La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § III-103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024
Section III-103 - Definitions

Proprietary Schools-hereinafter referred to as "school", as defined in R.S. 17:3141.2 and R.S. 17:3141.16(B)(4).

1. a school or educational institution supported entirely or partly by public funds from either a local or state source. This provision only exempts from the board's regulation those schools that derive direct and significant support from public funds (such as through direct appropriation, and not schools that derive indirect benefit from public funds, such as through contractual payments from governmental agencies);

2. a parochial, denominational or eleemosynary school or institution that provides religious training or theological education; however, any such school or institution that also offers training in a secular field of endeavor shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter;

3. a school or training program which offers instruction primarily in the field of recreation, health, entertainment or personal enrichment and which does not purport to prepare or qualify persons for employment as determined by the commission;

4. a course or courses of instruction or study sponsored by an employer exclusively for the training and preparation of its own employees when the employer is not primarily engaged in the business of selling or offering course of instruction or study. This includes those businesses that engage in contract training exclusively, and where admission/enrollment is not available to the general public;

5. a course or courses of study or instruction sponsored by a recognized trade, business or professional organization for the instruction of the members of such organization;

6. private colleges and universities which only award a baccalaureate or higher degree and which maintain and operate educational programs for which academic credits are given;

7. a private school which provides a basic academic education comparable to that provided in the public schools of the state;

8. a school offering a program only for children under six years of age;

9. a school which is otherwise regulated and licensed under the laws of this state;

10. a private tutor, teacher or individual engaged in giving private tutoring or lessons to five persons or less in non-school connected activities severed from the regular curriculum of a school as determined by the commission;

11. a day camp;

12. a training program that does not have attendance requirements in place for persons taking the courses and which offers for sale only non-sequential and non-continuous courses of one week duration or less which do not exceed 20 hours of training;

13. a manufacturer-certified training center that offers, at no additional charge to the person receiving training, manufacturer-authorized training that is included as part of the manufacturer's pricing package to prepare persons for certification conferred by the manufacturer and that uses course equipment and materials which are developed and sold by the manufacturer and course instructors and facilities which are certified by the manufacturer;

14. a school or business enterprise which offers instruction to prepare students for tests which are required for entry into a post secondary program of study; or

15. a business which engages in contract training and is reimbursed by the business.

Branch School- a separate facility established by a main school, under the main school's management, control and supervision. The branch may offer full student services and is under the supervision of a designated on-site employee responsible for the day-to-day operation of the branch. Each branch school shall be separately licensed and bonded.

Commission Staff- the staff of the board's Proprietary Schools Section, authorized to aid in the administration of the commission's functions.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § III-103

Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Regents, LR 33:1857 (September 2007), Amended by the Board of Regents, Proprietary School Section, LR 441005 (6/1/2018).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3141.2(5).