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CALIFORNIA STATUTES AND CODES
SECTIONS 94810-94871
EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 94810-94871
94810. Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter. 94811. "Ability-to-benefit student" means a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or a recognized equivalent of that certificate. 94812. "Academic year" means a period, including a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time, in which a full-time student attending an institution that measures educational program length in credit hours completes 24 semester or trimester hours or 36 quarter hours, or an institution that measures educational program length in clock hours completes at least 900 clock hours. 94813. "Accredited" means an institution is recognized or approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. 94814. "Accrediting agency" is an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. 94815. "Annual report" means the yearly report required to be filed by institutions. 94816. "Applicant" means an institution that has submitted an application to the bureau for an approval to operate or for a renewal of an approval to operate. 94817. "Approval to operate" or "approval" means the authorization pursuant to this chapter to offer to the public and to provide postsecondary educational programs, as well as the written document issued to an institution signifying its approval to operate. 94817.5. "Approved to operate" or "approved" means that an institution has received authorization pursuant to this chapter to offer to the public and to provide postsecondary educational programs. 94818. "Avocational education" means education offered for the purpose of personal entertainment, pleasure, or enjoyment. 94819. "Branch campus" means a site other than the main campus or a satellite location. 94820. "Bureau" means the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs. 94821. "Change in business organization form" means a change of a business organization's original form, including, for example, a situation in which a sole proprietorship becomes a partnership or corporation, or when a business organization becomes a nonprofit public benefit corporation or forms a nonprofit public benefit corporation as a subsidiary to provide the educational programs for which the business organization has an approval to operate. 94822. "Change in control" means a change in the ownership of an institution in which a person who previously did not own at least 25 percent of the stock or interest in the institution or its parent company acquires ownership of at least 25 percent of the stock or interest in the institution or its parent company. "Change in control" does not include an ownership change between family members involving less than 51 percent of the stock or interest in the institution. 94823. "Change in ownership" means the acquisition by a person of more than 50 percent of an interest in or stock of a parent company. 94823.5. "Change of location" means a move or relocation more than 10 miles from the site at which the institution offers instruction. 94824. "Class day" means a day a student is scheduled to attend a class session, or for students receiving instruction through distance education, any calendar day except Saturday, Sunday, or any holiday enumerated in Section 6700 of the Government Code. 94825. "Class session" means part of a class day that an institution conducts instruction in a particular subject. 94826. "Commence operations" means an institution has begun to provide educational programs. 94827. "Continuing education" means instruction in subjects that licensees are required to take solely for the purpose of continued licensure, or to enhance their skills and knowledge within their particular profession, occupation, trade, or career field. 94828. "Curriculum" means an organized set of courses or modules of instruction that are prerequisites to the award of a degree or diploma. 94829. "Default" means failure of a borrower and endorser, if any, to make an installment payment for a loan received under the federal student financial aid programs when due, or to meet other terms of the promissory note, provided that this failure persists for 270 days if payment is due monthly or 360 days if payment is due less frequently. 94830. "Degree" means a recognized educational credential awarded by an institution that signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements of a postsecondary educational program at the associate' s level or above. 94831. "Degree title" means the designated subject area of the educational program that appears on the face of the document awarded to a student. 94832. "Diploma" means a recognized educational credential, other than a degree, awarded by an institution that signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements of a postsecondary educational program below the associate's level. A diploma is also known as a certificate. 94833. "Director" means the Director of Consumer Affairs. 94834. "Distance education" means transmission of instruction to students at a location separate from the institution. 94835. "Document of record" means any document required to be maintained by this chapter. 94836. "Educational materials" means textbooks, supplies, implements, tools, machinery, computers, electronic devices, or other goods related to any education, training, or experience required for participation in an educational program. 94837. "Educational program" means a planned sequence composed of a single course or module, or set of related courses or modules, that provides the education, training, skills, and experience leading to the award of a recognized educational credential such as a degree or diploma. 94838. "Educational program approval" means authorization by the bureau, another government agency of this state, or a federal government agency, to provide educational programs, and is an element of an approval to operate. 94839. "Enrollment" means the execution of an enrollment agreement. 94840. "Enrollment agreement" means a written contract between a student and institution concerning an educational program. 94841. "Faculty" means the instructional staff of an institution, whether these persons are employees or independent contractors. 94842. "Graduate" means an individual who has been awarded a degree or diploma. 94843. "Institution" means any private postsecondary educational institution, including its branch campuses and satellite locations. 94844. "Institutional charges" means charges for an educational program paid directly to an institution. 94845. "Institution manager" means an individual who is a member of an institution's management. 94846. "Instruction" means an institution's specific, formal arrangements in which its faculty present a part of the curriculum. 94847. "License and examination preparation" means instruction designed to assist students to prepare for an examination for licensure, or offered for the sole purpose of providing continuing education in subjects licensees are required to take as a condition of continued licensure. 94848. "Licensure" includes any license, certificate, permit, or similar credential that a person must hold to lawfully engage in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field. 94849. "Main campus" means the institution's sole or primary teaching location. 94850. "Noninstitutional charges" means charges for an educational program paid to an entity other than an institution that are specifically required for participation in an educational program. 94851. "Owner" means an individual in the case of a sole proprietorship, partners in a partnership, members in a limited liability company, or shareholders in a corporation. 94852. "Ownership" means a legal or equitable interest in an institution, including ownership of assets or stock. 94853. "Parent company" means a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that owns more than 50 percent of the stock or interest in an institution. 94854. "Period of attendance" means a semester, quarter, or trimester for educational programs measured in credit hours and the entire educational program if measured in clock hours. 94855. "Person" means a natural person or a business organization, irrespective of its form. 94856. "Person in control" means a person who, by his or her position's authority or conduct, directs the management of an institution. 94857. "Postsecondary education" means a formal institutional educational program whose curriculum is designed primarily for students who have completed or terminated their secondary education or are beyond the compulsory age of secondary education, including programs whose purpose is academic, vocational, or continuing professional education. 94858. "Private postsecondary educational institution" means a private entity with a physical presence in this state that offers postsecondary education to the public for an institutional charge. 94859. "Recruiter" means an employee of an institution whose principal job responsibilities are the recruitment of students other than on the institution's premises. 94860. "Recruitment" means actions taken by recruiters seeking enrollment of students. 94861. "Reporting period" means the institution's fiscal year or any yearly period designated by the bureau to be covered in the institution's annual report. 94862. "Satellite location" means an auxiliary classroom or teaching site within 50 miles of the branch or main location. 94865. "Site" means a main or branch campus or satellite location. 94866. "Teach-out" means the arrangements an institution makes for its students to complete their educational programs when the institution ceases to operate. 94867. "Third-party payer" means an employer, government program, or other entity that pays a student's total charges when no separate agreement for the repayment of the charges exists between the third-party payer and the student. 94868. "To offer to the public" means to advertise, publicize, solicit, or recruit. 94869. "To operate" means to establish, keep, or maintain any facility or location in this state where, or from which, or through which, postsecondary educational programs are provided. 94870. "Total charges" means the sum of institutional and noninstitutional charges. 94871. "Year" means a calendar year.
SECTION 94810-94871
94810. Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter. 94811. "Ability-to-benefit student" means a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or a recognized equivalent of that certificate. 94812. "Academic year" means a period, including a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time, in which a full-time student attending an institution that measures educational program length in credit hours completes 24 semester or trimester hours or 36 quarter hours, or an institution that measures educational program length in clock hours completes at least 900 clock hours. 94813. "Accredited" means an institution is recognized or approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. 94814. "Accrediting agency" is an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. 94815. "Annual report" means the yearly report required to be filed by institutions. 94816. "Applicant" means an institution that has submitted an application to the bureau for an approval to operate or for a renewal of an approval to operate. 94817. "Approval to operate" or "approval" means the authorization pursuant to this chapter to offer to the public and to provide postsecondary educational programs, as well as the written document issued to an institution signifying its approval to operate. 94817.5. "Approved to operate" or "approved" means that an institution has received authorization pursuant to this chapter to offer to the public and to provide postsecondary educational programs. 94818. "Avocational education" means education offered for the purpose of personal entertainment, pleasure, or enjoyment. 94819. "Branch campus" means a site other than the main campus or a satellite location. 94820. "Bureau" means the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs. 94821. "Change in business organization form" means a change of a business organization's original form, including, for example, a situation in which a sole proprietorship becomes a partnership or corporation, or when a business organization becomes a nonprofit public benefit corporation or forms a nonprofit public benefit corporation as a subsidiary to provide the educational programs for which the business organization has an approval to operate. 94822. "Change in control" means a change in the ownership of an institution in which a person who previously did not own at least 25 percent of the stock or interest in the institution or its parent company acquires ownership of at least 25 percent of the stock or interest in the institution or its parent company. "Change in control" does not include an ownership change between family members involving less than 51 percent of the stock or interest in the institution. 94823. "Change in ownership" means the acquisition by a person of more than 50 percent of an interest in or stock of a parent company. 94823.5. "Change of location" means a move or relocation more than 10 miles from the site at which the institution offers instruction. 94824. "Class day" means a day a student is scheduled to attend a class session, or for students receiving instruction through distance education, any calendar day except Saturday, Sunday, or any holiday enumerated in Section 6700 of the Government Code. 94825. "Class session" means part of a class day that an institution conducts instruction in a particular subject. 94826. "Commence operations" means an institution has begun to provide educational programs. 94827. "Continuing education" means instruction in subjects that licensees are required to take solely for the purpose of continued licensure, or to enhance their skills and knowledge within their particular profession, occupation, trade, or career field. 94828. "Curriculum" means an organized set of courses or modules of instruction that are prerequisites to the award of a degree or diploma. 94829. "Default" means failure of a borrower and endorser, if any, to make an installment payment for a loan received under the federal student financial aid programs when due, or to meet other terms of the promissory note, provided that this failure persists for 270 days if payment is due monthly or 360 days if payment is due less frequently. 94830. "Degree" means a recognized educational credential awarded by an institution that signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements of a postsecondary educational program at the associate' s level or above. 94831. "Degree title" means the designated subject area of the educational program that appears on the face of the document awarded to a student. 94832. "Diploma" means a recognized educational credential, other than a degree, awarded by an institution that signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements of a postsecondary educational program below the associate's level. A diploma is also known as a certificate. 94833. "Director" means the Director of Consumer Affairs. 94834. "Distance education" means transmission of instruction to students at a location separate from the institution. 94835. "Document of record" means any document required to be maintained by this chapter. 94836. "Educational materials" means textbooks, supplies, implements, tools, machinery, computers, electronic devices, or other goods related to any education, training, or experience required for participation in an educational program. 94837. "Educational program" means a planned sequence composed of a single course or module, or set of related courses or modules, that provides the education, training, skills, and experience leading to the award of a recognized educational credential such as a degree or diploma. 94838. "Educational program approval" means authorization by the bureau, another government agency of this state, or a federal government agency, to provide educational programs, and is an element of an approval to operate. 94839. "Enrollment" means the execution of an enrollment agreement. 94840. "Enrollment agreement" means a written contract between a student and institution concerning an educational program. 94841. "Faculty" means the instructional staff of an institution, whether these persons are employees or independent contractors. 94842. "Graduate" means an individual who has been awarded a degree or diploma. 94843. "Institution" means any private postsecondary educational institution, including its branch campuses and satellite locations. 94844. "Institutional charges" means charges for an educational program paid directly to an institution. 94845. "Institution manager" means an individual who is a member of an institution's management. 94846. "Instruction" means an institution's specific, formal arrangements in which its faculty present a part of the curriculum. 94847. "License and examination preparation" means instruction designed to assist students to prepare for an examination for licensure, or offered for the sole purpose of providing continuing education in subjects licensees are required to take as a condition of continued licensure. 94848. "Licensure" includes any license, certificate, permit, or similar credential that a person must hold to lawfully engage in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field. 94849. "Main campus" means the institution's sole or primary teaching location. 94850. "Noninstitutional charges" means charges for an educational program paid to an entity other than an institution that are specifically required for participation in an educational program. 94851. "Owner" means an individual in the case of a sole proprietorship, partners in a partnership, members in a limited liability company, or shareholders in a corporation. 94852. "Ownership" means a legal or equitable interest in an institution, including ownership of assets or stock. 94853. "Parent company" means a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that owns more than 50 percent of the stock or interest in an institution. 94854. "Period of attendance" means a semester, quarter, or trimester for educational programs measured in credit hours and the entire educational program if measured in clock hours. 94855. "Person" means a natural person or a business organization, irrespective of its form. 94856. "Person in control" means a person who, by his or her position's authority or conduct, directs the management of an institution. 94857. "Postsecondary education" means a formal institutional educational program whose curriculum is designed primarily for students who have completed or terminated their secondary education or are beyond the compulsory age of secondary education, including programs whose purpose is academic, vocational, or continuing professional education. 94858. "Private postsecondary educational institution" means a private entity with a physical presence in this state that offers postsecondary education to the public for an institutional charge. 94859. "Recruiter" means an employee of an institution whose principal job responsibilities are the recruitment of students other than on the institution's premises. 94860. "Recruitment" means actions taken by recruiters seeking enrollment of students. 94861. "Reporting period" means the institution's fiscal year or any yearly period designated by the bureau to be covered in the institution's annual report. 94862. "Satellite location" means an auxiliary classroom or teaching site within 50 miles of the branch or main location. 94865. "Site" means a main or branch campus or satellite location. 94866. "Teach-out" means the arrangements an institution makes for its students to complete their educational programs when the institution ceases to operate. 94867. "Third-party payer" means an employer, government program, or other entity that pays a student's total charges when no separate agreement for the repayment of the charges exists between the third-party payer and the student. 94868. "To offer to the public" means to advertise, publicize, solicit, or recruit. 94869. "To operate" means to establish, keep, or maintain any facility or location in this state where, or from which, or through which, postsecondary educational programs are provided. 94870. "Total charges" means the sum of institutional and noninstitutional charges. 94871. "Year" means a calendar year.
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