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SENATE BILL NO. 5597
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C 445 L 87
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Senators Vognild and Moore
Read first time 2/6/87 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to schools offering cosmetology, barbering, or manicuring instruction; and amending RCW 18.16.140.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 6, chapter 208, Laws of 1984 and RCW 18.16.140 are each amended to read as follows:
Any person wishing to operate a school shall, before opening such a school, file with the director a license application containing the following information:
(1) The names and addresses of all owners and instructors;
(2) Proof that the school's curriculum satisfies the training guidelines established by the director;
(3) The catalogs, brochures, and contract forms the school proposes to use;
(4) A sample of the school's enrollment contract, and cancellation and refund policies;
(5) A description of the school's physical equipment and facilities;
(6) A
surety bond in an amount not less than one thousand dollars, or five percent
of the annual gross tuition collected by the school, whichever is greater. The
bond shall not ((to)) exceed twenty-five thousand dollars((, in a
form and amount acceptable to the director, running)) and shall run
to the state of Washington for the protection of ((students of the school,
except for)) unearned prepaid student tuition. The school shall attest
to its gross tuition at least annually on forms provided by the department.
When a new school license is being applied for, the applicant will estimate its
annual gross tuition to establish a bond amount. This subsection shall not
apply to community colleges and vocational technical schools.
Upon proper application and payment of fees, the director shall issue a license to operate a school.