A person may not do several things related to career schools or colleges, including operating without approval, recruiting students without registration, using misleading advertising, and negotiating tuition promissory instruments too early.
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; (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. Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 2015, ch. 620, Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 1971. Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1267, ch. 463, Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 1973; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 813, Sec. 4.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Redesignated from Education Code Sec. 32.61 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 2.22, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.36, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 747 (H.B. 2806), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1246 (S.B. 1534), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.