STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 53rd Legislature (2012)

HOUSE BILL 2900	By:	Morgan

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to schools; directing certain private educational institutions to provide certain information to applicant students; listing required information; requiring private educational institutions to post the required information on their Internet websites; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4106 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  Any private educational institution or school organized for profit and accredited under rules promulgated and adopted by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency which is recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education or licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools shall:
1.  Provide all applicant students, prior to the signing of any enrollment agreements, written information listing all faculty and instructors who teach at the institution or school and their credentials;
2.  Provide to all applicant students, prior to the signing of any enrollment agreements, a list of all programs the institution or school offers, and the accreditation status of each program.  The same information shall also be included in all of the recruitment literature and materials for the institution or school and in advertisements for the institution;
3.  Disclose to all applicant students, prior to the signing of any enrollment agreements, whether the institution or school has been found in violation or cited for an infraction of licensure, certification or accreditation requirements of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, or an accrediting agency;
4.  Inform all applicant students, prior to the signing of any enrollment agreements, of programs for which, upon completion, a student will not be eligible to take the professional certification or licensing examination due to lack of accreditation for the program; and 
5.  Inform all applicant students, prior to the signing of any enrollment agreements, of credit hours or degrees earned while attending a school which will not be transferrable to another institution(s).
B.   Each private educational institution or school shall be required to post on the Internet website of the institution or school the same information that is required to be provided and disclosed to applicant students as set forth in subsection A of this section. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2012.

53-2-8536	KB	01/17/12