§302A-425 Licensure of private trade, vocational, or technical school. (a) The department shall license private trade, vocational, and technical schools as necessary for:
The purpose of the licensing and regulation is to protect consumers against practices by private trade, vocational, or technical schools that are false, deceptive, misleading, or unfair. The department shall not be responsible for review of curriculum or assurance of program quality for those private trade, vocational, and technical schools whose curriculum or program falls outside of the department's mission.
(b) A private trade, vocational, or technical school that requires licensure under subsection (a) shall submit the following to the department in such form as the department may direct:
(c) A private trade, vocational, or technical school applying for initial licensure after December 31, 2017, shall pay an initial license fee of $2,000 to the department upon application for licensure under this section.
(d) Every two years following the date of initial licensure, a private trade, vocational, or technical school shall apply for a renewal license by:
(e) Complaints alleging unfair or deceptive acts or practices by a private trade, vocational, or technical school shall be filed with the appropriate branch of the department of commerce and consumer affairs for review, investigation, and appropriate recommendation for action, including appeals from action taken.
(f) Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the general fund.
(g) The department may adopt reasonable rules relating to the implementation of this section and section 302A-426. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 1998, c 57, §1; am L 2017, c 164, §4; am L Sp 2021, c 9, §14]