Sec. 10a-22h. (Formerly Sec. 10-7i). Representatives of private occupational schools.
Sec. 10a-22h. (Formerly Sec. 10-7i). Representatives of private occupational
schools. (a) No representative of a private occupational school not authorized pursuant
to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive,
shall visit the residence of any prospective student, solicit enrollments, sell occupational
instruction in any form or manner, make representations or give counsel to prospective
students without first obtaining a permit from the commissioner. Such permit shall not
be represented to constitute approval of the school itself. Any contract entered into in
violation of this section shall not be enforceable by such school.
(b) Any person seeking to represent an out-of-state private occupational school not
authorized pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u to
10a-22w, inclusive, shall file an application with the state Department of Higher Education on forms prescribed by the commissioner. Upon issuance of a permit such representative shall pay a nonrefundable fee of five hundred dollars into the private occupational
student protection account. The permit shall be valid for a period of one year from date
of issuance.
(P.A. 79-380, S. 9; P.A. 91-295, S. 4, 7; P.A. 93-294, S. 8, 17; P.A. 06-150, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 91-295 in Subsec. (b) increased the fee from $25 to $50; P.A. 93-294 made changes necessitated by the
transfer of authority for the authorization of schools from the department of education to the department of higher education,
effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 10-7i transferred to Sec. 10a-22h in 1995; P.A. 06-150 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a)
and (b) and amended Subsec. (b) to require representatives of out-of-state schools not authorized under applicable statutes
to file application with Department of Higher Education and to pay nonrefundable fee of $500 into private occupational
student protection account.