Public Act 90-0649 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0649
SB1664 Enrolled LRB9010089THpk
AN ACT relating to education, amending named Acts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 3. The School Code is amended by changing
Sections 2-3.115 and 10-20.12a as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.115)
Sec. 2-3.115. Tech Prep Programs.
(a) Programs of academic credit Youth Apprenticeship
Vocational Education programs (Tech Prep) for secondary
school students. The State Superintendent of Education, in
cooperation with the Board of Higher Education, is encouraged
to establish a program of academic credit for Tech Prep work
based learning youth apprenticeship vocational education
programs for secondary school students with evidencing an
interest in pursuing such career training. The program may
be instituted by any school district seeking to provide its
secondary school students with an opportunity to participate
in Tech Prep work based learning youth apprenticeship
vocational education programs or agency training programs in
which its secondary school students shall receive academic
credit for work-related training received at manufacturing
facilities or agencies.
(b) Partnership for Careers grants. The State Board of
Education may make grants, subject to appropriations for such
purpose, to school districts to be used for Tech Prep
Partnership for Careers programs. School districts must
submit joint applications for the grants along with one or
more companies who commit to (i) make off-campus, privately
owned facilities available for the use of the program, (ii)
provide significant financial contributions to the program in
order to supplement State grants, and (iii) provide career
opportunities for students who successfully complete the
program training. The State Board of Education may use a
portion of the funds appropriated for the program to promote
its availability and successes with school districts,
businesses, and communities.
(Source: P.A. 88-270.)
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.12a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12a)
Sec. 10-20.12a. Tuition for non-resident pupils. To
charge non-resident pupils who attend the schools of the
district tuition in an amount not exceeding 110% of the per
capita cost of maintaining the schools of the district for
the preceding school year.
Such per capita cost shall be computed by dividing the
total cost of conducting and maintaining the schools of the
district by the average daily attendance, including tuition
pupils. Depreciation on the buildings and equipment of the
schools of the district, and the amount of annual
depreciation on such buildings and equipment shall be
dependent upon the useful life of such property.
The tuition charged shall in no case exceed 110% of the
per capita cost of conducting and maintaining the schools of
the district attended, as determined with reference to the
most recent audit prepared under Section 3-7 which is
available at the commencement of the current school year.
Non-resident pupils attending the schools of the district for
less than the school term shall have their tuition
apportioned, however pupils who become non-resident during a
school term shall not be charged tuition for the remainder of
the school term in which they became non-resident pupils.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties involved and
where the educational services are not otherwise provided
for, educational services for an Illinois student under the
age of 21 in a residential program designed to correct
alcohol or other drug dependencies shall be provided by the
district in which the facility is located and financed as
follows. The cost of educational services shall be paid by
the district in which the student resides in an amount equal
to the cost of providing educational services in a treatment
facility. Payments shall be made by the district of the
student's residence and shall be made to the district wherein
the facility is located no less than once per month unless
otherwise agreed to by the parties. These provisions do not
apply to any disabled child eligible for special education
services under Article 14.
(Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)
Section 5. The Private Business and Vocational Schools
Act is amended by changing Sections 1, 1.1, 10, 14.1, 15.1,
15.1a, and 15.2 as follows:
(105 ILCS 425/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 136)
Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
context otherwise requires:
A "private business and vocational school" or "school" is
an educational institution privately owned and operated by an
owner, partnership, or corporation, offering courses of
instruction, short courses, or subjects for which tuition is
charged, whether such courses of instruction, short courses,
or subjects are offered by in-residence, correspondence,
distance education, or other methods, to prepare individuals:
(1) to follow a trade or artistic occupation;
(2) to pursue a manual, mechanical, technical,
industrial, business, commercial, office, personal service
(other than nursing), or other non-professional occupation;
or
(3) to follow a profession, if the profession is not
subject to licensing or registration under any existing
statute of the State of Illinois requiring the licensing or
registration of persons practicing such profession or if the
school is not approved and regulated by the agency with such
licensing or registration authority;
(4) to improve, enhance, or add to the skills and
abilities of the individual relative to occupational
responsibilities or career opportunities.
"Council" means the Private Business and Vocational
Schools State Advisory Council created by this Act.
"Superintendent" means the State Superintendent of
Education.
"Sales representative" means a person employed by a
school as defined herein, whether such school is located
within or outside Illinois, to act as an agent, sales person,
broker or independent contractor to procure directly students
or enrollees for such school by solicitation in any form made
at any place in this State.
"Tuition" means any payment or compensation whether paid
by an individual, private organization or an agency of the
United States, State of Illinois or any political subdivision
thereof.
"Accrediting" refers to the public recognition of the
level of quality of an educational institution or program
that is granted by a legal entity.
"Accrediting agency" means a legal entity, or a part of
that entity, which conducts accrediting activities and is
designated by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Education pursuant to the provisions of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329) and related regulations.
"Adequate Evaluation Service" means the process by which
a school provides prompt evaluation of all required tests and
materials with appropriate comments and suggestions for
correction of errors and apparent weaknesses and the prompt
return of such corrected materials to students concerned.
"Board" is the State Board of Education.
"Business day" is any calendar day except a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday; provided that whenever a legal
holiday is observed on a Monday, that Monday also shall be
deemed a legal holiday.
"Certificate of approval" is a non-transferable
certificate issued under the authority of the State Board of
Education to a private business and vocational school located
within or without the State in the name of the school, which
authorizes the school to solicit students and to offer and
maintain a course of instruction in compliance with the
provisions of this Act and such standards, rules and
regulations as may be promulgated by the Board.
"Change of location" is a change in a school's principal
location, as distinguished from a change in the location of a
classroom extension.
"Change of ownership" is a change in the financial
control of a school occurring whenever 50% or more of a
school's stock or assets are sold to another party or parties
in one or a series of transactions occurring within any 3
year period.
"Chief managing employee" is the individual who is the
head administrator or supervisor at a school's principal
location.
"Classroom extension" is a facility used for
instructional purposes either wholly or in part by a school
at a location different from the school's principal location.
"Course of instruction" is a program of study, education,
training or instruction consisting of a series of lessons or
classes which are coordinated, arranged, or packaged to
constitute a subject, curriculum or program of instruction
and sold collectively, so long as the course purports to
prepare or qualify individuals, or improve or upgrade the
skills individuals need (i) for employment, career
opportunities or any specific occupation, trade or in job
position requiring manual, mechanical, technical, industrial,
business, commercial, office, personal service (other than
nursing), artistic, or other non-professional skills or
abilities, or (ii) for any profession which is not subject to
licensing or registration under any existing statute of this
State.
"Date of acceptance admission" is the date an authorized
school officer signs the enrollment agreement at the school's
principal location.
"Date of admission" is the first scheduled date of class
attendance.
"Distance education" is a teaching and learning situation
in which (i) the instructor and the learner are
geographically separated and (ii) instruction and materials
are delivered or exchanged or delivered and exchanged by
mail, electronic devices, or other means.
"Educational institution" is any organization, whether
located within or outside of this State, which promotes
business and vocational education, even though the
institution's principal effort may not be exclusively
educational in nature.
"Eleemosynary institution" is a benevolent and charitable
educational institution deriving a majority of its income
from philanthropic gifts and charitable contributions which
are used to subsidize its educational program.
"Enrollment agreement" is any agreement or instrument,
however named, which creates or evidences an obligation
binding a student to purchase a course of instruction from a
school.
"Home study school" is a school which provides
correspondence lesson materials prepared in a sequential and
logical order for study and completion by a student on his or
her own, with completed lessons being returned by the student
to the school for evaluation by the school, with comments
added, and subsequent return to the student, including those
schools which offer such instruction by home study in
combination with in-residence instruction.
"Illinois student" is any student contracting for
instruction within this State at an Illinois or out-of-state
private business and vocational school.
"In-residence school" is any school offering courses of
instruction to its students on the school's premises.
"Out-of-state school" is any school, including both an
in-residence school and a home study school, which has its
place of instruction or its principal location outside the
boundaries of this State, or which offers or conducts courses
of instruction or subjects on premises of the school located
outside the boundaries of this State, or which provides
correspondence or home study lesson materials from a location
outside the boundaries of this State, or which evaluates
completed lesson materials or otherwise conducts its
evaluation service from a location outside the boundaries of
this State, or which otherwise offers or provides Illinois
students with courses of instruction or subjects through
activities engaged in or conducted outside the boundaries of
this State.
"Person" is an individual, corporation or other business
entity.
"Placement assistance" is a an organized service provided
by a school for preparing and referring students to
prospective employers as a result of direct contact between
school placement officials and employer representatives.
"Refund policy" is the course of action followed by a
school to reimburse unearned tuition to students not
completing a course of instruction.
"Religious institution" is an educational institution of
a parochial or denominational character offering courses of
instruction which are religious or theological in whole or
part and have a sectarian objective.
"Short course" is a single course of study up to 20 clock
hours that (i) is intended to improve or enhance an
individual's vocational skills, (ii) includes an assessment
of skill development, and (iii) may result in only a
certificate of successful completion or attendance.
"Specialized business and vocational degree" is an award
conferred on a student who has successfully completed 2 or
more academic years or the equivalent thereof in a business
and vocational school with major emphasis on training for a
specific job or the development of occupational skills
related to any of the vocational areas identified within the
definition of a "school".
"Standards" refers to appropriate criteria established by
the Board and used by the Superintendent to implement this
Act and such reasonable rules and regulations as may be
promulgated by the Board.
"Student transcript records" are permanent academic
(educational) records used for reproducing transcript copies
of such information as the student's dates of attendance,
courses and subjects of instruction, and grades.
"Subject" is an instructional division, taught separately
within a course of instruction, which focuses on student
mastery of particular knowledge or skills.
"Supplementary course of instruction" is a new course of
instruction added to the list of such courses previously
approved by the Superintendent.
(Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
(105 ILCS 425/1.1) (from Ch. 144, par. 136.1)
Sec. 1.1. Exemptions and annual filing.
(a) For purposes of this Act, the following shall not be
considered to be a private business and vocational school:
(1) Any eleemosynary institution.
(2) Any religious institution.
(3) Any public educational institution exempt from
property taxation under the laws of this State.
(4) Any in-service course of instruction and subject
offered by an employer provided no tuition is charged and
such instruction is offered only to employees of such
employer.
(5) Any educational institution which on the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1984 is regulated solely by or
which on June 30, 1991, is solely degree granting, enrolls a
majority of its students in bachelors' or higher degree
programs, has maintained an accredited status with the
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and is regulated
by the Illinois Board of Higher Education under the Private
College Act or the Academic Degree Act, or which is exempt
from such regulation under either of the foregoing Acts
solely for the reason that such educational institution was
in operation on the effective date of either such Act.
(6) Any institution and the franchisees of such
institution which offer exclusively a course of instruction
in income tax theory or return preparation at a total
contract price of no more than $400, provided that the total
annual enrollment of such institution for all such courses of
instruction exceeds 500 students, and further provided that
the total contract price for all instruction offered to a
student in any one calendar year does not exceed $400. For
each calendar year after 1990, the total contract price shall
be adjusted, rounded off to the nearest dollar, by the same
percentage as the increase or decrease in the general price
level as measured by the consumer price index for all urban
consumers for the United States, or its successor index, as
defined and officially reported by the United States
Department of Labor, or its successor agency. The change in
the index shall be that as first published by the Department
of Labor for the calendar year immediately preceding the year
in which the total contract price is calculated.
(b) An institution exempted under subsection (a) of this
Section must file with the Superintendent an annual financial
report to demonstrate continued compliance by the institution
with the requirements on which the exemption is based.
(Source: P.A. 86-824; 87-1238.)
(105 ILCS 425/10) (from Ch. 144, par. 145)
Sec. 10. Application fees - Renewal fees. The following
nonrefundable fees shall be paid by each applicant and
collected by the Superintendent upon filing and receipt of
each of the applications specified below:
Original school application for a
certificate of approval..................... $500
Initial school application for a
certificate of approval upon occurrence
of a change of ownership.................... $500
Annual school application for renewal
of a certificate of approval................ $250
School application for a change
of location................................. $ 75
School application for a
classroom extension......................... $150
School application for
supplementary courses
of instruction.............................. $150
School application for
a short course.............................. $50
An applicant school which has not remedied all
deficiencies cited by the Superintendent within 12 months of
the date of its original application for a certificate of
approval shall pay an additional $500 original application
fee for the continued cost of investigation of its
application.
(Source: P.A. 83-1484.)
(105 ILCS 425/14.1) (from Ch. 144, par. 149.1)
Sec. 14.1. Annual review. The Superintendent shall
annually review and investigate all approved schools and
courses of instruction. Consideration shall be given to
complaints and information collected by the Federal Trade
Commission, Better Business Bureaus, the Illinois Attorney
General's Office, any State's Attorney's Office, other State
or official approval agencies, local school officials and
interested persons. The Superintendent shall investigate all
written complaints about a school or its sales
representatives received from all affected persons and any
and all governmental agencies. Such annual review shall
include a comparison between the graduation or completion
rate for the school and the graduation or completion rate for
the schools within the industry the school represents, such
as business, technical or vocational schools, for the
reporting period of July 1 through June 30. Any school that
fails to maintain a graduation or completion rate greater
than 50% of the average graduation or completion rate for
schools within that industry shall be placed on probation for
one year. If that school's graduation or completion rate
fails to exceed 50% of the average graduation rate for
schools within that industry for that school's next reporting
period fiscal year, then the Superintendent shall revoke that
school's approval to operate in the State of Illinois.
In the event a school does not maintain a passage rate of
at least 50% of the average passage rate for schools within
that industry for any State licensing examination or
professional certification examination, then that school
shall be placed on probation for one year. If that school's
passage rate in its next reporting period fiscal year does
not exceed 50% of the average passage rate of that class of
school as a whole, then the Superintendent shall revoke that
school's approval to operate in the State of Illinois.
The Superintendent shall develop by rule a procedure to
ensure the veracity of the information required under this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
(105 ILCS 425/15.1) (from Ch. 144, par. 150.1)
Sec. 15.1. Enrollment agreements. Enrollment agreements
shall be used by schools approved by the Superintendent. The
student shall be given a copy of the enrollment agreement at
the time the student signs that agreement and shall include
the following written disclosures and at the time of the
agreement's acceptance, if those events occur at different
times. 2 copies shall be signed by the student; one copy
shall be given to the student and The school shall retain a
signed the other copy of the fully executed enrollment
agreement as a part of the student's permanent record.
Enrollment agreements shall include the following written
disclosures:
(1) The name and address of the school and the addresses
where instruction will be given;
(2) The name and description of the course of
instruction, including the number of home study lessons and
hours of classroom instruction;
(3) The total cost of the course of instruction and all
other services and facilities furnished or made available to
the student by or through the school in connection with the
student's matriculation and study and completion of any
subject or course of instruction, including all charges made
by the school for tuition, room and board, books, materials,
supplies, laboratory, shop and studio fees, and other
expenses;
(4) A clear and conspicuous statement that the agreement
is a legally binding instrument when signed by the student
and accepted by the school;
(5) A clear and conspicuous caption, "BUYER'S RIGHT TO
CANCEL" under which it is explained that the student has the
right to cancel the initial enrollment agreement until
midnight of the fifth business day after the student has been
accepted admitted; and if the right to cancel is not given to
any prospective student at the time the enrollment agreement
is signed, then the student has the right to cancel the
agreement at any time and receive a refund of all monies paid
to date within 10 days of cancellation;
(6) A notice to the students that any cancellation
should be in writing and must be delivered to school
management and given to the registered agent, if any, or
managing employee of the school;
(7) The school's refund policy for unearned tuition,
fees, and other charges;
(8) The date of the student's signature and the date of
the student's acceptance admission;
(9) A clear and conspicuous statement that every
assignee of a student enrollment agreement takes it subject
to all claims and defenses of the student or his successors
in interest arising under the agreement;
(10) The name of the school employee or agent
responsible for procuring, soliciting or enrolling the
student;
(11) A statement containing the following information
for the most recent 12 month reporting period of July 1
through June 30:
(a) The number of students who were admitted enrolled in
the course of instruction as of July 1 of that reporting
period school during the school's last fiscal year;
(b) Additions during the year due to:
(A) new starts;
(B) re-enrollments; and
(C) transfers into the course of instruction from
other courses of instruction at the school the number of
students who did not complete the course of instruction
for which they enrolled during the school's last fiscal
year;
(c) Total number of students admitted during the
reporting period (the number of students reported under item
(11)(a) plus the additions reported under parts (A), (B), and
(C) of item (11)(b)) the percentage of students who did not
complete the course of instruction for which they enrolled
for the past fiscal year as compared to the number of
students who enrolled in the school during the school's past
fiscal year;
(d) Of the total course of instruction enrollment, the
number of students who:
(A) transferred out of the course of instruction to
another course of instruction;
(B) completed or graduated from a course of
instruction;
(C) withdrew from the school;
(D) are still enrolled the number and percentage of
students from the particular school who passed the State
licensing examination (if any) during the school's last
fiscal year;
(e) The number of students listed in item (11)(d) who
(A) were placed in their field of study;
(B) were placed in a related field;
(C) placed out of the field;
(D) were not available for placement due to
personal reasons;
(E) were not employed the number and percentage of
graduates who requested placement assistance by the
school during the school's last fiscal year;
(f) The number of students who took a State licensing
examination or professional certification examination (if
any) during the reporting period, as well as the number who
passed the number and percentage of graduates who obtained
employment as a result of placement assistance by the school
during the school's last fiscal year; such information may be
compiled by reasonable efforts of the school to contact
graduates by written correspondence;
(g) The number and percentage of graduates of the
particular school who obtained employment in the field who
did not use the school's placement assistance during the
reporting period school's last fiscal year; such information
may be compiled by reasonable efforts of the school to
contact graduates by written correspondence;
(h) The average starting salary for all school graduates
employed during the reporting period school's last fiscal
year; such information may be compiled by reasonable efforts
of the school to contact graduates by written correspondence;
(i) The following clear and conspicuous caption:
"COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS SCHOOL MAY BE REGISTERED WITH THE
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION", set forth with the addresses and
telephone numbers of the Board's Springfield and Chicago
offices.
An alphabetical list of names, addresses, and dates of
admission by course or course of instruction and a sample
copy of the enrollment agreement employed to enroll the
students listed shall be filed with the Superintendent on an
annual basis. The list shall be signed and verified by the
school's Chief Managing Employee. The list shall include
enrollments from the period of July 1 through June 30 and
shall be submitted within 90 days after the end of the period
A copy of each student enrollment agreement shall be signed
by the student and filed with the Superintendent on an annual
basis. If the enrollment agreement is negotiated orally in a
language other than English, then copies of the above
disclosure forms shall be tendered in the language in which
the contract was negotiated prior to executing the enrollment
agreement.
No school shall enter into any enrollment agreement
wherein the student waives the right to assert against the
school or any assignee any claim or defense he or she may
have against the school arising under the agreement. Any
provisions in an enrollment agreement wherein the student
agrees to such waiver shall be rendered void.
(Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
(105 ILCS 425/15.1a) (from Ch. 144, par. 150.1a)
Sec. 15.1a. The Superintendent shall issue rules and
regulations providing for the establishment of a fair and
equitable refund policy for each private business and
vocational school. Such refund policy shall provide that:
1. Schools shall, when a student gives written notice of
cancellation, provide a refund in the amount of at least the
following:
a. When notice of cancellation is given before midnight
of the fifth business day within 6 days after the date of
enrollment but prior to the first day of class, all
application-registration fees, tuition, and any other charges
shall be refunded to the student;
b. When notice of cancellation is given after midnight
of the fifth business the sixth day following acceptance
enrollment but prior to the close of business on the
student's first day of class attendance, the school may
retain no more than the application-registration fee which
may not exceed $150 or 50% of the cost of tuition, whichever
is less $100;
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% of the course of
instruction, the school may retain the
application-registration fee, an amount not to exceed 10% of
the tuition and other instructional charges or $300,
whichever is less, and, subject to the limitations of
paragraph 12 of this Section, plus the cost of any books or
materials which have been provided by the school.
d. When a student has completed in excess of 5% of the
course of instruction the school may retain the
application-registration fee and the cost of any 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 whichever of the following applies:
(1) A. A school which is accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting agency may use this policy or any
other refund policy filed with the Superintendent which
returns more money at each of the following levels of the
schedule to the student. As used herein, a "nationally
recognized accrediting agency" means an agency or
association designated by the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education pursuant to provisions of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329) and related
regulations.
After 5% of the course of instruction, but within
the first 4 weeks of classes the school shall refund at
least 80% of the tuition;
During the first 25% of the course, the school shall
refund at least 55% of the tuition;
During the second 25% of the course the school shall
refund at least 30% of the tuition;
In cases of withdrawal after 50% of the course, the
school may commit the student to the remaining obligation
of tuition.
As used herein, a "nationally recognized accrediting
agency" means an agency or association designated by the
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education pursuant to
provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L.
89-329) and related regulations.
(2) B. All other schools regulated under this
Section may retain an amount computed prorata by days in
class plus 10% of tuition and other instructional charges
up to completion of 60% of the course of instruction.
When the student has completed in excess of 60% of the
course of instruction, the school may retain the
application/registration fee and the entire tuition and
other charges.
(3) The refund policy for short courses up to 20
clock hours shall refund prorata up to 60% completion of
the course.
(4) All schools that offer courses of instruction
taught by distance education methods shall make refunds
to students who cancel their instruction in the following
manner:
(A) Students who enroll in a distance
education course of instruction shall have 5
business days from the date of their initial
acceptance to cancel the enrollment and receive a
complete refund of moneys paid to the school.
(B) Thereafter, the school shall retain a
prorata amount based on the percentage of lessons
completed, up to 60% of the course of instruction,
plus 10% of the total tuition and other
instructional charges.
(C) If more than 20% of the lessons in the
course of instruction are completed within the
5-business-day cooling off period, the distance
education refund policy stated above applies from
the beginning of the first lesson completed.
(D) Refunds shall be based on the last lesson
completed. use this policy or any other required
policy filed with the Superintendent which returns
more money at each of the following levels of the
schedule to the student:
Percentage of days in class Percentage of tuition
completed by student at and other instructional
notice of cancellation: charges which School
may retain:
in excess of 5% - 10% 15%
in excess of 10% - 15% 22%
in excess of 15% - 20% 28%
in excess of 20% - 25% 33%
in excess of 25% - 30% 38%
in excess of 30% - 35% 43%
in excess of 35% - 40% 47%
in excess of 40% - 45% 52%
in excess of 45% - 50% 60%
in excess of 50% - 55% 64%
in excess of 55% - 60% 68%
in excess of 60% - 65% 73%
in excess of 65% - 70% 75%
in excess of 70% - 75% 80%
in excess of 75% - 80% 85%
When notice of cancellation is given after the student
has completed over 80% of the course of instruction measured
by days in class, the school may retain the
application-registration fee and the entire tuition and other
charges.
2. A student, who on personal initiative and without
solicitation enrolls, starts, and completes a course of
instruction before midnight of the fifth business the sixth
day after the enrollment agreement is signed, is not subject
to the cancellation refund provisions of this Section.
3. Applicants not accepted by the school shall receive a
refund of all tuition and fees paid within 30 calendar days
after the determination of non-acceptance is made.
4. Application-registration fees shall be chargeable at
initial enrollment and shall not exceed $150 or 50% of the
cost of tuition, whichever is less $100.00.
5. Deposits or down payments shall become part of the
tuition.
6. The school shall mail a written acknowledgement of a
student's cancellation or written withdrawal to the student
within 15 calendar days of the postmark date of notification.
Such written acknowledgement is not necessary if a refund has
been mailed to the student within the 15 calendar days.
7. (Blank). If the school cancels or discontinues a
course, the student shall have all tuition, fees, and other
charges refunded.
8. All student refunds shall be made by the school
within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the
student's cancellation.
9. A student may give notice of cancellation to the
school in writing. The unexplained absence of a student from
a school for more than 15 school days shall constitute
constructive notice of cancellation to the school. For
purposes of cancellation the date shall be the last day of
attendance.
10. A school may make refunds which exceed those
prescribed in this Section. If the school has a refund policy
that returns more money to a student than those policies
prescribed in this Section, that refund policy must be filed
with the Superintendent.
11. A school shall refund all monies paid to it in any
of the following circumstances:
a. (a) the school did not provide the prospective
student with a copy of the student's valid enrollment
agreement and a current catalog or bulletin;
b. (b) the school cancels or discontinues the course of
instruction in which the student has enrolled;.
c. the school fails to conduct classes on days or times
scheduled, detrimentally affecting the student.
12. A school must refund any book and materials fees
when: (a) the book and materials are returned to the school
unmarked; and (b) the student has provided the school with a
notice of cancellation.
(Source: P.A. 85-1382.)
(105 ILCS 425/15.2) (from Ch. 144, par. 150.2)
Sec. 15.2. Placement assistance.) Each school which
offers or advertises a placement assistance for any course of
instruction must file with the Superintendent it's placement
statistics for the most recent 12 month reporting period of
July 1 through June 30 or calendar year immediately preceding
to the date of the school's application for annual renewal of
its certificate of approval for every course of instruction.
All schools offering or advertising a placement
assistance shall disclose statistics for such 12 month period
or calendar year showing all of the following: number of
students enrolled, the number of students who did not
complete the course of instruction for which they enrolled,
the number of students who graduated, the number of graduates
who requested placement assistance, and the number of
graduates who received bona fide job offers for the job for
which they were trained.
(a) The number of students who were admitted in the
course of instruction as of July 1 of the reporting period.
(b) Additions during the year due to:
(1) new starts;
(2) re-enrollments; and
(3) transfers into the course of instruction from
other courses of instruction at the school.
(c) Total number of students admitted during the
reporting period in item (a) plus the additions reported
under parts (1), (2), and (3) of item (b).
(d) Of the total enrollment, the number of students who:
(1) transferred out of the course of instruction to
another course of instruction;
(2) completed or graduated from a course of
instruction;
(3) withdrew from the school;
(4) are still enrolled.
(e) The number of students listed in (d) who:
(1) were placed in their field of study;
(2) were placed in a related field;
(3) placed out of the field;
(4) were not available for placement due to
personal reasons;
(5) were not employed.
(f) The number of students who took the State licensing
examination or professional certification examination (if
any) during the reporting period, as well as the number who
passed.
(g) The number of graduates who obtained employment in
the field who did not use the school's placement assistance
during the reporting period; such information may be compiled
by reasonable efforts of the school to contact graduates by
written correspondence.
(h) The average starting salary for all school graduates
employed during the reporting period; such information may be
compiled by reasonable efforts of the school to contact
graduates by written correspondence.
Before a student signs an enrollment agreement the
enrolling representative shall disclose to the student the
above statistical information for the particular course of
instruction offered for sale in the enrollment agreement.
In the absence of placement statistics for a new course
of instruction, the enrolling representative shall disclose
to the student the placement statistics which represent the
aggregate of all courses of instruction.
(Source: P.A. 83-1484; 85-433; revised 3-9-98.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.