Act No. 32

Public Acts of 2021

Approved by the Governor

June 24, 2021

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 24, 2021

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Sine Die

state of michigan

101st Legislature

Regular session of 2021

Introduced by Reps. Frederick and Tate

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4040

AN ACT to amend 1943 PA 148, entitled “An act to provide for the regulation and licensing of proprietary schools in the state; to require surety; to provide for collection and disposition of fees; and to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act,” by amending section 1a (MCL 395.101a), as amended by 2016 PA 146.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1a. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “proprietary schools act”.

(2) As used in this act:

(a) “Department” means the department of labor and economic opportunity.

(b) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, organization, or other legal entity.

(c) “Proprietary school” means a school that uses a certain plan or method to teach a trade, occupation, or vocation for a consideration, reward, or promise of any kind. Proprietary school includes, but is not limited to, a private business, trade, or home study school. Proprietary school does not include any of the following:

(i) A school or college possessing authority to grant degrees.

(ii) A school licensed by law through another board or department of this state.

(iii) A school maintained or a program conducted, without profit, by a person for that person’s employees.

(iv) A school or program within a school that exclusively provides yoga instruction, yoga teacher training, or both.

(v) A school that exclusively offers 1 or both of the following:

(A) Apprenticeship programs registered under the national apprenticeship act, 29 USC 50 to 50c, and approved through the Office of Apprenticeship in the United States Department of Labor.

(B) Pre-apprenticeship or apprentice readiness programs administered by a registered apprenticeship program under the national apprenticeship act, 29 USC 50 to 50c, and approved through the Office of Apprenticeship in the United States Department of Labor.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved___________________________________________

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Governor