Title EDC — California Educ. Code

An institution that had a valid approval to operate on June 30, 2007, issued by the former Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education pursuant to former Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 94700) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code, as it read…

The bureau shall, by emergency regulation, amend, and repeal as necessary, the regulations, as they read on June 30, 2007, in Division 7.5 (commencing with Section 70000) of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, to conform to this chapter no later than February 1, 2010. …

(a) Each unresolved matter submitted to the former Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education prior to July 1, 2007, shall be deemed to remain pending before the bureau irrespective of any applicable deadlines. With respect to any deadline applicable to a pending m…

For the performance of the duties and exercise of the powers vested in the bureau, the bureau shall have possession and control of all records, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, or other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use by the former Bureau for Private …

The Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Administration Fund established by former Section 94932 of the Education Code, and extended by Chapter 635 of the Statutes of 2007, is continued in existence, and is renamed the Private Postsecondary Education Administration Fund…

The Student Tuition Recovery Fund established by former Section 94944 of the Education Code, and extended by Chapter 635 of the Statutes of 2007, is continued in existence.

(a) Any Student Tuition Recovery Fund claims received by the former Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education prior to July 1, 2007, that were not processed by the former Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education and were not paid by the Department…

(a) An institution that had an application for an approval to operate pending with the former Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education on June 30, 2007, may continue to operate until a decision is made in regard to the institution regarding the application for ap…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) For any claims that a student had based on a violation of the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989 on or before June 30, 2007, the period of time from June 30, 2007, to December 31, 2009, inclusive, shal…

(a) Notwithstanding the inoperative status or repeal of the former Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989 on or after July 1, 2007, any claim or cause of action in any manner based on the act that was commenced on or before June 30, 2007, whether or not…

Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.

“Academic year” means a period, including a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time, in which a full-time student attending an institution that measures educational program length in credit hours completes 24 semester or trimester hours or 36 quarter hours, or an institution th…

“Accredited” means an institution is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.

“Accrediting agency” is an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.

“Annual report” means the yearly report required to be filed by institutions.

“Applicant” means a person, as defined in Section 94855, who has submitted an application to the bureau for an approval to operate or for a renewal of an approval to operate. An approval to operate shall be issued only to an applicant.

“Approval to operate” or “approval” means the authorization pursuant to this chapter to offer to the public and to provide postsecondary educational programs, as well as the written document issued to an institution signifying its approval to operate.

“Approved to operate” or “approved” means that an institution has received authorization pursuant to this chapter to offer to the public and to provide postsecondary educational programs.

“Avocational education” means education offered for the purpose of personal entertainment, pleasure, or enjoyment.

“Branch campus” means a site other than the main campus or a satellite location.

“Bureau” means the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs.

“Change in business organization form” means a change of a business organization’s original form, including, for example, a situation in which a sole proprietorship becomes a partnership or corporation, or when a business organization becomes a nonprofit public benefit corporatio…

“Change in control” means a change in the ownership of an institution in which a person who previously did not own at least 25 percent of the stock or interest in the institution or its parent company acquires ownership of at least 25 percent of the stock or interest in the insti…

“Change in ownership” means the acquisition by a person of more than 50 percent of an interest in or stock of a parent company.

“Change of location” means a move or relocation more than 10 miles from the site at which the institution offers instruction.

“Class day” means a day a student is scheduled to attend a class session, or for students receiving instruction through distance education, any calendar day except Saturday, Sunday, or any holiday enumerated in Section 6700 of the Government Code.

“Class session” means part of a class day that an institution conducts instruction in a particular subject.

“Commence operations” means an institution has begun to provide educational programs.

“Continuing education” means instruction that does not lead to a degree in subjects that licensees are required to take solely for the purpose of continued licensure, or to enhance the licensee’s skills and knowledge within their particular profession, occupation, trade, or caree…

“Curriculum” means an organized set of courses or modules of instruction that are prerequisites to the award of a degree or diploma.

“Default” means failure of a borrower and endorser, if any, to make an installment payment for a loan received under the federal student financial aid programs when due, or to meet other terms of the promissory note, provided that this failure persists for 270 days if payment is …

“Degree” means a recognized educational credential awarded by an institution that signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements of a postsecondary educational program at the associate’s level or above.

“Degree title” means the designated subject area of the educational program that appears on the face of the document awarded to a student.

“Diploma” means a recognized educational credential, other than a degree, awarded by an institution that signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements of a postsecondary educational program below the associate’s level. A diploma is also known as a certificate.

“Director” means the Director of Consumer Affairs.

“Distance education” means transmission of instruction to students at a location separate from the faculty.

“Document of record” means any document required to be maintained by this chapter.

“Educational materials” means textbooks, supplies, implements, tools, machinery, computers, electronic devices, or other goods related to any education, training, or experience required for participation in an educational program.

“Educational program” means a planned sequence composed of a set of related courses or modules, or a single course or module if not offered as a component of a set of related courses or modules, that provides education, training, skills, or experience, or a combination of these, …

“Educational program approval” means authorization by the bureau, another government agency of this state, or a federal government agency, to provide educational programs, and is an element of an approval to operate.

“Enrollment” means the execution of an enrollment agreement.

“Enrollment agreement” means a written contract between a student and institution concerning an educational program.

“Faculty” means the instructional staff of an institution, whether these persons are employees or independent contractors.

“Graduate” means an individual who has been awarded a degree or diploma.

“Institution” means any private postsecondary educational institution, including its branch campuses and satellite locations.

“Institutional charges” means charges for an educational program paid directly to an institution.

“Institution manager” means an individual who is a member of an institution’s management.

“Instruction” means an institution’s specific, formal arrangements in which its faculty present a part of the curriculum.

“License and examination preparation” means instruction designed to assist students to prepare for an examination for licensure. “License and examination preparation” does not include an educational program designed to instruct students in the skills and knowledge necessary to sa…

“Licensure” includes any license, certificate, permit, or similar credential that a person must hold to lawfully engage in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field.