Code of Alabama - Title 16: Education - Chapter 46 - Regulation of Certain Schools and Courses of Instruction

• Section 16-46-1 Definitions
  For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ACADEMIC FRAUD. Courses offered...
• Section 16-46-2 Declaration of policy
  It is hereby generally recognized that courses of postsecondary instruction, whether given in residence, by mail, or electronically online, result in substantial benefits for students...
• Section 16-46-3 Exemptions from chapter; records of private postsecondary institutions ceasing operations
  (a) This chapter shall not apply to any school offering instruction in grades K-12, or any combination thereof, including any person in regard to the...
• Section 16-46-4 False statements; promises of employment; fraud
  No person shall do any of the following: (1) Make or cause to be made any statement or representation, oral, written, or visual, in connection...
• Section 16-46-5 License for operation of schools; fees; financial stability
  (a) No private postsecondary institution, except those enumerated in Section 16-46-3, shall operate within this state unless the private postsecondary institution first secures a license...
• Section 16-46-6 Permit for solicitation of students
  (a) No person representing any private postsecondary institution or other individual or organization offering courses in this state, or from a place of business in...
• Section 16-46-7 Adoption of rules and regulations; advisory committee
  The State Board of Education may adopt rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and shall require the Chancellor to establish...
• Section 16-46-8 Enforcement proceedings
  The Department of Postsecondary Education may institute such action of law or in equity as may be necessary to enforce this chapter. In addition to...
• Section 16-46-9 Review by State Board of Education; review by Circuit Court of Montgomery County
  Any person or school or private postsecondary institution aggrieved by the actions of the Department of Postsecondary Education with respect to exemption, issuance, denial, deferral,...
• Section 16-46-10 Violations of chapter; penalties
  It shall be unlawful for any person to violate this chapter. Any person required by this chapter to have a license or permit who shall...

Last modified: May 3, 2021