§ 23-64-102 — Legislative declaration

(1) It is the purpose of this article 64 to
provide standards for and to foster and improve private occupational schools and
their educational services and to protect the citizens of this state against
fraudulent or substandard private occupational schools by:

(a) Prohibiting the use of false or misleading literature, advertising, or
representations by private occupational schools or their agents;

(b) Establishing accountability for private occupational schools and their
agents through the setting of standards relative to the quality of educational
services, fiscal responsibility, and ethical business practices;

(c) Providing for the preservation of essential records;

(d) Providing certain rights and remedies to the private occupational school
division, the private occupational school board created in section 23-64-107, and
the consuming public necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article 64;

(e) Providing for the authorization of appropriate educational credentials by
approved schools, including, but not limited to, certificates, diplomas, and associate
degrees; and

(f) Providing train-out for students of private occupational schools ceasing
operation.

(2) To these ends, this article 64 shall be liberally construed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1239), ch. 261, p. 1177, � 1, effective August 9.