Sec. 10a-22g. (Formerly Sec. 10-7h). Additional classroom sites and branch schools.
Sec. 10a-22g. (Formerly Sec. 10-7h). Additional classroom sites and branch
schools. (a) A private occupational school which is authorized by the commissioner
pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w,
inclusive, may request authorization to establish and operate additional classroom sites
or branch schools for the purpose of offering the occupational instruction authorized
by the commissioner, provided the additional classroom site or branch school complies
with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such school shall make such request
for authorization to operate an additional classroom site or branch school, in the manner
and on such forms as prescribed by the commissioner, at least thirty days prior to the
proposed establishment of such additional classroom site or branch school.
(b) The buildings and premises for such additional classroom site or branch school
shall meet all applicable state and local fire and zoning requirements, and certificates
attesting the same signed by the local fire marshal and zoning enforcement officer shall
be filed with the commissioner prior to offering such occupational instruction. The
additional classroom site or branch school shall be in compliance with the relevant
requirements set forth in subsection (f) of section 10a-22b. A nonrefundable fee in the
amount of two hundred dollars for each branch school shall be paid annually into the
private occupational school student protection account.
(c) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, not later than thirty days
after the proposed date for establishment of a branch school, may issue an order prohibiting any such establishment of a branch school if it would constitute a material or
substantial deviation from the conditions of authorization or if the private occupational
school fails to meet the requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(d) If the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, fails to take action upon
the request for revision by the thirtieth day after the proposed date for establishment of
such additional classroom site or branch school, such request shall be deemed approved.
(P.A. 79-380, S. 8; P.A. 83-501, S. 6, 12; P.A. 91-295, S. 3, 7; P.A. 93-294, S. 7, 17; P.A. 06-150, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 83-501 amended Subsec. (a) requiring evaluation of branch or extension school pursuant to Subsec. (e)
of Sec. 10-7b and requiring payment of $50 nonrefundable fee; P.A. 91-295 in Subsec. (a) increased the fee from $50 to
$100; P.A. 93-294 made changes necessitated by the transfer of authority for the authorization of the schools from the
department of education to the department of higher education and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1993; Sec.
10-7h transferred to Sec. 10a-22g in 1995; P.A. 06-150 amended Subsec. (a) to permit schools to request authorization to
establish and operate additional classroom sites, require that additional classroom sites and branch schools comply with
provisions of Subsec. (b), require request for authorization to be made at least 30 days prior to proposed establishment of
additional classroom site or branch school and designate part of subsection as new Subsec. (b), amended said Subsec. (b)
to make provisions applicable to additional classroom site and branch school, delete provisions requiring that notice of
extension or branch operation and course or program of instruction offered be filed with commissioner, increase amount
of annual fee from $100 to $200 to be paid into the private occupational school student protection account, redesignated
existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c) and amended subsection to permit commissioner or commissioner's designee to issue
order prohibiting establishment of branch school not later than 30 days after proposed date for establishment of branch
school and to add failure of school to meet requirements of Subsec. (b) as reason for issuing order, added Subsec. (d) re
approval of request upon failure of commissioner or commissioner's designee to act on request by thirtieth day after
proposed date for establishment of additional classroom site or branch school, and made technical and conforming changes
throughout section.