Sec. 1602.463. EFFECT OF SCHOOL CLOSURE

(a) If a private beauty culture school closes, the department shall attempt to arrange for students enrolled in the closed school to attend another private beauty culture school.

(b) If a student from a closed school is placed in a private beauty culture school, the expense incurred by the school in providing training directly related to educating the student, including the applicable tuition for the period for which the student paid tuition, shall be paid from the private beauty culture school tuition protection account.

(c) If a student from a closed school cannot be placed in another school, the student's tuition and fees shall be refunded as provided by Section 1602.458. If a student from a closed school does not accept a place that is available and reasonable in another school, the student's tuition and fees shall be refunded under the refund policy maintained by the closed school under Section 1602.459. A refund under this subsection shall be paid from the private beauty culture school tuition protection account. The amount of the refund may not exceed $35,000.

(d) If another school assumes responsibility for the closed school's students and there are no significant changes in the quality of the training, the student from the closed school is not entitled to a refund under Subsection (c).

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798 , Sec. 3.28, eff. September 1, 2005.