§446E-2  Disclosures.  (a)  Any
unaccredited institution shall disclose in all catalogs, promotional materials,
and contracts for instruction, the fact that the institution is not accredited
by any nationally recognized accrediting agency listed by the United States
Secretary of Education.  The disclosure shall be made in a type size as large
or larger than any other text in the catalog, promotional material, or contract
for instruction, excluding the name of the unaccredited institution, and shall
be presented in a manner reasonably calculated to draw the attention of the
reader.  If the unaccredited institution includes in its catalogs, promotional
materials, or contracts for instruction any other information relating in any
manner to accreditation, or to accreditation by an agency not nationally
recognized by the United States Secretary of Education, the disclosure required
by this subsection shall be repeated on every page on which the information
appears.  Where the information is presented electronically, the disclosure
shall be made directly preceding or following the information.  The disclosure
shall read as follows:



 



(Name of
Degree Granting Institution) IS NOT ACCREDITED



BY AN
ACCREDITING AGENCY



RECOGNIZED BY
THE UNITED STATES



SECRETARY OF
EDUCATION.



Note: 
In the United States, many licensing authorities require accredited degrees as
the basis for eligibility for licensing.  In some cases, accredited colleges
may not accept for transfer courses and degrees completed at unaccredited
colleges, and some employers may require an accredited degree as a basis for
eligibility for employment.



 



(b)  Where promotional material for an
unaccredited institution consists of an advertisement in a periodical published
by a person or entity that is not affiliated with the unaccredited institution,
the disclosure required in subsection (a) may be abbreviated to state as
follows: NOT ACCREDITED BY AN AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. SECRETARY OF
EDUCATION.  The disclosure required under this subsection shall be made in a
type size as large or larger than any other text in the advertisement.



(c)  Every unaccredited institution subject to
this chapter shall keep true and accurate records of student enrollment,
courses, fees, and matriculation rates.  These records shall be retained for
five years.  Upon demand, these records, and any other information requested or
subpoenaed by the director, shall be made available to the director. [L 1979, c
135, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 226, §2; am L 1999, c 171, §3; am L 2001, c 22, §1]



 



Revision Note



 



  "Secretary of Education" substituted for
"Commissioner of Education".