New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS
Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION PROCESS
Section 12:41-2.1 - Certificate of Approval required

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 12:41-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

(a) No private career school shall be permitted to operate in New Jersey, unless it has been issued a Certificate of Approval jointly by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Commissioner of the Department of Education pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15C-10.1, N.J.A.C. 6A:19-7, and this chapter.

(b) The Certificate of Approval shall be issued to the applicant owner of the private career school and is non-transferrable.

(c) The Certificate of Approval shall be prominently displayed, so that it is visible to the general public and shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance.

(d) In the event that the holder of a Certificate of Approval fails to submit a completed Application for Renewal of a Private Career School Certificate of Approval, including all information and documents required thereunder, not less than 90 calendar days prior to expiration of the existing Certificate of Approval in accordance with N.J.A.C. 12:41-2.4(b), the private career school shall be prohibited from accepting any new students for the period beginning 90 days prior to the expiration of the existing Certificate of Approval and ending upon submission of a completed Application for Renewal of a Private Career School Certificate of Approval, including all information and documents required thereunder.

1. The acceptance of a Certificate of Approval by a private career school owner under this chapter shall be with the understanding that the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Education have issued the Certificate of Approval with the express condition set forth within this subsection.

2. The express condition set forth within this subsection shall apply uniformly to all holders of a Certificate of Approval and shall not be subject to appeal.

3. When a completed Application for Renewal of a Private Career School Certificate of Approval has been submitted after expiration of the existing Certificate of Approval, N.J.A.C. 12:41-2.5 shall govern.

(e) Each Chapter 531 provider that had, prior to December 19, 2016, been approved by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under repealed N.J.A.C. 12:41-5.1 shall by March 19, 2017, be required to submit an Application for Initial Approval of a Private Career School under N.J.A.C. 12:41-2.2 and submit to a pre-approval facilities inspection by the Training Evaluation Unit under N.J.A.C. 12:41-2.3.

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