13-34-202. Surety requirements.
(1) A postsecondary school required to obtain a registration certificate in accordance with this chapter shall maintain, in a form and amount approved by the division: a surety bond issued by a surety authorized to transact surety business in the state; a certificate of deposit in a financial institution authorized under the laws of this state or the laws of the United States to accept deposits from the public; or other proof of financial viability specified in rules the division makes under Section. 13-34-103
(2) The division shall use the surety bond or certificate of deposit as protection against loss of unearned tuition, tuition paid for credits that a student earned but that are not transferrable to a comparable postsecondary school, book fees, supply fees, or equipment fees: collected by the postsecondary school from a student or another person on a student's behalf; or that the student is obligated to pay.
(3) A surety bond or certificate of deposit obtained in accordance with this section may not expire: earlier than 60 days after the first day on which no student is enrolled in the postsecondary school; and while students are enrolled in the postsecondary school.