Bill Text: IA SF2267 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning oversight of schools offering postsecondary educational programs by the college student aid commission and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3167.) Effective 7-1-12.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-12 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 794. [SF2267 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2011-SF2267-Enrolled.html

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Senate File 2267
AN ACT
CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF SCHOOLS OFFERING POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BY THE COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
AND MAKING PENALTIES APPLICABLE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
POSTSECONDARY REGISTRATION —— REQUIREMENTS
Section 1. Section 261B.2, Code 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
261B.2 Definitions.
As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise
requires:
1. “Commission” means the college student aid commission
created pursuant to section 261.1 .

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2. “Course of instruction” means a postsecondary educational
program that a school offers through in-person instruction,
distance delivery, correspondence study methods, or any
combination thereof.
2. 3. “Degree” means a postsecondary credential conferring
on the recipient the title of associate, bachelor, master,
or doctor, or an equivalent title, signifying educational
attainment based on any one or a combination of study or
the equivalent which may be supplemented by experience or
achievement testing. A postsecondary degree under this chapter
shall not include an honorary degree or other unearned degree.
3. 4. “Presence” means maintaining an address within Iowa
a location in Iowa at which a student participates in any
structured activity related to a school’s distance education
course of instruction, with the exception of proctored
examinations. “Presence” also means an address, location,
telephone number, or internet protocol address in Iowa from
which a school conducts any aspect of its operations. For the
purpose of a residential course of instruction offered on a
school’s campus that is not located in Iowa, “presence” does not
include:
a. Occasional, short-term activities conducted at a location
in Iowa for the purpose of recruiting students for the school’s
residential course of instruction.
b. A residency, practicum, internship, clinical, or
similar experience that the school permits the student to
participate in at a location in Iowa, provided that a person
who provides instruction or supervision at the Iowa location is
not compensated by the school .
4. 5. “School” means an agency of the state or political
subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company,
firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any
combination which meets any of the following criteria:
a. Is, owns, or operates a nonprofit postsecondary
educational institution.
b. Provides a postsecondary instructional program or course
of instruction leading to a degree.
c. Uses in its name the term “college” , “academy” ,
“institute” , or “university” or a similar term to imply that the
person is primarily engaged in the education of students at the
postsecondary level, and which makes a charge for its services.
5. 6. “Student” means a person who enrolls in or seeks to
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school.
Sec. 2. Section 261B.3, Code 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
261B.3 Registration.
1. Except as provided in section 261B.11 , a school that
maintains or shall register with the commission if a person
compensated by the school conducts one or more courses any
portion of a course of instruction , including courses of
instruction by correspondence or other distance delivery
method, offered in this state or which if the school otherwise
has a presence in this state and offers courses in other states
or foreign countries shall register with the commission .
a. Registrations shall be renewed every four two years
or and shall be amended upon any substantive change in
location , program offering, or accreditation. A school makes
a substantive change in a program offering when the school
proposes to offer or modify a program that requires the
approval of the state board of education or any other state
agency authorized to approve the school or its program in this
state.
b. Registration shall be made on application forms approved
and supplied made available by the commission and at the time
and in the manner prescribed by the commission. Upon receipt
of a complete and accurate registration application, the
commission shall issue an acknowledgment of document filed and
send it to the school.
2. The commission may request require a school to provide
additional information as the commission deems necessary
to enable the commission to determine the accuracy and
completeness of the information contained in the evaluate a
school’s suitability for registration application .
3. The commission shall notify a school in writing of its
decision to grant or deny registration and any stipulation
associated with the school’s registration.
4. If a school fails to meet any of the registration
criteria, or if the commission believes that false, misleading,
or incomplete information has been submitted in connection
with an application for registration, the commission may
deny registration. The commission shall conduct a hearing
on the denial if a hearing is requested by a school. The
commission may withhold an acknowledgment of document filed
pending the outcome of the hearing. Upon a finding after the
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criteria, or that information contained in the registration
application is false, misleading, or incomplete, the commission
shall deny an acknowledgment of document filed to the school
registration . The commission shall make the final decision on
each registration. However, the decision of the commission is
subject to judicial review in accordance with section 17A.19 .
3. 5. The commission shall adopt rules under chapter 17A
for the implementation of this chapter .
Sec. 3. Section 261B.3A, Code 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
261B.3A Requirements.
1. In order to register, a school shall be accredited
by an agency or organization approved or recognized by the
United States department of education or a successor agency,
be approved by any other state agency authorized to approve
the school in this state, and, subsequently, be approved for
operation by the commission.
2. A practitioner preparation program , as defined in
section 272.1, operated by a school that applies to register
the program in accordance with this chapter shall, in order to
register, be accredited by an agency or organization approved
or recognized by the United States department of education or a
successor agency, be approved by the state board of education
pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3 , and, subsequently, be
approved for operation by the commission.
3. The commission may grant a provisional registration to
a school that is not accredited by an agency or organization
that is recognized by the United States department of education
or its successor agency. The commission shall determine
the duration of the provisional registration. During the
provisional registration period, the school shall, at six-month
intervals, submit to the commission documentation of its
progress toward achieving accreditation. The commission may
renew the school’s provisional registration at its discretion
if the documentation submitted indicates that the school is
making progress toward accreditation.
3. 4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to exempt
a school from the requirements of chapter 490 , or 491 , or 714 .
Sec. 4. Section 261B.4, Code 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
261B.4 Registration information.
As a basis for registration, schools shall provide the
commission with the following information:

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1. The name or title of the school.
2. The As applicable, the principal location of the school
in this state, in other states, and in foreign countries, and
the location of the place or places in this state, in other
states, and in foreign countries where instruction is likely
to be given.
3. A schedule of the total tuition charges, fees, and other
costs payable to the school by a student during the course of
instruction .
4. The refund policy of the school for the return of
refundable portions of tuition, fees, or other charges.
The tuition refund policy for Iowa resident students of a
for-profit school with at least one program of more than
four months in length that leads to a recognized educational
credential, such as an academic or professional degree,
diploma, or license, must comply with section 714.23.
5. The degrees granted by the school.
6. 5. The names and addresses of the principal owners of
the school or the officers and members of the legal governing
body of the school.
7. 6. The name and address of the chief executive officer
of the school.
8. 7. A copy of or a description of the means by which the
school intends to comply with section 261B.9 .
9. 8. The name of the accrediting agency recognized by the
United States department of education or a successor agency
which has accredited the school , and the status under which
accreditation is held , the name of any other accrediting or
licensing entity that has accredited or licensed the school or
its programs, a copy of the accrediting or licensure notice
issued by the entity, and a record of any sanctions the entity
has levied against the school .
10. 9. The name, address, and telephone number of a contact
person in this state. A school that applies for registration
to offer a course of instruction by distance delivery may
provide the name and address of its registered agent in Iowa.
11. 10. The names or titles and a description of the
courses and degrees to be offered in Iowa .
12. 11. A description of procedures for the preservation
of student records and the contact information to be used
by students and graduates who seek to obtain transcript
information .
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delivery systems to be used by the school and the extent to
which the school anticipates each methodology and delivery
system will be used, including , but not limited to , classroom
instruction, correspondence, electronic telecommunications
distance delivery , independent study, and portfolio experience
evaluation.
13. The name, title, business address, telephone number,
and resume of an Iowa resident compensated by the school to
perform duties at a location in Iowa. A school that applies
for registration to offer a course of instruction by distance
delivery may provide an internet address as the business
address for an Iowa resident it compensates to perform duties
remotely from a location in Iowa.
14. The school’s official Stafford loan cohort default rate
as calculated by the United States department of education for
the three most recent federal fiscal years, if applicable.
15. Average student loan debt upon graduation of students
completing programs at the school.
16. The graduation rate of undergraduate students as
reported to the United States department of education.
17. Evidence that the school meets the conditions of
financial responsibility established in section 714.18, or that
the school qualifies for an exemption under section 714.19 or
714.22.
Sec. 5. Section 261B.7, Code 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
261B.7 Unauthorized representation.
Neither a A school nor its or a school’s officials or
employees shall not advertise or represent that the school is
approved or accredited by the commission or the state of Iowa
nor shall it use the registration as a reference in promotional
materials . However, a registered school shall disclose that
the school is registered by the commission on behalf of the
state of Iowa and provide the commission’s contact information
for students who wish to inquire about the school or file a
complaint .
Sec. 6. Section 261B.9, subsection 5, Code 2011, is amended
to read as follows:
5. Whether the postsecondary credential or certificate
issued, awarded, or credited to a student upon completion
of the course or the fact of completion of the course is
applicable toward a degree granted by the school and, if so,
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Sec. 7. Section 261B.9, Code 2011, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 7. The disclosures required by the
department of education for an out-of-state school that the
board of education approves to offer a practitioner preparation
program by distance delivery method.
Sec. 8. Section 261B.11, Code 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
261B.11 Exceptions.
1. This chapter does not apply to the following types of
schools and courses of instruction:
1. a. Schools and educational programs conducted by firms,
corporations, or persons solely for the training of their own
employees.
2. b. Apprentice or other training programs provided by
labor unions solely to members or applicants for membership.
3. c. Courses of instruction of an avocational or
recreational nature that do not lead to an occupational
objective.
4. d. Seminars, refresher courses, and programs of
instruction sponsored by professional, business, or farming
organizations or associations for the members and employees of
members of these organizations or associations.
5. e. Courses of instruction conducted by a public school
district or a combination of public school districts.
6. f. Colleges and universities authorized by the laws of
this state to grant degrees.
7. g. Schools or courses of instruction or courses of
training that are offered by a vendor solely to the purchaser
or prospective purchaser of the vendor’s product when the
objective of the school or course is to enable the purchaser
or the purchaser’s employees to gain skills and knowledge to
enable the purchaser to use the product.
8. h. Schools and educational programs conducted by
religious organizations solely for the religious instruction of
leadership practitioners of that religious organization.
9. i. Postsecondary educational institutions licensed by
the state of Iowa prior to July 1, 2009, under section 157.8
or 158.7 to conduct business operate as schools of cosmetology
arts and sciences or as barber schools in the state.
10. j. Accredited higher Higher education institutions
that meet the criteria established under section 261.92, 261.9,
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11. k. Postsecondary educational institutions offering
programs limited to nondegree specialty vocational training
programs.
12. Not-for-profit colleges and universities established
and authorized by city ordinance to grant degrees.
l. Higher education institutions located in Iowa that are
affiliated with health care systems located in Iowa, and which
offer health professions programs that are accredited by an
accrediting agency recognized by the United States department
of education.
m. Higher education institutions located in Iowa whose
massage therapy curriculum is approved under administrative
rules of the professional licensure division of the department
of public health and whose instructors are licensed massage
therapists under chapter 152C.
n. A postsecondary educational institution established
in Bettendorf in 1969 to prepare students for the federal
communications commission radio broadcasting examination.
2. A school that claims an exemption from registration
under subsection 1, paragraph “h” , “i” , “k” , “l” , or “m” , must
demonstrate to the commission or its designee that it qualifies
for the exemption. The school must apply for approval of its
exemption claim on an application supplied by the commission.
The commission or its designee may approve the school’s
exemption claim or deny it. A school whose exemption claim is
approved must reapply to renew its exemption no less frequently
than every two years.
a. A school that is granted an exemption under this section
must file evidence of financial responsibility under section
714.18 or demonstrate to the commission or its designee that
the school qualifies for an exemption under section 714.19 or
714.22.
b. A for-profit school with at least one program of
more than four months in length that leads to a recognized
educational credential, such as an academic or professional
degree, diploma, or license, must submit to the commission or
its designee a tuition refund policy that meets the conditions
of section 714.23.
3. A school that is denied an exemption claim by the
commission or its designee, or that no longer qualifies for
a claimed exemption, shall apply for registration or cease
operating in Iowa.
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student aid programs.
1. Students attending schools required to register under
this chapter are ineligible for state student financial aid
programs established under chapter 261.
2. A school required to register under this chapter is
prohibited from offering state aid or advertising that state
aid is or may be available to students attending the school.
DIVISION II
POSTSECONDARY REGISTRATION —— UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY
Sec. 10. Section 714.17, Code 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
714.17 Unlawful advertising and selling of educational
courses of instruction .
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association,
or corporation maintaining, advertising, or conducting in
Iowa any educational course of instruction for profit, or
for tuition charge, whether by classroom instructions , or by
correspondence, or by other delivery method to:
1. Falsely advertise or represent to any person any matter
material to such an educational course of instruction . All
advertising of such courses of instruction shall adhere to and
comply with the applicable rules and regulations of the federal
trade commission as of July 4, 1965 .
2. Collect tuition or other charges in excess of one hundred
fifty dollars in the case of educational courses offered by
correspondence courses of study , in advance of the receipt and
approval by the pupil of the first assignment or lesson of such
course. Any contract providing for advance payment of more
than one hundred fifty dollars shall be voidable on the part of
the pupil or any person liable for the tuition provided for in
the contract.
3. Promise or guarantee employment utilizing information,
training, or skill purported to be provided or otherwise
enhanced by a an educational course, unless the promisor or
guarantor offers the student or prospective student a bona
fide contract of employment agreeing to employ said student
or prospective student for a period of not less than one
hundred twenty days in a business or other enterprise regularly
conducted by the promisor or guarantor and in which such
information, training, or skill is a normal condition of
employment.
Sec. 11. Section 714.18, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 , every
person, firm, association, or corporation maintaining or
conducting in Iowa any such educational course of instruction
by classroom instruction or by correspondence or by other
distance delivery method, or soliciting in Iowa the sale of
such course, shall file with the college student aid commission
all of the following:
a. A continuous corporate surety bond to the state of
Iowa in the sum of fifty thousand dollars conditioned for
on the faithful performance of all contracts and agreements
with students made by such person, firm, association, or
corporation, or their salespersons; but the aggregate liability
of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond
shall not exceed the sum of the bond. The surety on the bond
may cancel the bond upon giving thirty days’ written notice
to the college student aid commission and thereafter shall be
relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring
after the effective date of the cancellation.
b. A statement designating a resident agent for the purpose
of receiving service in civil actions. In the absence of such
designation, service may be had upon the secretary of state if
service cannot otherwise be made in this state.
c. A copy of any catalog, prospectus, brochure, or other
advertising material intended for distribution in Iowa.
Such material shall state the cost of the educational course
offered, the schedule of tuition refunds for portions of the
educational course not completed, and if no refunds are to
be paid, the material shall so state. Any contract induced
by advertising materials not previously filed as provided in
this chapter shall be voidable on the part of the pupil or any
person liable for the tuition provided for in the contract.
Sec. 12. Section 714.18, subsection 2, paragraph a,
subparagraphs (1) and (4), Code 2011, are amended to read as
follows:
(1) A continuous corporate surety bond to the state of
Iowa in the sum of fifty thousand dollars or ten percent
of the total annual tuition collected, whichever is less,
conditioned for on the faithful performance of all contracts
and agreements with students made by such school. A school
desiring to file a surety bond based on a percentage of annual
tuition shall provide to the college student aid commission, in
the form prescribed by the commission, a notarized statement
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preceding twelve-month period. The commission shall determine
the sufficiency of the statement and the amount of the bond.
Tuition information submitted pursuant to this subparagraph
shall be kept confidential.
(4) The college student aid commission may accept a letter
of credit from issued by a bank in lieu of and for the amount of
the corporate surety bond required by this paragraph “a”
subparagraphs (1) through (3), as applicable .
Sec. 13. Section 714.19, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2011,
is amended to read as follows:
None of the The provisions of sections 714.17 to 714.22
714.21 shall not apply to the following:
Sec. 14. Section 714.19, subsections 6 through 8, Code 2011,
are amended to read as follows:
6. Schools and educational programs conducted by firms,
corporations, or persons for the training of their own
employees, for which no fee is charged.
7. Seminars, refresher courses , and schools of instruction
sponsored conducted by professional, business, or farming
organizations or associations for the members and employees of
members of such organizations or associations. A person who
provides instruction under this subsection who is not a member
or an employee of a member of the organization or association
shall not be eligible for this exemption.
8. Private business schools accredited by the accrediting
commission for business schools or an acknowledged accrediting
agency recognized by the United States department of education
or the council for higher education accreditation .
Sec. 15. Section 714.19, Code 2011, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 10. Private, nonprofit schools that meet
the criteria established under section 261.9, subsection 1.
Sec. 16. Section 714.23, Code 2011, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 01. a. For the purposes of this section
and section 714.25, “postsecondary educational program” means
a series of postsecondary educational courses that lead to
a recognized educational credential such as an academic or
professional degree, diploma, or license.
b. For the purposes of this section, “school period” means
the course, term, payment period, postsecondary educational
program, or other period for which the school assessed tuition
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to the student at the beginning of each course, term, payment
period, or other period that is shorter than the postsecondary
educational program’s length shall base its tuition refund on
the amount of tuition costs the school charged for the course,
term, or other period in which the student terminated. A
school shall not base its tuition refund calculation on any
portion of a postsecondary educational program that remains
after a student terminates unless the student was charged
for that remaining portion of the postsecondary educational
program before the student’s termination and the student began
attendance in the school term or course.
Sec. 17. Section 714.23, subsections 1 through 5, Code 2011,
are amended to read as follows:
1. A person offering a course of instruction at the
postsecondary level at least one postsecondary educational
program , for profit, that is more than four months in
length and leads to a degree, diploma, or license recognized
educational credential , shall make a pro rata refund of no less
than ninety percent of the tuition for a terminating student to
the appropriate agency based upon charges to an Iowa resident
student who terminates from any of the school’s postsecondary
educational programs in an amount that is not less than
ninety percent of the amount of tuition charged to the student
multiplied by the ratio of completed number of scheduled school
days to the number of calendar days remaining in the school
period until the date equivalent to the completion of sixty
percent of the scheduled school calendar days of in the school
term or course period to the total number of calendar days in
the school period until the date equivalent to the completion
of sixty percent of the calendar days in the school period .
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 , the
following tuition refund policy shall apply:
a. If a terminating student has completed sixty percent or
more of a school term or course that is more than four months in
length period , the person offering the course of instruction
postsecondary educational program is not required to refund
tuition for charges to the student. However, if, at any time,
a student terminates a school term or course that is more than
four months in length postsecondary educational program due
to the student’s physical incapacity or , for a program that
requires classroom instruction, due to the transfer of the
student’s spouse’s employment to another city, the terminating
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which that equals the amount of tuition charged to the student
multiplied by the ratio of the remaining number of school
calendar days in the school period to the total school number
of calendar days of in the school term or course period .
b. A refund of ninety percent of the tuition for a
terminating student shall be paid to the appropriate agency
based upon the ratio of completed number of school days to
the total school days of the school term or course. A school
shall provide to a terminating student a refund of tuition
charges in an amount that is not less than ninety percent of
the amount of tuition charged to the student multiplied by the
ratio of the remaining number of calendar days in the school
period to the total number of calendar days in the school
period. This paragraph “b” applies to those persons offering
courses of instruction at the postsecondary level at least one
postsecondary educational program of more than four months in
length , for profit, whose cohort default rate for students
under the Stafford loan program as defined reported by the
United States department of education for the most recent
federal fiscal year is more than one hundred ten percent of the
national average cohort default rate of all schools for that
program for that period the same federal fiscal year or six
percent, whichever is higher.
3. If the financial obligations of a student are for three
or fewer months duration, this section does not apply. In the
case of a program in which student progress is measured only in
clock hours, all occurrences of “calendar days” in subsections
1 and 2 shall be replaced with “scheduled clock hours”.
4. Refunds A refund of tuition charges shall be paid
provided to the appropriate agency student within thirty
forty-five days following the student’s termination date of the
school’s determination that a student has terminated from a
postsecondary educational program .
5. A student who terminates a course of instruction or
term postsecondary educational program shall not be charged
any fee or other monetary penalty for terminating a course of
instruction or term the postsecondary educational program,
other than a reduction in tuition refund as specified in this
section .
Sec. 18. NEW SECTION . 714.24 Additional requirements.
1. A required filing of evidence of financial
responsibility pursuant to section 714.18 must be completed at
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2. An entity that claims an exemption under section 714.19
or 714.22 must file an exemption claim with the commission.
The commission may approve or deny the exemption claim. Except
for a school that claims an exemption under section 714.19,
subsection 1, 3, or 10, a filing of a claim for an exemption
pursuant to section 714.19 or 714.22 must be completed at least
once every two years.
3. An entity that claims an exemption under section 714.19
or 714.22 must file evidence of financial responsibility
pursuant to section 714.18 within sixty calendar days following
the date upon which conditions that qualify the entity for an
exemption under section 714.19 no longer exist. The commission
may grant an entity a longer period to file evidence of
financial responsibility based on documentation the entity
provides to the commission of its substantial progress to
comply with section 714.18, subsection 1, paragraph “a” .
4. An entity that is required to file evidence of financial
responsibility under section 714.18, or an entity that files
a claim of exemption under section 714.19 or 714.22, shall
utilize required forms approved and supplied by the commission.
5. The commission may, at its discretion, require a
proprietary school that must comply with section 714.23 to
submit its tuition refund policy to the commission for its
review and approval.
6. The commission and the attorney general may,
individually or jointly, adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
for the implementation of sections 714.18 through 714.25.
7. Except as provided in section 714.18, subsection 2,
paragraph “a” , the information submitted under sections 714.18,
714.22, 714.23, and 714.25 are public records under chapter 22.
Sec. 19. Section 714.25, Code 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
714.25 Disclosure.
1. For purposes of this chapter section , unless the
context otherwise requires, “proprietary school” means a person
offering a course of instruction at the postsecondary level
postsecondary educational program , for profit, that is more
than four months in length and leads to a degree, diploma, or
license recognized educational credential, such as an academic
or professional degree, diploma, or license .
2. A proprietary school shall, prior to the time a student
is obligated for payment of any moneys, inform the student, the
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licensed under section 157.8 , the board of cosmetology arts
and sciences or in the case of a school licensed under section
158.7 , the board of barbering, of all of the following:
a. The total cost of the course of instruction postsecondary
educational program as charged by the proprietary school.
b. An estimate of any fees which may be charged the
student by others which would be required if the student is
to successfully complete the course postsecondary educational
program and , if applicable, obtain a degree, diploma, or
license recognized educational credential .
c. The percentage of students who successfully complete
the course postsecondary educational program , the percentage
who terminate prior to completing the course postsecondary
educational program , and the period of time upon which the
proprietary school has based these percentages. The reporting
period shall not be less than one year in length and shall not
extend more than five years into the past.
d. If claims are made by the proprietary school as to
successful placement of students in jobs upon completion of the
course of study proprietary school’s postsecondary educational
programs , the proprietary school shall provide the student with
all of the following:
(1) The percentage of graduating students who were placed
in jobs in fields related to the course of instruction
postsecondary educational programs .
(2) The percentage of graduating students who went on to
further education immediately upon graduation.
(3) The percentage of students who, ninety days after
graduation, were without a job and had not gone on to further
education.
(4) The period of time upon which the reports required by
paragraphs “a” through “c” were based. The reporting period
shall not be less than one year in length and shall not extend
more than five years into the past.
e. If claims are made by the proprietary school as to income
levels of students who have graduated and are working in fields
related to the proprietary school’s course of instruction
postsecondary educational programs , the proprietary school
shall inform the student of the method used to derive such
information.
3. The requirements of subsection 2 shall not apply to
a proprietary school that is eligible for federal student
financial aid under Tit. IV of the federal Higher Education Act

Senate File 2267, p. 16
of 1965, as amended.
Sec. 20. REPEAL. Section 714.22, Code 2011, is repealed.
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JOHN P. KIBBIE
President of the Senate
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KRAIG PAULSEN
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 2267, Eighty-fourth General Assembly.
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MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
Secretary of the Senate
Approved _______________, 2012
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TERRY E. BRANSTAD
Governor