SB-0818, As Passed Senate, April 13, 2016
February 24, 2016, Introduced by Senator SCHUITMAKER and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1943 PA 148, entitled
"Proprietary schools act,"
by amending section 1a (MCL 395.101a), as amended by 2009 PA 212.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1a. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"proprietary schools act".
(2) As used in this act:
(a)
"Department" means the department of energy, labor, and
economic
growth.licensing and
regulatory affairs.
(b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, association, organization, or other
legal entity.
(c) "Proprietary school" means a school that uses a certain
plan or method to teach a trade, occupation, or vocation for a
consideration, reward, or promise of any kind. Proprietary school
includes, but is not limited to, a private business, trade, or home
study school. Proprietary school does not include any of the
following:
(i) A school or college possessing authority to grant degrees.
(ii) A school licensed by law through another board or
department of this state.
(iii) A school maintained or a program conducted, without
profit, by a person for that person's employees.
(iv) A school or program within a school that exclusively
provides yoga instruction, yoga teacher training, or both.