(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 executive director 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; (4) fails to make a required payment to the private occupational school student protection account pursuant to section 10a-22u; or (5) fails to submit a complete application for a renewed certificate of authorization pursuant to section 10a-22d.
(b) The executive director, or the executive director'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 executive director shall set forth the reasons such revocation is being considered. Not later than forty-five days after mailing such written notice, the executive director, or the executive director's designee, shall hold a compliance conference with the private occupational school.
(c) If, after the compliance conference, the executive director determines that revocation of the certificate of authorization is appropriate, the executive director 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 executive director revoking its certificate of authorization pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall, not later than fifteen days after such order is mailed, request in writing a hearing before the executive director. 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; P.A. 09-99, S. 5; P.A. 12-156, S. 26; P.A. 21-45, S. 4.)
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; P.A. 09-99 amended Subsec. (d) by replacing “Board of Governors” with “commissioner”; P.A. 12-156 replaced references to commissioner with references to executive director, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 21-45 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (5) re failure to submit application for renewed certificate of authorization, effective July 1, 2021.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10a - State System of Higher Education
Chapter 185 - Administration of State System
Section 10a-1. (Formerly Sec. 10-322a). - State system of higher education; definitions.
Section 10a-1a. - Board of Regents for Higher Education.
Section 10a-1d. - Office of Higher Education. Executive director.
Section 10a-1g. - Board member training.
Section 10a-6c. - Parameters for noncredit vocational courses and programs.
Section 10a-7. - Applicability of chapter 54 to the Board of Regents for Higher Education.
Section 10a-8a. - Academic Library Accountability Committee.
Section 10a-8b. - Higher Education State Matching Grant Fund.
Section 10a-8c. - Matching grant: Restrictions on appropriations. Exception.
Section 10a-8d. - Board of Regents for Higher Education: Report re allocation of funds.
Section 10a-9b. - Use of CORE-CT system by constituent units.
Section 10a-10. - Office of Educational Opportunity.
Section 10a-11a. - Connecticut collegiate awareness and preparation program.
Section 10a-11c. - Goals and policies of higher education in the state.
Section 10a-11d. - Report on teacher candidate demographics.
Section 10a-11e. - Planning Commission for Higher Education Fund.
Section 10a-11f. - FAFSA Month.
Section 10a-11g. - Fee-Free Day.
Section 10a-11h. - Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program.
Section 10a-12. (Formerly Sec. 10-324f). - Office of Veterans Affairs for Higher Education.
Section 10a-12a. - Technical Education Coordinating Council.
Section 10a-12b. - Award for excellence in science and technology.
Section 10a-13. (Formerly Sec. 10-323g). - Receipt of funds by board and office.
Section 10a-15. (Formerly Sec. 10-324e). - Tuition and fee schedules.
Section 10a-16. - Adoption of regulations re granting of tuition waiver.
Section 10a-17a. - Institute for effective teachers.
Section 10a-17d. - Provision of tutors for eligible students.
Section 10a-18. (Formerly Sec. 10-324i). - Programs to be offered on effects of drugs and alcohol.
Section 10a-19c. - Nursing incentive program.
Section 10a-19e. - “Engineering Connecticut” loan reimbursement grant program.
Section 10a-19f. - “You Belong” loan reimbursement grant program.
Section 10a-19g. - Kirklyn M. Kerr grant program.
Section 10a-19h. - Establishment and administration of Kirklyn M. Kerr program.
Section 10a-19j. - English language learner educator incentive program.
Section 10a-19l. - Health care provider loan reimbursement program.
Section 10a-20a. - Endowed Chair Investment Fund.
Section 10a-21. (Formerly Sec. 10-328e). - Collective bargaining.
Section 10a-22a. (Formerly Sec. 10-7a). - Private career schools. Definitions.
Section 10a-22e. (Formerly Sec. 10-7f). - Revision of conditions of authorization.
Section 10a-22f. (Formerly Sec. 10-7g). - Revocation of certificate of authorization.
Section 10a-22i. (Formerly Sec. 10-7j). - Administrative penalty.
Section 10a-22j. (Formerly Sec. 10-7k). - Court orders to prevent violations.
Section 10a-22k. (Formerly Sec. 10-7l). - Regulations.
Section 10a-22l. - Operation without certificate of authorization. Penalty. Investigation.
Section 10a-22n. - Maintenance of school records.
Section 10a-22q. (Formerly Sec. 10-7r). - Private career school student benefit account.
Section 10a-22t. (Formerly Sec. 10-7u). - Payment of grants by Treasurer.
Section 10a-22v. (Formerly Sec. 10-14j). - Application for refund of tuition.
Section 10a-22w. (Formerly Sec. 10-14k). - Treasurer to determine balance of account.
Section 10a-22x. (Formerly Sec. 10-14l). - Regulations.
Section 10a-22z. - Butler Business School and Sawyer School certificates of completion.
Section 10a-25. - Use of term “Department of Higher Education”.
Section 10a-25a. - Declaration of policy.
Section 10a-25b. - Issuance of bonds; use of bond proceeds.
Section 10a-25c. - Bond authorization.
Section 10a-25d. - “State moneys” defined; use of federal, private or other moneys for projects.
Section 10a-25e. - Use of bond proceeds.
Section 10a-25f. - General obligation bonds.
Section 10a-25g. - Grants to develop high technology projects and programs.
Section 10a-25h. - Higher education centers of excellence.
Section 10a-25i. - Appropriation. Solicitation of private funds; disbursement.
Section 10a-25j. - Identification of centers of excellence; evaluation of program.
Section 10a-26. (Formerly Sec. 10-329b). - Status of students for purposes of tuition charges.
Section 10a-27. (Formerly Sec. 10-329c). - Statement of policy.
Section 10a-28. (Formerly Sec. 10-329d). - Definitions.
Section 10a-29. (Formerly Sec. 10-329e). - Determination of student status.
Section 10a-30. (Formerly Sec. 10-329f). - Presumptions.
Section 10a-31. (Formerly Sec. 10-329g). - Guidelines.
Section 10a-32. (Formerly Sec. 10-329h). - Authority of institutions.
Section 10a-33. (Formerly Sec. 10-329i). - Agreements with foreign states.
Section 10a-34a. - Conferment of degrees without authority. Penalty.
Section 10a-34b. - Injunctive relief.
Section 10a-34c. - Investigative power.
Section 10a-34d. - Petitioning of court for enforcement of order.
Section 10a-34f. - Regulations.
Section 10a-34h. - Credential database.
Section 10a-34i. - Credentials of value. Report re in-demand credentials.
Section 10a-35a. - Authority over establishment of new academic programs.
Section 10a-35b. - Credential database.
Section 10a-35c. - Credentials of value. Report re in-demand credentials.
Section 10a-42g. - Amount for need-based undergraduate student financial aid.
Section 10a-43. (Formerly Sec. 10-332). - Postsecondary education certificate.
Section 10a-44. (Formerly Sec. 10-334). - Granting of funds to United Student Aid Funds, Inc.
Section 10a-44a. - Availability of price and revision information re college textbooks.
Section 10a-44c. - Guidelines for programs to reduce cost of textbooks and educational resources.
Section 10a-45. (Formerly Sec. 10-334b). - Receipt and expenditure of federal funds.
Section 10a-46. (Formerly Sec. 10-334c). - Governor may assign certain programs to other agencies.
Section 10a-47. (Formerly Sec. 10-334d). - Excepted federal programs.
Section 10a-48a. - Student community service fellowship program.
Section 10a-49. (Formerly Sec. 10-334f). - Advisory committee on federal matters.
Section 10a-50. (Formerly Sec. 10-334g). - Absence of students due to religious beliefs.
Section 10a-51. (Formerly Sec. 10-334h). - Child care centers.
Section 10a-52. (Formerly Sec. 10-328c). - Use of the term “Commission for Higher Education”.
Section 10a-53. (Formerly Sec. 10-328d). - Transfer of functions.
Section 10a-54. - Learning disabilities program.
Section 10a-55. - Campus crime and security: Definitions.
Section 10a-55a. - Uniform campus crime and safety incident reports. Emergency response plans.
Section 10a-55aa. - Student mental health policies and procedures.
Section 10a-55c. - Information concerning security policies and procedures.
Section 10a-55d. - Definitions.
Section 10a-55ee. - Food insecurity survey, programs and services.
Section 10a-55f. - Development of career ladders and lattices in green technology industry.
Section 10a-55ff. - Information regarding the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Section 10a-55g. - Publication of career ladder in green technology industry.
Section 10a-55i. - Higher Education Consolidation Committee.
Section 10a-55j. - Tracking of state-assigned student identifiers.
Section 10a-55k. - Disclosure to student athletes recruited by institutions of higher education.
Section 10a-55n. - Campus resource team.
Section 10a-55r. - Council on Sexual Misconduct Climate Assessments. Membership. Duties.
Section 10a-55s. - Sexual misconduct climate assessments.
Section 10a-55t. - Policy re availability and use of opioid antagonists on campus required.
Section 10a-55u. - Uniform financial aid information to be provided to prospective students.
Section 10a-55v. - Go Back to Get Ahead program.
Section 10a-55w. - Information re transfer and articulation programs.
Section 10a-55y. - Campus mental health coalition training workshops.
Section 10a-55z. - Memorandum of understanding for provision of mental health services.
Section 10a-57. - Higher education trends. Report.
Section 10a-57d. - Certificate programs: Uniform naming convention. Tuition review. Report.
Section 10a-57e. - Certificate programs: Student data review.
Section 10a-57g. - Connecticut Preschool through Twenty and Workforce Information Network.