This section outlines the requirements for submitting
applications to the Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration.
The commission may request additional information needed to make a
determination regarding any application.
3.29.1
Initial Certificate of
Registration
The commission must receive the following documents a minimum
of 30 days prior to a Commission meeting before any action will be taken to
approve an initial Certificate of Registration:
A. A completed Initial Certificate of
Registration Form signed by the institution owner.
B. A completed background check form signed
by the institution owner(s).
C. A
fee (CPSCR Form 15 - Fee Schedule Form) in the amount
specified in the current published Schedule of Fees (Appendix
A).
D. A School Surety Bond
Form (CPSCR Form 2) completed by the bond-issuing insurance company or
agency and signed by a Mississippi Resident Agent.
E. A surety bond in the amount of the penal
sum specified in the current Schedule of Fees (Appendix
A).
3.29.2
Renewal
of a Certificate of Registration
To avoid all penalties, the commission must receive the
following items at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the
current Certificate of Registration.
A.
Renewal of a Certificate of
Registration Form completed in its entirety and signed by the
institution owner.
B. An
application fee (CPSCR Form 15 - Fee Schedule Form) in the
amount specified in the current published Schedule of Fees
(Appendix A).
C. Any additional fee
based on the institution's gross tuition income (Gross Annual Tuition
Income Form) collected during the previous fiscal year (July 1 through
June 30), and according to the current published Schedule of
Fees (Appendix A), if due.
D. If the commission does not receive the
application and renewal fees at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration
of the institution's current Certificate of Registration, a
Delinquent Fee may be charged, as detailed in the current Schedule of
Fees (Appendix A).
E. If
the application for renewal of a
Certificate of Registration
and all monies due are not received by the expiration date of the current
Certificate of Registration:
b. The current Certificate of
Registration will expire, and the institution must reapply as a new
applicant after paying all monies owed.
c. The offending institution and all annexes
will be notified to cease operation.
d. A copy of this notification will be sent
to the office of the Mississippi Attorney General.
F. A registered institution requesting a
voluntary suspension shall make the request in writing within 30 days of the
certificate's expiration date and pay the applicable fees as detailed in the
current Schedule of Fees (Appendix A). The voluntary
suspension will be reviewed annually and may be renewed only twice. After
which, the institution's Certificate of Registration will be
canceled.
3.29.3
New Programs of Study or Changes to Existing Programs
The following must be submitted to the commission prior to
addition of a new program of study or changes to any existing program or
course:
A. A completed Program
of Study Form.
B. A fee
(CPSCR Form 15 - Fee Schedule Form) in the amount specified in
the current published Schedule of Fees (Appendix A).
C. Completed
Instructor Data
Forms for all new instructors required to implement the new program of
study or course.
* No programs of study may be offered to students until
they have been approved by the commission.
3.29.4
Instructor Data Forms
The Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration
does not appoint instructors; however, the commission has a direct duty and
responsibility in passing upon their qualifications.
An Instructor Data Form must be completed in
its entirety and submitted to the Commission on Proprietary School and College
Registration for each instructor employed by the institution within in 10 days
of hire. Transcripts, certificates, licenses, and verification of high school
graduation must accompany the form.
3.29.5
Institution Director Data
Forms
The Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration
does not appoint administrators; however, the commission has the authority and
responsibility to pass upon their qualifications.
The School Director Data Form must be
completed in its entirety and submitted to the commission each time the Chief
Operating Officer of an Institution changes within 10 days of hire.
3.29.6
Initial Agent
Permits
Any person operating, enrolling, or recruiting on behalf of a
proprietary institution is considered as an agent of that institution. No
person may recruit on behalf of a registered institution without first
registering with the commission as an agent.
The commission must receive the following documents within 10
days of hiring before any action will be taken to approve an Agent
Permit:
A. A completed
Application for Agent's Permit
B. A fee (CPSCR Form 15 - Fee
Schedule Form) in the amount specified in the current published
Schedule of Fees (Appendix A).
C. A surety bond (CPSCR Form 3 -
Agent Surety Bond Form) in the amount stipulated in the current
Schedule of Fees (Appendix A).
3.29.7
Agent Permit Renewals
The commission must receive the following documents at least
thirty (30) days prior to expiration of the current Agent Permit.
A. A completed Application for
Agent's Permit
B. A fee
(CPSCR Form 15 - Fee Schedule Form) in the amount specified in
the current published Schedule of Fees (Appendix A).
C. A surety bond (CPSCR Form 3 -
Agent Surety Bond Form) in the amount stipulated in the current
Schedule of Fees (Appendix A).
If the application for renewal of an Agent
Permit and all monies due are not received by the expiration date of
the Agent Permit:
A.
The employing institution will be notified that the agent must not solicit or
enroll students for the institution until a current Agent
Permit is obtained.
B. A
copy of this notification will be sent to the office of the Mississippi
Attorney General.
C. The Agent must
reapply for an Agent Permit as a new
applicant.
