Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.3607
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.3607, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1603.3607. EFFECT OF PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL CLOSURE.
Official statutory text
(a) If a private postsecondary school closes, the department shall attempt to arrange for students enrolled in the closed school to attend another private postsecondary school.
(b) If a student from a closed school is placed in another private postsecondary school, the expense incurred by the school in providing training directly related to educating the student, including the applicable tuition for the period for which the student paid tuition, shall be paid from the barbering and cosmetology school tuition protection account.
(c) If a student from a closed private postsecondary school cannot be placed in another private postsecondary school, the student's tuition and fees shall be refunded as provided by Section 1603.3602. If a student from a closed private postsecondary school does not accept a place that is available and reasonable in another private postsecondary school, the student's tuition and fees shall be refunded as provided by Section 1603.3603. A refund under this subsection shall be paid from the barbering and cosmetology school tuition protection account. The amount of the refund may not exceed $35,000.
(d) If another private postsecondary school assumes responsibility for the closed school's students and there are no significant changes in the quality of the training, the student from the closed school is not entitled to a refund under Subsection (c).
(b) If a student from a closed school is placed in another private postsecondary school, the expense incurred by the school in providing training directly related to educating the student, including the applicable tuition for the period for which the student paid tuition, shall be paid from the barbering and cosmetology school tuition protection account.
(c) If a student from a closed private postsecondary school cannot be placed in another private postsecondary school, the student's tuition and fees shall be refunded as provided by Section 1603.3602. If a student from a closed private postsecondary school does not accept a place that is available and reasonable in another private postsecondary school, the student's tuition and fees shall be refunded as provided by Section 1603.3603. A refund under this subsection shall be paid from the barbering and cosmetology school tuition protection account. The amount of the refund may not exceed $35,000.
(d) If another private postsecondary school assumes responsibility for the closed school's students and there are no significant changes in the quality of the training, the student from the closed school is not entitled to a refund under Subsection (c).
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