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House Bill 2784 |
House Author: Alonzo |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
House Bill 2784 amends the Education Code to revise the required elements of a refund policy for courses or programs, rather than for courses only, each career school or college must maintain as a condition for certification. The bill makes specified effective dates of termination for refund purposes apply to residence programs and synchronous distance education courses or programs, rather than to residence career schools or colleges.
House Bill 2784 sets a cap of $100 on the amount of any administrative fees charged that a career school or college is authorized to retain for a student who enters a residence program or a synchronous distance education course and who withdraws or is otherwise terminated. The bill also revises the minimum refund of the remaining tuition and fees at a specified pro rata portion of tuition, fees, and other charges. A student is prohibited from collecting a refund if the student has completed 75 percent or more of the total number of hours in the portion of the program for which the student has been charged on the effective date of termination.
House Bill 2784 revises the grading policies for a student of a career school or college who withdraws under certain circumstances during the portion of a program for which the student is not eligible to collect a refund. The bill also specifies that, for a student who fails to enter a program that is 40 hours or less of course time, or a seminar or workshop, or who withdraws or is discontinued from the program, the refund amount to which the student is entitled based on a pro rata portion of the associated charges applies to such charges that the applicable number of hours remaining in the program bears to the total number of hours in the program for which the student has been charged.