(a) A certificate of authorization issued to a private occupational school pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, and sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, may be revoked by the executive director if such school (1) ceases to meet the conditions of its authorization; (2) commits a material or substantial violation of sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, or sections 10a-22u to 10a-22w, inclusive, or the regulations prescribed thereunder; (3) makes a false statement about a material fact in application for authorization or renewal; or (4) fails to make a required payment to the private occupational school student protection account pursuant to section 10a-22u.

(b) The executive director, or the executive director's designee, shall serve written notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested upon a private occupational school indicating that revocation of the school's authorization is under consideration and the executive director shall set forth the reasons such revocation is being considered. Not later than forty-five days after mailing such written notice, the executive director, or the executive director's designee, shall hold a compliance conference with the private occupational school.

(c) If, after the compliance conference, the executive director determines that revocation of the certificate of authorization is appropriate, the executive director shall issue an order and serve written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested upon the private occupational school, which notice shall include, but not be limited to, the date of the revocation.

(d) A private occupational school aggrieved by the order of the executive director revoking its certificate of authorization pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall, not later than fifteen days after such order is mailed, request in writing a hearing before the executive director. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

(P.A. 79-380, S. 7; P.A. 84-176, S. 1, 5; P.A. 86-48, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-434, S. 2, 5; P.A. 93-294, S. 6, 17; P.A. 96-180, S. 15, 166; 96-244, S. 31, 63; P.A. 06-150, S. 6; P.A. 09-99, S. 5; P.A. 12-156, S. 26.)

History: P.A. 84-176 amended Subsec. (b) to clarify that a school aggrieved by a decision may request a hearing within 14 administrative days after “receipt of written notice” of the completion of an administrative review; P.A. 86-48 amended Subsec. (b) to add time limit for giving of written notice of the determination of the administrative review and to substitute the word “days” for “administrative days” (Revisor's note: References in Subsec. (a) to repealed Sec. 10-7e were deleted editorially by the Revisors); P.A. 87-434 specified when the review is to begin and be completed and extended the amount of time to give written notice of the conclusions of the review; P.A. 93-294 made changes necessitated by the transfer of authority for the authorization of the schools from the department of education to the department of higher education and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 10-7g transferred to Sec. 10a-22f in 1995; P.A. 96-180 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “student protection account” for “default assurance fund”, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 96-244 also amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “default assurance fund” with “private occupational school student protection account”, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 06-150 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes and, in Subdiv. (3), include false statement in application for renewal as basis for revocation of certification of authorization, amended Subsec. (b) to insert “or the commissioner's designee”, require notice of consideration of revocation to be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, delete provisions re administrative review of consideration of revocation and add provision requiring commissioner or commissioner's designee to hold compliance conference with school, added Subsec. (c) re order by commissioner of revocation of authorization and added Subsec. (d) permitting appeal by aggrieved school to Board of Governors; P.A. 09-99 amended Subsec. (d) by replacing “Board of Governors” with “commissioner”; P.A. 12-156 replaced references to commissioner with references to executive director, effective June 15, 2012.