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Commerce and Trade | |
Utah Postsecondary Proprietary School Act | |
Section 106 | Responsibilities of division. |
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13-34-106. Responsibilities of division. The division is responsible for the administration of this chapter, and shall do the following: (1) prescribe the contents of the registration statements required by this chapter relating to the quality of education and ethical and business practices; (2) issue: (a) certification of registration upon receipt and approval of the registration statement required under Section 13-34-107; and (b) a certificate of exemption under Section 13-34-107.5 upon receipt and approval of an application and verification that the requirements of Subsection 13-34-105(1)(e) and Section 13-34-107.5 are met; (3) receive, investigate, and make available for public inspection the registration statements filed by proprietary schools operating or intending to operate in the state; (4) maintain and publicize a list of proprietary schools for which a registration statement is on file with the division; (5) on the division's own initiative or in response to a complaint filed with the division, do any of the following with respect to any institution subject to, or reasonably believed by the division to be subject to, this chapter: (a) investigate; (b) audit; (c) review; (d) appropriately act, including enforcing this chapter or any other law enforced by the division; and (e) refer a matter to: (i) another governmental entity; or (ii) the institution's accrediting body, if the institution is an exempt institution under Section 13-34-107.5; (6) negotiate and enter into interstate reciprocity agreements with other states, if in the judgment of the division, the agreements are or will help to effectuate the purposes of this chapter; (7) consent to the use of educational terms in business names in accordance with Section 13-34-114; and (8) establish and maintain a process for reviewing and appropriately acting on complaints concerning postsecondary educational institutions operating in the state, including enforcing applicable state laws.
Amended by Chapter 221, 2011 General Session |
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