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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0097" sponsor="Stephen L. Whyte" designation="HB" otherSponsor="Michael K. McKell" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2025GS" fileno="2025FL0800" date="01-03-25" printDate="01-30 12:14" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/07/2025"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="1" uid="C13-34-S109_2025050720250507" fromuid="C13-34-S109_2023050320240101" sort="13 34 01090020250507" mtype="section" effdate="05/07/2025">13-34-109</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/07/2025"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo/><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Private Postsecondary Education Modifications</st><sessionhead>2025 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Stephen L. Whyte</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell</otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill amends provisions related to a postsecondary school's required disclosures.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">defines terms;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">exempts a reasonable deposit from the amount a postsecondary school must refund a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>student under certain circumstances; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="13">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="15">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="13-34-109" src="code" uid="C13-34-S109_2025050720250507" buid="1" sort="13 34 01090020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><bold>13-34-109</bold>, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 458</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="19"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="13-34-109" type="amend" src="code" uid="C13-34-S109_2025050720250507" sort="13 34 01090020250507" style="" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="13-34-109" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="21">Section 1, Section <bold>13-34-109</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="22"><bold>13-34-109. Required disclosures.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-28" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" groupid="29" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this section, "cooling off period" means a three-business day period during <ln numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-4"/>which a student may rescind an enrollment agreement and receive a refund of all money <ln numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-5"/>paid, except:</amend><subsection ssid="1-29" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="41" groupid="36" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a reasonable application fee; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-30" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="46" groupid="40" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a deposit that does not exceed 10% of the total cost of tuition for the first term.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-1" dnum="1-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-8" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1003" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(1)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(2)</amend></display>Before a postsecondary school may enroll or accept payment from a student, the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-9"/>postsecondary school shall clearly and conspicuously disclose in writing to the student:<subsection ssid="1-1-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-10" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the postsecondary school's name, address, and location;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-11" level="2"><display>(b)</display>the requirements or qualifications a student is required to satisfy to enroll in the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-12"/>postsecondary school;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-4" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-13" level="2"><display>(c)</display>a complete description of the services for which the student will pay, including:<subsection ssid="1-1-5" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-14" level="3"><display>(i)</display>facilities, faculty, resources, or equipment that the student may use in connection <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-15"/>with the services, or to access the services;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-6" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-16" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>the duration of services provided; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-7" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-17" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>completion or graduation requirements;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-8" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-18" level="2"><display>(d)</display>information regarding how the postsecondary school's services relate to state <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-19"/>licensing requirements if the services are intended to prepare a student for licensure;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-9" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-20" level="2"><display>(e)</display>tuition, fees, and any other charge or expense to be paid by the student;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-10" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-21" level="2"><display>(f)</display>a financial assistance policy, if any;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-11" dnum="g-o" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-22" level="2"><display>(g)</display>the complete terms of any financing agreement, including an income sharing or other <ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-23"/>agreement, offered to the student;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-12" dnum="h-o" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-24" level="2"><display>(h)</display>the postsecondary school's cancellation and tuition refund policy <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="35" groupid="32" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">that</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="34" groupid="31" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">which</amend> shall <ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-25"/>include, at a minimum:<subsection ssid="1-1-13" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-26" level="3"><display>(i)</display>a <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="65" groupid="59" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">three-business-day </amend><amendoutend style="2"/>cooling off period<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="60" groupid="54" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"> during which a person may rescind the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-27"/>enrollment agreement and receive a refund of all money paid, less a reasonable <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-28"/>application fee,</amend><amendoutend style="2"/> that may not end before midnight on the third business day after <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-29"/>the latest of:<subsection ssid="1-1-14" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-30" level="4"><display>(A)</display>the day on which the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="16" groupid="15" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">person</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="11" groupid="10" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">student</amend> signs the enrollment agreement;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-15" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-31" level="4"><display>(B)</display>the day on which the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="18" groupid="17" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">person</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="12" groupid="11" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">student</amend> pays the postsecondary school for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-32"/>services, other than an application fee;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-16" dnum="C-o" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-33" level="4"><display>(C)</display>the day on which the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="29" groupid="27" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">person</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="28" groupid="26" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">student</amend> first attends the postsecondary school; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-17" dnum="D-o" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-34" level="4"><display>(D)</display>the day on which the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="20" groupid="19" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">person</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="13" groupid="12" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">student</amend> first gains access to the postsecondary <ln numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-35"/>school's services; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-18" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-36" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>a written description of the postsecondary school's refund policy following the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-37"/>cooling <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="55" groupid="49" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">off </amend>period described in Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="21" groupid="20" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="4" refnumber="13-34-109(8)(a)" start="0">(8)(a)</xref>;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="24" groupid="22" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(2)(h)(i);</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-19" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-38" level="2" space="false"><display>(i)</display><subsection ssid="1-1-20" dnum="i-o" level="3" placement="sameline"><display>(i)</display>whether the postsecondary school is accredited by an accrediting agency; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-21" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-39" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>whether the program in which a student intends to enroll is accredited by an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-40"/>accrediting agency, if applicable;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-22" dnum="j-o" numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-41" level="2"><display>(j)</display>the existence and amount of the postsecondary school's surety bond, certificate of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-42"/>deposit, or irrevocable letter of credit;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-23" dnum="k-o" numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-43" level="2"><display>(k)</display>information regarding how to file a complaint against the postsecondary school with <ln numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-44"/>the division, the postsecondary school's accrediting agency, and the postsecondary <ln numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-45"/>school's approval or licensing entity; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-24" dnum="l-o" numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-46" level="2"><display>(l)</display>student outcomes specified in rules made by the division under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="13-34-103" start="0">13-34-103</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-25" dnum="2-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-47" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1027" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(2)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1028" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(3)</amend></display>A postsecondary school may comply with Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="62" groupid="56" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="4" refnumber="13-34-109(1)(k)" start="0">(1)(k)</xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="56" groupid="50" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(2)(k)</amend> by placing a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-48"/>conspicuous link on the postsecondary school's website that connects to:<subsection ssid="1-1-26" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-49" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the contact information for each entity described in Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="63" groupid="57" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="4" refnumber="13-34-109(1)(k)" start="0">(1)(k)</xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="57" groupid="51" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(2)(k)</amend> with <ln numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-50"/>which a person may file a complaint; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-1-27" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-51" level="2"><display>(b)</display>a third party's website that states the contact information for each entity described in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-52"/>Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="64" groupid="58" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="4" refnumber="13-34-109(1)(k)" start="0">(1)(k)</xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="58" groupid="52" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(2)(k)</amend> with which a person may file a complaint.</subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="73">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="74"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/7/2025">May 7, 2025</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-3-25 3:51 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>