§ 75-60-1. Title
This chapter shall be known as the “Mississippi Proprietary School and College Registration Law.”
§ 75-60-11. Issuance of certificate of registration; registration number
The Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration shall issue a certificate of registration to an applicant of good reputation, offering one or more courses of instruction upon determining that the applicant has the facilities, resources and faculty to provide students with the kind of instruction that it proposes to offer. A certificate of registration […]
§ 75-60-13. Issuance of certificate of registration under federal law in certain cases
Notwithstanding the requirements of this chapter for issuance of certificates of registration, the Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration may, in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission, grant certificates of registration to schools, colleges, institutes or universities that have been approved by the State Board of Education pursuant to the “Act of March […]
§ 75-60-15. Certificate of registration; fees; registration of new course offerings; school franchises
An initial application fee shall accompany each application for certificate of registration, and a renewal fee shall accompany each application for renewal of registration. If a renewal fee is not paid at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of a school’s certificate of registration, in addition to the renewal fee, there shall be […]
§ 75-60-17. Surety bond or deposit for certificate of registration
The application for a certificate of registration shall be accompanied by a surety bond with conditions and in a form prescribed by the Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration with at least one (1) corporate bonding company approved by the Department of Insurance as surety thereon. The bond shall provide for the indemnification of […]
§ 75-60-18. Tuition and fee refund policies
When refunds are due, they shall be made within thirty (30) days of the last day of attendance if written notification of withdrawal has been provided to the institution by the student. All refunds shall be made without requiring a request from the student and within thirty (30) days from the date that the institution […]
§ 75-60-19. Suspension, revocation or cancellation of certificate of registration; complaints; investigations; hearing procedures; subpoenas; decision after hearing; civil penalties and administrative sanctions; appeals
The Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration may suspend, revoke or cancel a certificate of registration for any one (1) or any combination of the following causes: Violation of any provision of the sections of this chapter or any regulation made by the commission; The furnishing of false, misleading or incomplete information requested by […]
§ 75-60-21. Injunctive relief against unregistered activity
The commission shall petition the chancery court of the county in which a person or agent offers one or more courses of instruction subject to the provisions of this chapter or advertises for the offering of such courses without a certificate of registration for an order enjoining such offering or advertising. The court may grant […]
§ 75-60-23. Agent permit required
No person employed by an institution licensed by the commission, regardless of job title, job description, full-time or part-time employment status, shall directly or indirectly influence the decision of any prospective student to enroll for a fee in a course of instruction without first securing a permit as an agent from the Commission on Proprietary […]
§ 75-60-25. Issuance of agent permit
The application for an agent permit shall be made on forms to be furnished by the Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration. Any agent permit applied for shall be granted or denied within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the application therefor by the commission. If the commission has not completed its determination […]
§ 75-60-27. Agent permit fees
The application for an agent permit and an application for renewal thereof shall be accompanied by fees determined by the Mississippi Community College Board. All fees collected for the issuance or renewal of agent permits shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration.
§ 75-60-29. Surety bond for agent permit
The application for an agent permit shall be accompanied by a surety bond acceptable to the Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration. Such bond may be continuous and shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to any student suffering loss as a result of any fraud or misrepresentation used in procuring his enrollment, and may […]
§ 75-60-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter: “Course of instruction” means the offering of instruction to individuals for a charge, fee or contribution of any kind, to a person or persons for the purpose of training or preparing such person(s) for a field of endeavor in a business, trade, technical or industrial occupation. “Program of study” means […]
§ 75-60-31. Good moral character prerequisite to issuance of agent permit
No agent permit shall be issued pursuant to Section 75-60-25 to any person found by the Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration not to be of good moral character.
§ 75-60-33. Revocation of agent permit
Any agent permit issued may be revoked by the Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration if the holder of the permit solicits or enrolls students through fraud, deception or misrepresentation, or upon a finding that the permit holder is not of good moral character. The Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration shall hold […]
§ 75-60-35. Existence of surety bond not to impair other right of recovery; recovery on contract barred if agent not holder of agent permit
The fact that a bond is in force pursuant to Section 75-60-29 does not limit nor impair any right of recovery otherwise available pursuant to law, nor is the amount of such bond relevant in determining the amount of damages or other relief to which any plaintiff may be entitled. No recovery shall be had […]
§ 75-60-37. Agent permit not to constitute approval of any program of instruction
The issuance of an agent permit pursuant to Section 75-60-25 does not constitute approval of any program of instruction or the person or institution offering, conducting or otherwise administering the same, unless licensed by the Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration. Any representation contrary to this section or tending to imply that an agent […]
§ 75-60-39. Penalties
Whoever violates Section 75-60-9 or Section 75-60-23 shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than ninety (90) days, or both.
§ 75-60-4. Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration; staffing; purpose of commission; levying and collection of fees
The Mississippi Community College Board shall appoint a “Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration” to be composed of five (5) qualified members, one (1) appointed from each of the five (5) Mississippi congressional districts existing on January 1, 1992. The membership of said commission shall be composed of persons who have held a teaching, […]
§ 75-60-41. When certificate and permit provisions shall take effect
Sections 75-60-9 through 75-60-39, inclusive, of this chapter shall take effect and be in force sixty (60) days following the promulgation and publication of rules, regulations and procedures governing the registration and certification of schools, courses of instruction or institutes and agents thereof as provided hereinabove.