Sec. 15. (a) This section is subject to section 16 of this chapter.
(b) An application for accreditation under this chapter must include a surety bond in a penal sum determined under section 16 of this chapter. The bond must be executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company qualified and authorized to do business in Indiana as a surety or cash bond company.
(c) The surety bond must be conditioned to provide indemnification to any student or enrollee who suffers a loss or damage as a result of:
(1) the failure or neglect of the postsecondary proprietary educational institution to faithfully perform all agreements, express or otherwise, with the student, enrollee, one (1) or both of the parents of the student or enrollee, or a guardian of the student or enrollee as represented by the application for the institution's accreditation and the materials submitted in support of the application;
(2) the failure or neglect of the postsecondary proprietary educational institution to maintain and operate a course or courses of instruction or study in compliance with the standards of this chapter; or
(3) an agent's misrepresentation in procuring the student's enrollment.
(d) A surety on a bond may be released after the surety has made a written notice of the release directed to the department at least thirty (30) days before the release. However, a surety may not be released from the bond unless all sureties on the bond are released.
(e) A surety bond covers the period of the accreditation.
(f) Accreditation under this chapter shall be suspended if a postsecondary proprietary educational institution is no longer covered by a surety bond or if the postsecondary proprietary educational institution fails to comply with section 16 of this chapter. The department shall notify the postsecondary proprietary educational institution in writing at least ten (10) days before the release of the surety or sureties that the accreditation is suspended until another surety bond is filed in the manner and amount required under this chapter.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.178-2016, SEC.9.
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