§ 261B.11 — Exceptions

Iowa § 261B.11

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 261B: REGISTRATION OF POSTSECONDARY SCHOOLS

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1. This chapter does not apply to the following types of schools and courses of instruction:
a. Schools and educational programs conducted by firms, corporations, or persons solely
for the training of their own employees.
b. Apprentice or other training programs provided by labor unions solely to members or
applicants for membership.
c. Courses of instruction of an avocational or recreational nature that do not lead to an
occupational objective.
d. Seminars, refresher courses, and programs of instruction sponsored by professional,
business, or farming organizations or associations for the members and employees of
members of these organizations or associations.
e. Courses of instruction conducted by a public school district or a combination of public
school districts.
f. Acommunitycollegeestablishedunderchapter260Coraninstitutionofhigherlearning
under the control of the board of regents.
g. Schools or courses of instruction or courses of training that are offered by a vendor
solely to the purchaser or prospective purchaser of the vendor’s product when the objective
of the school or course is to enable the purchaser or the purchaser’s employees to gain skills
and knowledge to enable the purchaser to use the product.
h. Schools and educational programs conducted by religious organizations solely for the
religious instruction of leadership practitioners of that religious organization.
i. Postsecondary educational institutions licensed by the state of Iowa under chapter 157
to operate as schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences in the state.
j. Higher education institutions that meet the criteria established under section 256.183,
subsection 1.
k. Postsecondary educational institutions offering programs limited to nondegree
specialty career and technical training programs.
l. Higher education institutions located in Iowa that are affiliated with health care
systems located in Iowa, and which offer health professions programs that are accredited by
an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education.
m. Higher education institutions located in Iowa whose massage therapy curriculum is
approved under administrative rules of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing
and whose instructors are licensed massage therapists under chapter 152C.
2. A school that claims an exemption from registration under subsection 1 must apply
for approval of the exemption and demonstrate to the commission that it qualifies for the
exemption and meets consumer protection standards established by the commission. The
commission may approve the school’s exemption claim for a period not to exceed two
years, or may for good cause deny the exemption claim. A school must reapply to renew an
exemption approved pursuant to this section.
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a. A school approved for an exemption under this section must file evidence of financial
responsibilityundersection714.18ordemonstratetothecommissionthattheschoolqualifies
for an exemption under section 714.18 or 714.19.
b. Afor-profitschoolthatoffersacourseofinstructionleadingtoarecognizededucational
credential, such as an academic or professional degree, diploma, or license, must submit to
the commission a tuition refund policy that meets the conditions of section 714.23.
3. A school that is denied an exemption claim by the commission, or that no longer
qualifies for a claimed exemption, shall apply for registration or cease operating in Iowa.