New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 12:41-1.1 - Purpose and scope

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules to effectuate N.J.S.A. 34:15C-10.1 and 34:15C-10.1.a, which empowers the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Commissioner of the Department of Education to issue certificates of approval to "qualifying schools" (referred to throughout this chapter as and defined therein as synonymous with the term, "private career schools"); to "maintain rules governing curricula, qualifications of instructors and supervisors, facilities, recordkeeping (and reporting) requirements, and any other matter essential to the maintenance of quality instruction and the business integrity" of private career schools; to establish and enforce a minimum acceptable level of performance for private career schools; to oversee the proper conduct of private career schools, including the monitoring and inspection of approved private career schools and the conducting of examinations of all facilities and methods of operation of private career schools; and, to revoke, suspend, or place reasonable conditions upon the continued approval of a private career school where reasonable causes exist to believe that the private career school is guilty of violating N.J.S.A. 34:15C-10.1 and 34:15C-10.1.a, and N.J.A.C. 6A:19-7, or this chapter, or is found to be "financially unsound."

(b) The chapter is applicable to all private career schools.

(c) The chapter does not apply to private career schools for which a cognizant New Jersey or Federal government agency other than the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or the Department of Education is responsible for evaluating and approving both facilities, business, administrative, and financial aspects of the training provider and curricula and staff qualifications of the training provider.