Sec. 1a.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "proprietary schools act".
(2) As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of energy, labor, and economic growth.
(b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, organization, or other legal entity.
(c) "Proprietary school" means a school that uses a certain plan or method to teach a trade, occupation, or vocation for a consideration, reward, or promise of any kind. Proprietary school includes, but is not limited to, a private business, trade, or home study school. Proprietary school does not include any of the following:
(i) A school or college possessing authority to grant degrees.
(ii) A school licensed by law through another board or department of this state.
(iii) A school maintained or a program conducted, without profit, by a person for that person's employees.
History: Add. 1983, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1983 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 212, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2010
Last modified: October 10, 2016