;
8 c. When notice of cancellation is given after the
9 student's completion of the first day of class attendance,
10 but prior to the student's completion of 5% of the course of
11 instruction, the school may retain the
12 application-registration fee, an amount not to exceed 10% of
13 the tuition and other instructional charges or $300,
14 whichever is less, plus the cost of any books or materials
15 which have been provided by the school.
16 d. When a student has completed in excess of 5% of the
17 course of instruction the school may retain the
18 application-registration fee and the cost of any books or
19 materials which have been provided by the school but shall
20 refund a part of the tuition and other instructional charges
21 in accordance with whichever of the following applies: (1) no
22 cost to the student for books upon withdrawal, if the cost is
23 not noted on the enrollment agreement; (2) no cost to the
24 student for books and materials to be issued for subsequent
25 subjects; or (3) books must be returned unmarked for refund
26 of charges:
27 (1) A. A school which is accredited by a nationally
28 recognized accrediting agency may use this policy or any
29 other refund policy filed with the Superintendent which
30 returns more money at each of the following levels of the
31 schedule to the student.
32 After 5% of the course of instruction, but within
33 the first 4 weeks of classes the school shall refund at
34 least 80% of the tuition;
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1 During the first 25% of the course, the school shall
2 refund at least 55% of the tuition;
3 During the second 25% of the course the school shall
4 refund at least 30% of the tuition;
5 In cases of withdrawal after 50% of the course, the
6 school may commit the student to the remaining obligation
7 of tuition.
8 As used herein, a "nationally recognized accrediting
9 agency" means an agency or association designated by the
10 Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education pursuant to
11 provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L.
12 89-329) and related regulations.
13 (2) B. All other schools regulated under this
14 Section except those noted below may use this policy or
15 any other required policy filed with the Superintendent
16 which returns more money at each of the following levels
17 of the schedule to the student:
18 The school may retain an amount computed prorata by days
19 in class plus 10% of tuition and other instructional charges
20 up to completion of 60% of the course of instruction. When
21 the student has completed in excess of 60% of the course of
22 instruction, the school may retain the
23 application/registration fee and the entire tuition and other
24 charges.
25 (3) The refund policy for short courses up to 20
26 clock hours shall be prorata up to 60% completion of the
27 course.
28 (4) Courses of instruction taught by distance
29 education methods shall make refunds to students who
30 cancel their instruction in the following manner:
31 (A) Students who enroll in a distance
32 education course of instruction shall have 5
33 business days from the date of their initial
34 acceptance to cancel the enrollment and receive a
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1 complete refund of moneys paid to the school.
2 (B) Thereafter, the school shall retain a
3 prorata amount based on the percentage of lessons
4 completed, up to 60% of the course of instruction,
5 plus 10% of the total tuition and other
6 instructional charges.
7 (C) If more than 20% of the lessons in the
8 course of instruction are completed within the
9 5-business-day cooling off period, the distance
10 education refund policy stated above applies from
11 the beginning of the first lesson completed.
12 (D) Refunds shall be based on the last lesson
13 completed.
14 Percentage of days in class Percentage of tuition
15 completed by student at and other instructional
16 notice of cancellation: charges which School
17 may retain:
18 in excess of 5% - 10% 15%
19 in excess of 10% - 15% 22%
20 in excess of 15% - 20% 28%
21 in excess of 20% - 25% 33%
22 in excess of 25% - 30% 38%
23 in excess of 30% - 35% 43%
24 in excess of 35% - 40% 47%
25 in excess of 40% - 45% 52%
26 in excess of 45% - 50% 60%
27 in excess of 50% - 55% 64%
28 in excess of 55% - 60% 68%
29 in excess of 60% - 65% 73%
30 in excess of 65% - 70% 75%
31 in excess of 70% - 75% 80%
32 in excess of 75% - 80% 85%
33 When notice of cancellation is given after the student
34 has completed over 80% of the course of instruction measured
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1 by days in class, the school may retain the
2 application-registration fee and the entire tuition and other
3 charges.
4 2. A student, who on personal initiative and without
5 solicitation enrolls, starts, and completes a course of
6 instruction before midnight of the fifth business the sixth
7 day after the enrollment agreement is signed, is not subject
8 to the cancellation refund provisions of this Section.
9 3. Applicants not accepted by the school shall receive a
10 refund of all tuition and fees paid within 30 calendar days
11 after the determination of non-acceptance is made.
12 4. Application-registration fees shall be chargeable at
13 initial enrollment and shall not exceed $150 or 50% of the
14 cost of tuition, whichever is less $100.00.
15 5. Deposits or down payments shall become part of the
16 tuition.
17 6. The school shall mail a written acknowledgement of a
18 student's cancellation or written withdrawal to the student
19 within 15 calendar days of the postmark date of notification.
20 Such written acknowledgement is not necessary if a refund has
21 been mailed to the student within the 15 calendar days.
22 7. (Blank). If the school cancels or discontinues a
23 course, the student shall have all tuition, fees, and other
24 charges refunded.
25 8. All student refunds shall be made by the school
26 within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the
27 student's cancellation.
28 9. A student may give notice of cancellation to the
29 school in writing. The unexplained absence of a student from
30 a school for more than 15 school days shall constitute
31 constructive notice of cancellation to the school. For
32 purposes of cancellation the date shall be the last day of
33 attendance.
34 10. A school may make refunds which exceed those
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1 prescribed in this Section.
2 11. A school shall refund all monies paid to it in any
3 of the following circumstances:
4 a. (a) the school did not provide the prospective
5 student with a copy of the student's valid enrollment
6 agreement and a current catalog or bulletin;
7 b. (b) the school cancels or discontinues the course of
8 instruction in which the student has enrolled;.
9 c. the school fails to conduct classes on days or times
10 scheduled, detrimentally affecting the student.
11 (Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
12 (105 ILCS 425/15.2) (from Ch. 144, par. 150.2)
13 Sec. 15.2. Placement assistance.) Each school which
14 offers or advertises a placement assistance for any course of
15 instruction must file with the Superintendent it's placement
16 statistics for the most recent 12 month reporting period of
17 July 1 through June 30 or calendar year immediately preceding
18 to the date of the school's application for annual renewal of
19 its certificate of approval for every course of instruction.
20 All schools offering or advertising a placement
21 assistance shall disclose statistics for such 12 month period
22 or calendar year showing all of the following: number of
23 students enrolled, the number of students who did not
24 complete the course of instruction for which they enrolled,
25 the number of students who graduated, the number of graduates
26 who requested placement assistance, and the number of
27 graduates who received bona fide job offers for the job for
28 which they were trained.
29 (a) The number of students who were admitted in the
30 course of instruction as of July 1 of the reporting period.
31 (b) Additions during the year due to:
32 (1) new starts;
33 (2) re-enrollments; and
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1 (3) transfers into the course of instruction from
2 other courses of instruction at the school.
3 (c) Total number of students admitted during the
4 reporting period in item (a) plus the additions reported
5 under parts (1), (2), and (3) of item (b).
6 (d) Of the total enrollment, the number of students who:
7 (1) transferred out of the course of instruction to
8 another course of instruction;
9 (2) completed or graduated from a course of
10 instruction;
11 (3) withdrew from the school;
12 (4) are still enrolled.
13 (e) The number of students listed in (d) who:
14 (1) were placed in their field of study;
15 (2) were placed in a related field;
16 (3) placed out of the field;
17 (4) were not available for placement due to
18 personal reasons;
19 (5) were not employed.
20 (f) The number of students who took the State licensing
21 examination or professional certification examination (if
22 any) during the reporting period, as well as the number who
23 passed.
24 (g) The number of graduates who obtained employment in
25 the field who did not use the school's placement assistance
26 during the reporting period; such information may be compiled
27 by reasonable efforts of the school to contact graduates by
28 written correspondence.
29 (h) The average starting salary for all school graduates
30 employed during the reporting period; such information may be
31 compiled by reasonable efforts of the school to contact
32 graduates by written correspondence.
33 Before a student signs an enrollment agreement the
34 enrolling representative shall disclose to the student the
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1 above statistical information for the particular course of
2 instruction offered for sale in the enrollment agreement.
3 In the absence of placement statistics for a new course
4 of instruction, the enrolling representative shall disclose
5 to the student the placement statistics which represent the
6 aggregate of all courses of instruction.
7 (Source: P.A. 83-1484; 85-433; revised 3-9-98.)
8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9 becoming law.".