HB 1124 - DIGEST |
Promotes accountability and provides consumer protection to students and the public by regulating certain degree-granting institutions, private vocational schools, schools under chapter 18.16 RCW (cosmetologists, hair designers, barbers, manicurists, and estheticians), and other for-profit schools. |
Recognizes that gainful employment requirements will keep for-profit degree-granting institutions, formerly for-profit degree-granting institutions, and private vocational schools accountable. |
Prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. |
Places duties on the following with regard to this act: The student achievement council, degree-granting institutions, the workforce training and education coordinating board, and the director of the department of licensing. |
Creates an ombuds office, which will be housed within the student achievement council, to provide advocacy, support, and assistance to students of for-profit degree-granting institutions, formerly for-profit degree-granting institutions, private vocational schools, and other for-profit schools. |
Allows tuition recovery trust funds and surety bonds to be used to address harm created by program closures and violations of the law governing the for-profit degree-granting institutions and private career schools. |