Effective: April 3, 2003
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 266 - 124th General Assembly
As used in this section and sections 3332.03 to 3332.99 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Agent" means any individual whose primary duties, performed while on or off school premises, include distribution of literature or information on behalf of a person offering a program, and the solicitation of prospective students in Ohio to enroll for a fee in a program.
(B) "Certificate of registration" means a certificate issued by the state board of career colleges and schools to the owner or operator of a for profit or nonprofit private career school located within or without the state of Ohio, that permits the school to solicit students and offer and maintain a program in Ohio.
(C) "Program" means a course of study, whether offered in a specific place, by correspondence using the mails, or by any other means of communication, designed to prepare students for potential employment in a recognized vocation, occupation, or profession at the certificate, diploma, or degree level.
(D) "Program authorization" means written notification by the board to a private career school granting approval for offering programs and awarding certificates, diplomas, or degrees.
(E) "Private career school" or "school" means a person possessing a certificate of registration and one or more program authorizations.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3332 | Career Colleges and Schools
Section 3332.01 | Career Colleges and Schools Definitions.
Section 3332.02 | Exceptions to Chapter.
Section 3332.03 | State Board of Career Colleges and Schools.
Section 3332.031 | Duties of Board.
Section 3332.05 | Certificate of Registration - Program Authorization.
Section 3332.051 | Student Satisfaction Surveys.
Section 3332.071 | Disclosure Course Fees; Charging Students Prohibited.
Section 3332.08 | Surety Bond.
Section 3332.081 | Student Tuition Recovery Authority.
Section 3332.082 | Prepaid Tuition Loss Due to Closure of School - Reimbursement.
Section 3332.083 | Student Tuition Recovery Fund.
Section 3332.084 | Student Tuition Recovery Authority - Powers and Duties.
Section 3332.085 | Mandatory Payments Into Student Tuition Recovery Fund - Special Assessment.
Section 3332.09 | Limitation, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration or Authorization - Penalty.
Section 3332.091 | Complaints.
Section 3332.092 | Repaying Instructional Grants for Ineligible Students.
Section 3332.11 | Granting or Denial of Agent's Permit.
Section 3332.12 | Revocation or Suspension of Agent's Permit.
Section 3332.13 | Bond Does Not Limit nor Impair Right of Recovery.
Section 3332.14 | Requirement for Recovery.
Section 3332.15 | Issuance of Permit Does Not Constitute Approval of Program.
Section 3332.16 | Consumer Transactions Subject to Consumer Sales Practices Act.
Section 3332.18 | Effect of Child Support Default on Permit.
Section 3332.20 | Military Leave of Absence for Student on Active Duty.