§ 10a-22e — (Formerly Sec. 10-7f). Revision of conditions of authorization.

Connecticut § 10a-22e

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 10a: State System of Higher Education
• Ch. 185: Administration of State System

Text

(a) During any period of authorization by the commissioner to operate as a private career school pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, such private career school may request revision of the conditions of its authorization. Such school shall make such request to the commissioner, in the manner and on such forms prescribed by the commissioner sixty days prior to the proposed implementation date of any intended revision. Such revision shall include, but not be limited to, changes in (1) courses or programs; (2) ownership of the school; (3) name of the school; (4) location of the school's main campus; or (5) location of any of the school's additional classroom sites or branch campuses. A private career school requesting revision of the conditions of its authorization based on a change in ownership of the school shall submit an application and letter of credit pursuant to sections 10a-22b and 10a-22c, accompanied by a nonrefundable change of ownership fee made payable to the private career school student protection account under section 10a-22u in the amount of two thousand dollars for the private career school and two hundred dollars for each branch of a private career school in this state, except that, any ownership fee paid on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k, shall be in the amount specified in such regulations. (b) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, may, not later than thirty days after receipt of a request to revise the conditions of authorization, issue an order prohibiting any such change if it would constitute a material or substantial deviation from the conditions of authorization. (c) If the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, fails to take action upon a request for revision by the thirtieth day following the proposed implementation date of the intended revision, such request shall be deemed approved, and the private career school's certificate of authorization shall be so revised for the same period as its current authorization.

Legislative History

(P.A. 79-380, S. 6; P.A. 83-501, S. 5, 12; P.A. 93-294, S. 5, 17; P.A. 06-150, S. 5; P.A. 09-99, S. 4; P.A. 12-156, S. 25; P.A. 22-123, S. 15; P.A. 24-81, S. 141.) History: P.A. 83-501 added provision requiring 30 days notice prior to any revision in conditions of authorization, including notification of changes in courses or programs, ownership of school, name of school or location of school; P.A. 93-294 made changes necessitated by the transfer of authority for the authorization of the schools from the department of education to the department of higher education, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 10-7f transferred to Sec. 10a-22e in 1995; P.A. 06-150 divided existing provisions into Subsecs. (a) and (b), amended Subsec. (a) to make conforming changes, to permit schools to request revision of conditions of authorization 60 days prior to implementation date of proposed revision instead of 30 days prior to intended revision, to permit change in location of school's main campus in Subdiv. (4), and to add Subdiv. (5) to permit change in location of additional classroom sites or branches, amended Subsec. (b) to permit commissioner or designee to issue order prohibiting change not later than 30 days after receipt of request for revision and delete language re appeal of order to Board of Governors, and added Subsec. (c) re approval of request for revision if commissioner or designee fails to act by thirtieth day; P.A. 09-99 amended Subsec. (a) by adding requirements for requesting revision of conditions of authorization based on change in school ownership, effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 12-156 replaced references to commissioner with references to executive director, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 22-123 amended Subsec. (a) to allow the amount of ownership fees to be specified in regulations and changed “private occupational school” to “private career school” throughout, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 24-81 replaced references to executive director of the Office of Higher Education with Commissioner of Higher Education, effective May 30, 2024.