SB174-SSA1, s. 39 8Section 39. 38.50 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 37.35 (intro.) and
9amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,13,16 1037.35 Approval of schools generally Responsibilities. (intro.) To protect
11students, prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses
12and courses of instruction, and encourage schools to maintain courses and courses
13of instruction consistent in quality, content, and length with
hold schools accountable
14for achieving satisfactory student outcomes and to ensure that programs meet
15generally accepted educational, occupational, and industry standards, the board
16shall do all of the following:
SB174-SSA1, s. 40 17Section 40. 38.50 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 37.35 (1) and amended
18to read:
SB174-SSA1,13,2119 37.35 (1) Investigate Evaluate the adequacy of courses and courses of
20instruction
programs offered by schools to residents of this state and establish
21minimum standards for those courses of instruction
.
SB174-SSA1, s. 41 22Section 41. 38.50 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB174-SSA1, s. 42 23Section 42. 38.50 (7) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 37.35 (6) and amended
24to read:
SB174-SSA1,14,3
137.35 (6) Establish rules, standards, and criteria to prevent fraud and
2misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses and courses of instruction
3programs.
SB174-SSA1, s. 43 4Section 43. 38.50 (7) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 37.35 (5) and amended
5to read:
SB174-SSA1,14,86 37.35 (5) Promulgate rules restricting Prescribe restrictions on the
7negotiability of promissory instruments received by schools in payment of tuition
8and other charges
fees.
SB174-SSA1, s. 44 9Section 44. 38.50 (7) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 37.35 (7) and amended
10to read:
SB174-SSA1,14,1311 37.35 (7) Establish minimum standards for refund of the unused portion of
12tuition, fees, and other charges if a student does not enter a course or course of
13instruction
program or withdraws or is discontinued from the course program.
SB174-SSA1, s. 45 14Section 45. 38.50 (7) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 37.35 (3) (intro.) and
15amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,14,1916 37.35 (3) (intro.) Require schools offering courses and courses of instruction to
17residents of this state to furnish
a school, prior to enrolling a student who is a
18resident of this state, to provide the student with a catalog that includes
information
19concerning their all of the following:
SB174-SSA1,14,20 20(a) The school's mission, facilities, curricula, programs, and instructors,.
SB174-SSA1,14,22 21(b) The school's policies concerning enrollment policies, tuition and other
22charges and
and admissions, academic progress, and student conduct.
SB174-SSA1,14,24 23(f) The school's fees, refund policies, and policies concerning negotiability of
24promissory instruments received in payment of tuition and other charges fees.
SB174-SSA1, s. 46
1Section 46. 38.50 (7) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 37.30 (1) and amended
2to read:
SB174-SSA1,15,83 37.30 (1) Approve courses of instruction, Subject to subs. (2) and (3), the board
4shall approve
schools, programs, changes of ownership or control of schools, and
5teaching locations meeting, and representatives that meet the requirements and
6standards established by the board and complying that comply with rules
7promulgated by the board and publish a list of the schools and courses of instruction
8approved
.
SB174-SSA1, s. 47 9Section 47. 38.50 (7) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 37.35 (4) and amended
10to read:
SB174-SSA1,15,1311 37.35 (4) Issue Regulate the recruiting of students for programs offered by
12schools and issue
permits to solicitors representatives when all board requirements
13have been met.
SB174-SSA1, s. 48 14Section 48. 38.50 (7) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 37.35 (9).
SB174-SSA1, s. 49 15Section 49. 38.50 (8) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (title) and
16amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,15,17 1737.60 (title) Soliciting Recruitment of students.
SB174-SSA1, s. 50 18Section 50. 38.50 (8) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (1) and amended
19to read:
SB174-SSA1,16,220 37.60 (1) In general. No solicitor representing any school offering any course
21or course of instruction shall sell any course or course of instruction or solicit
22students for a course or course of instruction
representative may sell any program
23or recruit any student for a program
in this state for a consideration or remuneration,
24except upon the actual business premises of the school, unless the solicitor
25representative first secures a solicitor's representative's permit from the board. If

1the solicitor representative represents more than one school, a separate permit shall
2be obtained for each school the solicitor representative represents.
SB174-SSA1, s. 51 3Section 51. 38.50 (8) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (2) and amended
4to read:
SB174-SSA1,17,55 37.60 (2) Solicitor's Representative's permit. The application for a solicitor's
6representative's permit shall be made on a form furnished by the board and shall be
7accompanied by a fee and a surety bond acceptable to the board in the sum of $2,000.
8The board shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for a solicitor's representative's
9permit. The bond may be continuous and shall be conditioned to provide
10indemnification to any student suffering loss as the result of any fraud or
11misrepresentation used in procuring his or her enrollment or as a result of the failure
12of the school to perform faithfully the agreement the solicitor representative made
13with the student, and may be supplied by the solicitor representative or by the school
14itself either as a blanket bond covering each of its solicitors representatives in the
15amount of $2,000 or the surety bond under sub. (7) (i) s. 37.35 (9). Upon approval of
16a permit, the board shall issue an identification card to the solicitor representative
17giving his or her name and address, and the name and address of the employing
18school, and certifying that the person whose name appears on the card is authorized
19to solicit recruit students for the school. A permit shall be valid for one year from the
20date issued. Liability under this paragraph subsection of the surety on the bond for
21each solicitor representative covered by the bond shall not exceed the sum of $2,000
22as an aggregate for any and all students for all breaches of the conditions of the bond.
23The surety of a bond may cancel the bond upon giving 30 days' notice in writing to
24the board and shall be relieved of liability under this paragraph subsection upon
25giving the notice for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date of the

1cancellation. An application for renewal shall be accompanied by a fee, a surety bond
2acceptable to the board in the sum of $2,000 if a continuous bond has not been
3furnished, and such information as the board requests of the applicant. The board
4shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for renewal of a solicitor's representative's
5permit.
SB174-SSA1, s. 52 6Section 52. 38.50 (8) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (3) (intro.)
7and amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,17,108 37.60 (3) Refusal or revocation of permit. (intro.) The board may refuse to
9issue or renew, or may revoke, any solicitor's representative's permit upon one or any
10combination of the following grounds:
SB174-SSA1, s. 53 11Section 53. 38.50 (8) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (3) (a) and
12amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,17,1413 37.60 (3) (a) Willful violation of this subsection section or any rule promulgated
14by the board under this section chapter.
SB174-SSA1, s. 54 15Section 54. 38.50 (8) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (3) (b).
SB174-SSA1, s. 55 16Section 55. 38.50 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (3) (c) and
17amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,17,2018 37.60 (3) (c) Presenting information to prospective students relating to the
19school, a course, or a course of instruction or a program that is false, fraudulent, or
20misleading.
SB174-SSA1, s. 56 21Section 56. 38.50 (8) (c) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (3) (d) and
22amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,17,2423 37.60 (3) (d) Refusal by the school to be represented to allow reasonable
24inspection or to supply information after written request therefor by the board.
SB174-SSA1, s. 57
1Section 57. 38.50 (8) (c) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (3) (e) and
2amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,18,53 37.60 (3) (e) Failure of the school which the solicitor representative represents
4to meet requirements and standards established by and to comply with rules
5promulgated by the board under sub. (7) s. 37.25.
SB174-SSA1, s. 58 6Section 58. 38.50 (8) (c) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (3) (f) and
7amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,18,88 37.60 (3) (f) Cancellation of the solicitor's representative's bond by surety.
SB174-SSA1, s. 59 9Section 59. 38.50 (8) (c) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (3) (g).
SB174-SSA1, s. 60 10Section 60. 38.50 (8) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (4).
SB174-SSA1, s. 61 11Section 61. 38.50 (8) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (5).
SB174-SSA1, s. 62 12Section 62. 38.50 (8) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (6) and amended
13to read:
SB174-SSA1,18,1714 37.60 (6) Recovery by students. The bond in force under par. (b) sub. (2) shall
15not limit or impair any right of recovery otherwise available under law, nor shall the
16amount of the bond be relevant in determining the amount of damages or other relief
17to which any plaintiff may be entitled.
SB174-SSA1, s. 63 18Section 63. 38.50 (8) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (7) and amended
19to read:
SB174-SSA1,18,2520 37.60 (7) Recovery on contracts. No recovery shall be had by any school or
21its assignee on any contract for or in connection with a course or course of instruction
22program if the representative who sold or solicited the course the program or
23recruited the student for the program
was not the holder of a solicitor's
24representative's permit under this subsection section at the time of the sale or
25solicitation recruitment.
SB174-SSA1, s. 64
1Section 64. 38.50 (8) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB174-SSA1, s. 65 2Section 65. 38.50 (8) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB174-SSA1, s. 66 3Section 66. 38.50 (10) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB174-SSA1, s. 67 4Section 67. 38.50 (10) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (1) and amended
5to read:
SB174-SSA1,19,226 37.40 (1) Authority. Approval. All proprietary schools shall be examined and
7No school may operate or advertise in this state, offer a program to a resident of this
8state, change its ownership or control, or establish a teaching location, and no person
9may act as a representative, unless the school or representative is first
approved by
10the board before operating in this state. Approval shall be granted to schools meeting
11the criteria
. If a school, program, change in ownership or control, teaching location,
12or representative meets the requirements and standards
established by the board
13and complies with rules promulgated by the board, the board shall approve the
14school, program, change in ownership or control, teaching location, or
15representative. Approval for a school, program, teaching location, or representative
16shall be
for a period not to exceed one year. No school may advertise in this state
17unless approved by the board. All approved schools shall submit quarterly reports,
18including information on enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications,
19course offerings, number of graduates, number of graduates successfully employed,
20and such other information as the board considers necessary. If a school closure
21results in losses to students, parents, or sponsors, the board may authorize the full
22or partial payment of those losses from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (2) (gm).
SB174-SSA1, s. 68 23Section 68. 38.50 (10) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (2) and amended
24to read:
SB174-SSA1,20,11
137.40 (2) Application. Application for initial approval or renewal of approval
2of a school or a course of instruction, approval of a teaching location, change of
3ownership, or control of a school, renewal of approval of a school or
program, approval
4of a substantially revised program,
reinstatement of approval of a school or course
5of instruction that
whose approval has been revoked , approval of a teaching location,
6approval of a change of ownership or control of a school, or approval of a
7representative
shall be made on a form furnished by the board and shall be
8accompanied by a fee set by the board under par. (c) sub. (3) and any other
9information as that the board considers necessary to evaluate the school, program,
10teaching location, change of ownership or control, or representative
in carrying out
11the purpose of this section chapter.
SB174-SSA1, s. 69 12Section 69. 38.50 (10) (c) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3) (title)
13and amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,20,1414 37.40 (3) (title) Fees; rule making.
SB174-SSA1, s. 70 15Section 70. 38.50 (10) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3)
16(intro.).
SB174-SSA1, s. 71 17Section 71. 38.50 (10) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3) (a) and
18amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,20,2119 37.40 (3) (a) Require that the amount of fees collected under this paragraph
20subsection be sufficient to cover all costs that the board incurs in examining and
21approving proprietary schools under this subsection sub. (1).
SB174-SSA1, s. 72 22Section 72. 38.50 (10) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3) (b) and
23amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,20,2524 37.40 (3) (b) Give consideration to establishing a variable fee structure based
25on the size of a proprietary school.
SB174-SSA1, s. 73
1Section 73. 38.50 (10) (c) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3) (c) and
2amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,21,33 37.40 (3) (c) Specify a fee to accompany all applications under par. (b) sub. (2).
SB174-SSA1, s. 74 4Section 74. 38.50 (10) (c) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3) (d).
SB174-SSA1, s. 75 5Section 75. 38.50 (10) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (4) and
6amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,21,97 37.40 (4) Limit on student protection fee. The board shall discontinue
8collecting annual student protection fees under par. (c) 4. sub. (3) (d) during the
9period that the balance in the fund created by those fees exceeds $1,000,000.
SB174-SSA1, s. 76 10Section 76. 38.50 (10) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 37.50 (2) and amended
11to read:
SB174-SSA1,21,1512 37.50 (2) Enforcement. The attorney general or any district attorney may
13bring an action in circuit court for the enforcement of this subsection chapter,
14including bringing an action to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any
15violation of par. (a) this chapter.
SB174-SSA1, s. 77 16Section 77. 38.50 (10) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 37.50 (3) and amended
17to read:
SB174-SSA1,21,2018 37.50 (3) Penalties. Any person who violates par. (a) any provision of this
19chapter
may be required to forfeit not more than $500. Each day of operation in
20continued violation of par. (a) constitutes a separate offense.
SB174-SSA1, s. 78 21Section 78. 38.50 (10) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 37.50 (4) and amended
22to read:
SB174-SSA1,22,223 37.50 (4) Other remedies. In addition to any other remedies provided by law,
24a student who attends a school that is in violation of par. (a) this chapter may bring

1a civil action to recover fees paid to the school in violation of par. (a) this chapter
2together with costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney fees.
SB174-SSA1, s. 79 3Section 79. 38.50 (11) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (title).
SB174-SSA1, s. 80 4Section 80. 38.50 (11) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (1) (intro.)
5and amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,22,66 37.55 (1) (intro.) In this subsection section:
SB174-SSA1, s. 81 7Section 81. 38.50 (11) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB174-SSA1, s. 82 8Section 82. 38.50 (11) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB174-SSA1, s. 83 9Section 83. 38.50 (11) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (1) (b) and
10amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,22,2011 37.55 (1) (b) "Student record" means, in the case of a school, as defined in sub.
12(1) (e) (intro.),
a transcript for a student or former student of a school showing the
13name of the student, the title of the program in which the student was or is enrolled,
14the total number of credits or hours of instruction completed by the student, the dates
15of enrollment, the grade for each course, lesson, or unit of instruction completed by
16the student, the student's cumulative grade for the program, and an explanation of
17the school's credit and grading system. In the case of a school described in sub. (1)
18(e) 1., 6., 7., or 8, "student record" means a transcript for a student or former student
19of the school showing such information about the academic work completed by the
20student or former student as is customarily maintained by the school.
SB174-SSA1, s. 84 21Section 84. 38.50 (11) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (2) and
22amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,23,523 37.55 (2) If a school operating in this state discontinues its operations, proposes
24to discontinue its operations, or is in imminent danger of discontinuing its operations
25as determined by the board, if the student records of the school are not taken into

1possession under subd. 2.
, and if the board determines that the student records of the
2school are in danger of being destroyed, secreted, mislaid, or otherwise made
3unavailable to the persons who are the subjects of those student records or the
4authorized representatives of those persons, the board may take possession of those
5student records.
SB174-SSA1, s. 85 6Section 85. 38.50 (11) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB174-SSA1, s. 86 7Section 86. 38.50 (11) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (3) and amended
8to read:
SB174-SSA1,23,139 37.55 (3) If necessary to protect student records from being destroyed, secreted,
10mislaid, or otherwise made unavailable to the persons who are the subjects of those
11student records or the authorized representatives of those persons, the board or
12association
may seek a court order authorizing the board or association to take
13possession of those student records.
SB174-SSA1, s. 87 14Section 87. 38.50 (11) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (4) and amended
15to read:
SB174-SSA1,24,216 37.55 (4) The board or association shall preserve a student record that comes
17into the possession of the board or association under par. (b) 1. or 2. sub. (2) and shall
18keep the student record confidential as provided under 20 USC 1232g and 34 CFR
19part 99
. A student record in the possession of the board is not open to public
20inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1). Upon request of the person who is the subject
21of a student record or an authorized representative of that person, the board or
22association
shall provide a copy of the student record to the requester. The board or
23association
may charge a fee for providing a copy of a student record. The fee shall
24be based on the administrative cost of taking possession of, preserving, and providing

1the copy of the student record. All fees collected by the board under this paragraph
2subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.292 (2) (i).
SB174-SSA1, s. 88 3Section 88. 45.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB174-SSA1,24,94 45.20 (1) (d) "Tuition," when referring to the University of Wisconsin System,
5means academic fees and segregated fees; when referring to the technical colleges,
6means "program fees" and "additional fees" as described in s. 38.24 (1m) and (1s); and
7when referring to a high school, a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or a
8proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 ch. 37, means the charge for the
9courses or programs for which a person is enrolled.
SB174-SSA1, s. 89 10Section 89. 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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