Sec. 10a-22f. (Formerly Sec. 10-7g). Revocation of certificate of authorization.
Sec. 10a-22f. (Formerly Sec. 10-7g). Revocation of certificate of authorization.
(a) A certificate of authorization issued to a private occupational school pursuant to
sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive,
may be revoked by the commissioner if such school (1) ceases to meet the conditions
of its authorization; (2) commits a material or substantial violation of sections 10a-22a
to 10a-22o, inclusive, or sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, or the regulations
prescribed thereunder; (3) makes a false statement about a material fact in application
for authorization or renewal; or (4) fails to make a required payment to the private
occupational school student protection account pursuant to section 10a-22u.
(b) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve written notice,
by certified mail, return receipt requested upon a private occupational school indicating
that revocation of the school's authorization is under consideration and the commissioner shall set forth the reasons such revocation is being considered. Not later than forty-five days after mailing such written notice, the commissioner, or the commissioner's
designee, shall hold a compliance conference with the private occupational school.
(c) If, after the compliance conference, the commissioner determines that revocation of the certificate of authorization is appropriate, the commissioner shall issue an
order and serve written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested upon the private
occupational school, which notice shall include, but not be limited to, the date of the
revocation.
(d) A private occupational school aggrieved by the order of the commissioner revoking its certificate of authorization pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall, not
later then fifteen days after such order is mailed, request in writing a hearing before the
Board of Governors. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 54.
(P.A. 79-380, S. 7; P.A. 84-176, S. 1, 5; P.A. 86-48, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-434, S. 2, 5; P.A. 93-294, S. 6, 17; P.A. 96-180,
S. 15, 166; 96-244, S. 31, 63; P.A. 06-150, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 84-176 amended Subsec. (b) to clarify that a school aggrieved by a decision may request a hearing within
14 administrative days after "receipt of written notice" of the completion of an administrative review; P.A. 86-48 amended
Subsec. (b) to add time limit for giving of written notice of the determination of the administrative review and to substitute
the word "days" for "administrative days" (Revisor's note: References in Subsec. (a) to repealed Sec. 10-7e were deleted
editorially by the Revisors); P.A. 87-434 specified when the review is to begin and be completed and extended the amount
of time to give written notice of the conclusions of the review; P.A. 93-294 made changes necessitated by the transfer of
authority for the authorization of the schools from the department of education to the department of higher education and
made technical changes, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 10-7g transferred to Sec. 10a-22f in 1995; P.A. 96-180 amended
Subsec. (a) by substituting "student protection account" for "default assurance fund", effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 96-244
also amended Subsec. (a) by replacing "default assurance fund" with "private occupational school student protection
account", effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 06-150 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes and, in Subdiv. (3), include
false statement in application for renewal as basis for revocation of certification of authorization, amended Subsec. (b) to
insert "or the commissioner's designee", require notice of consideration of revocation to be given by certified mail, return
receipt requested, delete provisions re administrative review of consideration of revocation and add provision requiring
commissioner or commissioner's designee to hold compliance conference with school, added Subsec. (c) re order by
commissioner of revocation of authorization and added Subsec. (d) permitting appeal by aggrieved school to Board of
Governors.