AB884: Bill Text

AB884,9 Section 9 . 440.52 (1) (dm) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

AB884,6,2 440.52 (1) (dm) (intro.) Except in par. (e) 9. and 10., “program" means any of the following:

AB884,10 Section 10 . 440.52 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,6,5 440.52 (1) (e) 3. Schools of a parochial or denominational character offering courses programs having a sectarian objective.

Note: Sections 10 to 22 and 24 to 25 replace “course” with “program”; “courses” with “programs”; “course of instruction” with “program”; and “courses of instruction” with “programs.”

AB884,11 Section 11. 440.52 (1) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,6,8 440.52 (1) (e) 5. Courses Programs conducted by employers exclusively for their employees.

AB884,12 Section 12. 440.52 (1) (e) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,6,11 440.52 (1) (e) 6. Schools, courses of instruction, and training programs that are approved or licensed and supervised by other state agencies and boards.

AB884,13 Section 13. 440.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,6,19 440.52 (2) Responsibilities. The department shall protect the general public by inspecting and approving private trade, correspondence, business, and technical schools doing business within this state, whether located within or outside this state, changes of ownership or control of the schools, teaching locations used by the schools, and courses of instruction programs offered by the schools and regulate the soliciting of students for correspondence or classroom courses and courses of instruction programs offered by the schools.

AB884,14 Section 14. 440.52 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,7,3 440.52 (7) Approval of schools generally. (intro.) To protect students, prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses and courses of instruction programs, and encourage schools to maintain courses and courses of instruction programs consistent in quality, content, and length with generally accepted educational standards, the department shall do all of the following:

AB884,15 Section 15. 440.52 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,7,7 440.52 (7) (a) Investigate the adequacy of courses and courses of instruction programs offered by schools to residents of this state and establish minimum standards for those courses of instruction programs.

AB884,16 Section 16. 440.52 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,7,11 440.52 (7) (c) Establish rules, standards, and criteria to prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses and courses of instruction programs.

AB884,17 Section 17. 440.52 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,7,15 440.52 (7) (e) Establish minimum standards for refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges if a student does not enter a course or course of instruction program or withdraws or is discontinued from the course program.

AB884,18 Section 18. 440.52 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,7,21 440.52 (7) (f) Require schools offering courses and courses of instruction programs to residents of this state to furnish information concerning their facilities, curricula, instructors, enrollment policies, tuition and other charges and fees, refund policies, and policies concerning negotiability of promissory instruments received in payment of tuition and other charges.

AB884,19 Section 19. 440.52 (7) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,8,4 440.52 (7) (g) Approve courses of instruction programs, schools, changes of ownership or control of schools, and teaching locations meeting the requirements and standards established by the department and complying with rules promulgated by the department; publish a list of the schools and courses of instruction programs approved and a list of the schools that are authorized to use the term “college," “university," “state," or “Wisconsin" in their names; and make those lists of the schools available on the department's Internet site.

AB884,20 Section 20. 440.52 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,8,12 440.52 (8) (a) In general. No solicitor representing any school offering any course or course of instruction program shall sell any course or course of instruction program or solicit students for a course or course of instruction program in this state for a consideration or remuneration, except upon the actual business premises of the school, unless the solicitor first secures a solicitor's permit from the department. If the solicitor represents more than one school, a separate permit shall be obtained for each school the solicitor represents.

AB884,21 Section 21. 440.52 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,8,16 440.52 (8) (c) 3. Presenting information to prospective students relating to the school, a course, or a course of instruction program that is false, fraudulent, or misleading.

AB884,22 Section 22 . 440.52 (8) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,8,22 440.52 (8) (g) Recovery on contracts. No recovery shall be had by any school or its assignee on any contract for or in connection with a course or course of instruction program if the representative who sold or solicited the course program was not the holder of a solicitor's permit under this subsection at the time of the sale or solicitation.

AB884,23 Section 23 . 440.52 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,9,9 440.52 (10) (a) Authority. All proprietary schools shall be examined and approved by the department before operating in this state. Approval shall be granted to schools meeting the criteria established by the department for a period not to exceed one year. No school may advertise in this state unless approved by the department. All approved schools shall submit quarterly reports, including information on enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications, course offerings programs, number of graduates, number of graduates successfully employed, and such other information as the department considers necessary. If a school closure results in losses to students, parents, or sponsors, the department may authorize the full or partial payment of those losses from the appropriation under s. 20.165 (1) (jt).

Note: This Section replaces “course offerings” with “programs.”

AB884,24 Section 24 . 440.52 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,9,17 440.52 (10) (b) Application. Application for initial approval of a school or a course of instruction program, approval of a teaching location, change of ownership, or control of a school, renewal of approval of a school or reinstatement of approval of a school or course of instruction program that has been revoked shall be made on a form furnished by the department and shall be accompanied by a fee set by the department under par. (c) and any other information as the department considers necessary to evaluate the school in carrying out the purpose of this section.

AB884,25 Section 25 . 440.52 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,9,22 440.52 (13) (a) 1. “Academic credential" means a degree, transcript, certificate, or other similar document that indicates the completion of a program , course, or course of instruction leading to, or the earning of academic credit toward, the granting of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree.

AB884,26 Section 26 . 448.05 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,10,8 448.05 (5r) Certificate as respiratory care practitioner. An applicant for a certificate or a temporary certificate to practice respiratory care shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is a graduate of a school with a course of instruction in respiratory care approved by the commission on accreditation of allied health education programs of the American Medical Association Joint Review Committee on Education in Respiratory Care or the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or the successor organization of any of the foregoing.

Note: This Section changes the names of the bodies that approve courses of instruction in respiratory care.

AB884,27 Section 27 . 458.43 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,10,14 458.43 (1) (intro.) Except within the first 60 days after a licensed appraisal management company adds an independent appraiser to the licensed appraisal management company's appraiser panel, a A licensed appraisal management company may not remove an independent appraiser from its appraiser panel unless the licensed appraisal management company does the following:

Note: This Section deletes an exception to the requirement that a licensed appraisal management company follow certain steps to remove an independent appraiser from its appraiser panel. The exception provides that the steps do not apply within the first 60 days after a company adds an independent appraiser to its appraiser panel.

AB884,28 Section 28 . 458.44 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB884,10,19 458.44 (3) (d) Had a license or other credential to act as an appraiser appraisal management company in any state denied, refused, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of a revocation, unless that license or other credential was later granted or reinstated.

Note: This Section replaces “appraiser” with “appraisal management company” in one of the provisions for denying a license for, or disciplining, an appraisal management company.

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