§302A-425  License required for privatetrade, vocational, or technical school.  No private trade, vocational, ortechnical school shall be operated by any person or persons, firm, or any otherprivate organization or corporation for the purpose of teaching any trade,occupation, or vocation unless there is first secured from the department alicense issued in accordance with sections 302A-424 to 302A-428 and in suchform as the department may direct.  The purpose of the licensing and regulationis to protect consumers against practices by private trade, vocational, ortechnical schools that are false, deceptive, misleading, or unfair, and to helpensure adequate educational quality at private trade, vocational, or technicalschools. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 1998, c 57, §1]