Bill Text: TX SB234 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a prohibition against the use by a career school or college of certain advertising designed to mislead or deceive prospective students.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-30 - Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security [SB234 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB234-Introduced.html
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| By: Menéndez | S.B. No. 234 | |
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| relating to a prohibition against the use by a career school or | ||
| college of certain advertising designed to mislead or deceive | ||
| prospective students. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 132.151, Education Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 132.151. PROHIBITIONS. A person may not: | ||
| (1) operate a career school or college without a | ||
| certificate of approval issued by the commission; | ||
| (2) solicit prospective students for or on behalf of a | ||
| career school or college without being registered as a | ||
| representative of the career school or college as required by this | ||
| chapter; | ||
| (3) accept contracts or enrollment applications for or | ||
| on behalf of a career school or college from a representative who is | ||
| not bonded as required by this chapter; | ||
| (4) utilize advertising designed to mislead or deceive | ||
| prospective students, including any advertising that infers an | ||
| endorsement or sponsorship by, or an affiliation with, the United | ||
| States military or a federal or state government program for | ||
| veterans, including through the use of any: | ||
| (A) military insignia, seal, or logo; or | ||
| (B) military-related terminology in the career | ||
| school or college's uniform resource locator (URL) address; | ||
| (5) fail to notify the commission of the closure of any | ||
| career school or college within 72 hours of cessation of classes and | ||
| make available accurate records as required by this chapter; | ||
| (6) negotiate any promissory instrument received as | ||
| payment of tuition or other charge by a career school or college | ||
| prior to completion of 75 percent of the applicable program, | ||
| provided that prior to such time, the instrument may be transferred | ||
| by assignment to a purchaser who shall be subject to all the | ||
| defenses available against the career school or college named as | ||
| payee; or | ||
| (7) violate any provision of this chapter. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
