Act No. 146

Public Acts of 2016

Approved by the Governor

June 6, 2016

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 7, 2016

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 2016

STATE OF MICHIGAN

98TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

Introduced by Senator Schuitmaker

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 818

AN ACT to amend 1943 PA 148, entitled “An act to provide for the regulation and licensing of proprietary schools in the state; to require surety; to provide for collection and disposition of fees; and to prescribe penalties for the violation of this 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 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.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor