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BPPE presents modified refund-policy text and proposed catalog requirements; committee to review before 15-day modified-text comment period
Summary
Staff reviewed proposed changes to refund documentation rules and catalog-disclosure requirements, including adding a requirement that institutions provide students written documentation explaining refund calculations and clarifying catalog elements such as business hours, access to records and externship distance.
Bureau regulatory staff presented modified text for a refund-policy package and proposed changes to catalog requirements and sought advisory committee input before potentially posting modified text for a 15-day public comment period.
Parker Strohmeyer, the bureau's regulation specialist, summarized proposed changes to the refund policies package. The modifications would change the definition of "pro rata refund" to be calculated by period of attendance (to align with California Education Code sections cited during the discussion), add a requirement that institutions provide students with written documentation in…
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