Michigan Laws 395.101 – Proprietary school; temporary permit or license; duration; fee; renewal; revocation; granting temporary permit or license to operate proprietary school in conjunction with another business or commerci
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 395.101
- Department: means the department of labor and economic opportunity. See Michigan Laws 395.101a
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, organization, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 395.101a
- Proprietary school: means a school that uses a certain plan or method to teach a trade, occupation, or vocation for a consideration, reward, or promise of any kind. See Michigan Laws 395.101a
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) A person shall not operate a proprietary school in this state without a temporary permit or license from the department under this act. The department shall prescribe the form of license and temporary permit.
(2) A license issued under this act to a proprietary school that is accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States secretary of education is valid for 3 years. A license issued under this act to any other proprietary school is not valid for more than 1 year. A proprietary school that is issued either a 1-year license or a 3-year license shall pay an annual license fee set by the department under section 2a(2). The department may renew the license of a person that continues to comply with this act and the rules promulgated under this act.
(3) The department may revoke a license granted under this act at any time if, in the judgment of the department, the person to which the license is issued is not complying with any applicable law or the rulings of the department.
(4) Except as provided in subsection (5), the department shall not grant a temporary permit or a license to operate a proprietary school as part of, or in conjunction with, another business or commercial enterprise that utilizes or sells goods or services produced by students.
(5) A proprietary school may sell goods produced or services provided by a student enrolled in an educational program operated by a proprietary school, and the department may not refuse to grant a temporary permit or license to a proprietary school if all of the following are met:
(a) The program includes classroom study and practical training.
(b) Any practical training included in the program is supervised by a member of the faculty.
(c) It is an integral part of the program that the student engage in producing the goods or providing the services as part of his or her practical training. The school shall clearly disclose to the student in writing before he or she enrolls in the program that the school intends to sell any goods or services produced by the student as part of his or her practical training. The school shall include this disclosure in a signed enrollment agreement between the school and the student.
(d) Any customer purchasing goods produced or services provided by a student in the program is provided written notification that the individual producing the goods or providing the services is a student of the school.
(e) Money from the sale of the goods or services is used solely to support the school.
(f) The school does not charge a student a monetary penalty or increase his or her program hours beyond the number approved by the department if he or she does not attend any practical training, or require a student to recruit purchasers of the goods and services, unless that obligation is clearly disclosed to the student in writing before he or she enrolls in the program.