Section 16-46-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ACADEMIC FRAUD. Courses offered are insufficient in quality, content, or administration to achieve the stated or implied educational objective. Persons offering such courses who know or reasonably should know that the […]
Section 16-46-10 Violations of chapter; penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate this chapter. Any person required by this chapter to have a license or permit who shall do in this state any business of the nature described in this chapter without first obtaining such a license or permit as required of […]
Section 16-46-2 Declaration of policy. It is hereby generally recognized that courses of postsecondary instruction, whether given in residence, by mail, or electronically online, result in substantial benefits for students pursuing such courses, provided that such courses are designed and administered in accordance with recognized educational standards and practices. It is also recognized that persons […]
Section 16-46-3 Exemptions from chapter; records of private postsecondary institutions ceasing operations. (a) This chapter shall not apply to any school offering instruction in grades K-12, or any combination thereof, including any person in regard to the operation of such K-12 school. (b) This chapter shall not apply to any of the following private postsecondary […]
Section 16-46-4 False statements; promises of employment; fraud. No person shall do any of the following: (1) Make or cause to be made any statement or representation, oral, written, or visual, in connection with the operation of a school or the offering of a course, if such person knows or reasonably should know the statement […]
Section 16-46-5 License for operation of schools; fees; financial stability. (a) No private postsecondary institution, except those enumerated in Section 16-46-3, shall operate within this state unless the private postsecondary institution first secures a license from the Department of Postsecondary Education, regardless of whether the private postsecondary institution enrolls Alabama students or has a physical […]
Section 16-46-6 Permit for solicitation of students. (a) No person representing any private postsecondary institution or other individual or organization offering courses in this state, or from a place of business in this state, whether located within or outside this state, shall sell any course or solicit students therefor in this state for a consideration […]
Section 16-46-7 Adoption of rules and regulations; advisory committee. The State Board of Education may adopt rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and shall require the Chancellor to establish an advisory committee of owners or operators of private postsecondary institutions, to which this chapter applies, and of other persons with […]
Section 16-46-8 Enforcement proceedings. The Department of Postsecondary Education may institute such action of law or in equity as may be necessary to enforce this chapter. In addition to any other remedy under this chapter, the Department of Postsecondary Education may apply for relief by injunction, mandamus, or any other appropriate remedy in equity without […]
Section 16-46-9 Review by State Board of Education; review by Circuit Court of Montgomery County. Any person or school or private postsecondary institution aggrieved by the actions of the Department of Postsecondary Education with respect to exemption, issuance, denial, deferral, probation, suspension, or revocation of a license or permit provided for in Sections 16-46-3, 16-46-5, […]
