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. 440.52 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.52
(1) (e) 3. Schools of a parochial or denominational character offering
5courses programs having a sectarian objective.
Note: Sections 10 to 22 and 24 to 25 replace “course” with “program”; “courses”
with “programs”; “course of instruction” with “program”; and “courses of instruction” with
“programs.”
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11. 440.52 (1) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.52
(1) (e) 5.
Courses
Programs conducted by employers exclusively for their
8employees.
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12. 440.52 (1) (e) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) (e) 6. Schools
, courses of instruction, and
training programs that are
11approved or licensed and supervised by other state agencies and boards.
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13. 440.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) Responsibilities. The department shall protect the general public
14by inspecting and approving private trade, correspondence, business, and technical
15schools doing business within this state, whether located within or outside this state,
16changes of ownership or control of the schools, teaching locations used by the schools,
17and
courses of instruction programs offered by the schools and regulate the soliciting
18of students for
correspondence or classroom courses and courses of instruction 19programs offered by the schools.
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14. 440.52 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) Approval of schools generally. (intro.) To protect students,
22prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of
courses and
23courses of instruction programs, and encourage schools to maintain
courses and
1courses of instruction programs consistent in quality, content, and length with
2generally accepted educational standards, the department shall do all of the
3following:
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15. 440.52 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) (a) Investigate the adequacy of
courses and courses of instruction 6programs offered by schools to residents of this state and establish minimum
7standards for those
courses of instruction
programs.
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16. 440.52 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.52
(7) (c) Establish rules, standards, and criteria to prevent fraud and
10misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of
courses and courses of instruction 11programs.
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17. 440.52 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) (e) Establish minimum standards for refund of the unused portion
14of tuition, fees, and other charges if a student does not enter a
course or course of
15instruction program or withdraws or is discontinued from the
course program.
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18. 440.52 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) (f) Require schools offering
courses and courses of instruction 18programs to residents of this state to furnish information concerning their facilities,
19curricula, instructors, enrollment policies, tuition and other charges and fees, refund
20policies, and policies concerning negotiability of promissory instruments received in
21payment of tuition and other charges.
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19. 440.52 (7) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) (g) Approve
courses of instruction programs, schools, changes of
24ownership or control of schools, and teaching locations meeting the requirements
25and standards established by the department and complying with rules promulgated
1by the department; publish a list of the schools and
courses of instruction programs 2approved and a list of the schools that are authorized to use the term “college,"
3“university," “state," or “Wisconsin" in their names; and make those lists of the
4schools available on the department's Internet site.
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20. 440.52 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(8) (a)
In general. No solicitor representing any school offering any
7course or course of instruction program shall sell any
course or course of instruction 8program or solicit students for a
course or course of instruction program in this state
9for a consideration or remuneration, except upon the actual business premises of the
10school, unless the solicitor first secures a solicitor's permit from the department. If
11the solicitor represents more than one school, a separate permit shall be obtained for
12each school the solicitor represents.
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21. 440.52 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(8) (c) 3. Presenting information to prospective students relating to the
15school
, a course, or a
course of instruction program that is false, fraudulent, or
16misleading.
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. 440.52 (8) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.52
(8) (g)
Recovery on contracts. No recovery shall be had by any school or
19its assignee on any contract for or in connection with a
course or course of instruction 20program if the representative who sold or solicited the
course program was not the
21holder of a solicitor's permit under this subsection at the time of the sale or
22solicitation.
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. 440.52 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(10) (a)
Authority. All proprietary schools shall be examined and
25approved by the department before operating in this state. Approval shall be granted
1to schools meeting the criteria established by the department for a period not to
2exceed one year. No school may advertise in this state unless approved by the
3department. All approved schools shall submit quarterly reports, including
4information on enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications,
course
5offerings programs, number of graduates, number of graduates successfully
6employed, and such other information as the department considers necessary. If a
7school closure results in losses to students, parents, or sponsors, the department may
8authorize the full or partial payment of those losses from the appropriation under s.
920.165 (1) (jt).
Note: This Section replaces “course offerings” with “programs.”
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. 440.52 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(10) (b)
Application. Application for initial approval of a school or a
12course of instruction program, approval of a teaching location, change of ownership,
13or control of a school, renewal of approval of a school or reinstatement of approval
14of a school or
course of instruction program that has been revoked shall be made on
15a form furnished by the department and shall be accompanied by a fee set by the
16department under par. (c) and any other information as the department considers
17necessary to evaluate the school in carrying out the purpose of this section.
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. 440.52 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(13) (a) 1. “Academic credential" means a degree, transcript, certificate,
20or other similar document that indicates the completion of a program
, course, or
21course of instruction leading to, or the earning of academic credit toward, the
22granting of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree.
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. 448.05 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1448.05
(5r) Certificate as respiratory care practitioner. An applicant for a
2certificate or a temporary certificate to practice respiratory care shall submit
3evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is a graduate of a school with
4a course of instruction in respiratory care approved by the
commission on
5accreditation of allied health education programs of the American Medical
6Association Joint Review Committee on Education in Respiratory Care or the
7Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or the successor organization of
8any of the foregoing.
Note: This Section changes the names of the bodies that approve courses of
instruction in respiratory care.
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. 458.43 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) (intro.)
Except within the first 60 days after a licensed appraisal
11management company adds an independent appraiser to the licensed appraisal
12management company's appraiser panel, a A licensed appraisal management
13company may not remove an independent appraiser from its appraiser panel unless
14the licensed appraisal management company does the following:
Note: This Section deletes an exception to the requirement that a licensed
appraisal management company follow certain steps to remove an independent
appraiser from its appraiser panel. The exception provides that the steps do not apply
within the first 60 days after a company adds an independent appraiser to its appraiser
panel.
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. 458.44 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (d) Had a license or other credential to act as an
appraiser appraisal
17management company in any state denied, refused, canceled, revoked, or
18surrendered in lieu of a revocation, unless that license or other credential was later
19granted or reinstated.
Note: This Section replaces “appraiser” with “appraisal management company”
in one of the provisions for denying a license for, or disciplining, an appraisal
management company.