Sec. 10a-22n. Maintenance of school records.
               	 		
      Sec. 10a-22n. Maintenance of school records. (a) A private occupational school 
shall maintain, preserve and protect, in a manner approved by the Commissioner of 
Higher Education, or the commissioner's designee, all school records including, but not 
limited to: (1) Student or academic transcripts; (2) attendance records or other indicators 
of student progress; (3) copies of individual enrollment agreements or contracts; (4) 
evidence of tuition payments; and (5) any other documentation as prescribed by the 
commissioner.
      (b) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, may at any time during 
regular business or school hours, with or without notice, visit a private occupational 
school. During such visitation, the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, may 
request an officer or director of the school to produce, and shall be provided with immediate access to, such records or information as are required to verify that the school continues to meet the conditions of authorization.
      (c) If a school ceases to operate as a private occupational school, it shall keep the 
commissioner advised in writing as to the location and availability of student records 
or shall file all such records with the commissioner.
      (P.A. 06-150, S. 15.)