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| Public Act 096-0506 |
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AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail
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Technology Act of 1985 is amended by changing Section 3B-13 as | ||||
follows:
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(225 ILCS 410/3B-13)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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Sec. 3B-13. Rules; refunds. Schools regulated under this | ||||
Section shall
issue refunds based on the following schedule. | ||||
The refund policy shall provide
that:
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(1) Schools shall, when a student gives written notice | ||||
of cancellation,
provide a refund in the amount of at least | ||||
the following:
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(a) When notice of cancellation is given within 5 | ||||
days after the date of
enrollment, all application and | ||||
registration fees, tuition, and any other
charges | ||||
shall be refunded to the student.
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(b) When notice of cancellation is given after the | ||||
fifth day following
enrollment but before the | ||||
completion of the student's first day of class
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attendance, the school may retain no more than the | ||||
application and registration
fee, plus the cost of any | ||||
books or materials which have been provided by the
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school and retained by the student.
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(c) When notice of cancellation is given after the | ||
student's completion of
the first day of class | ||
attendance but prior to the student's completion of 5%
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of
the course of instruction, the school may retain the | ||
application and
registration fee and an amount not to | ||
exceed 10% of the tuition and other
instructional | ||
charges or $300, whichever is less, plus the cost of | ||
any books or
materials which have been provided by the | ||
school.
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(d) When a student has completed 5% or more of the | ||
course of instruction,
the school may retain the | ||
application and registration fee and the cost of any
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books or materials which have been provided by the | ||
school but shall refund a
part of the tuition and other | ||
instructional charges in accordance with the
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requirements of the school's regional or national | ||
accrediting agency, if any, or National Accrediting | ||
Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences and rules | ||
that
the Department shall promulgate for purposes of | ||
this Section.
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(2) Applicants not accepted by the school shall receive | ||
a refund of all
tuition and fees paid.
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(3) Application and registration fees shall be | ||
chargeable at initial
enrollment and shall not exceed $100.
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(4) Deposits or down payments shall become part of the | ||
tuition.
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(5)
The school shall mail a written acknowledgement of
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a
student's
cancellation or written withdrawal to the | ||
student within 15 calendar days of
the date of | ||
notification. Written acknowledgement is not necessary if | ||
a
refund has been mailed to the student within the 15 | ||
calendar days.
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(6) If the school cancels or discontinues a course, the | ||
student shall be
entitled to receive from the school such | ||
refund or partial refund of the
tuition, fees, and other | ||
charges paid by the student or on behalf of the
student as | ||
is provided under rules promulgated by the Department.
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(7) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, all | ||
student refunds shall be
made by the school within 45 | ||
calendar days after the date of notice of the
student's | ||
cancellation or the date that the school determines that | ||
the student has officially or unofficially withdrawn.
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(8) A student shall give notice of cancellation to the | ||
school in writing.
The unexplained absence of a student | ||
from a school for more than 30 consecutive
calendar days | ||
shall constitute constructive notice of cancellation to | ||
the school. For
purposes of cancellation, the cancellation | ||
date shall be the last day of
attendance.
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(9) A school may make refunds which exceed those | ||
required by this Section.
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(10) Each student and former student shall be entitled | ||
to receive from the
school that the student attends or | ||
attended an official transcript of all
hours completed by | ||
the student at that school for which the applicable | ||
tuition,
fees, and other charges have been paid, together | ||
with the grades earned by the
student for those hours, | ||
provided that a student who withdraws from or drops
out of | ||
a school, by written notice of cancellation or otherwise, | ||
shall not be
entitled to any transcript of completed hours | ||
following the expiration of the
7-year period that began on | ||
the student's first day of attendance at the
school. A | ||
reasonable fee, not exceeding $2, may be charged by the | ||
school
for each transcript after the first free transcript | ||
that the school is required
to provide to a student or | ||
former student under this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05; 95-343, eff. 1-1-08.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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