South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 62 - STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Article I - LICENSING NONPUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Section 62-21 - Agent Permits

A. Every agent or solicitor recruiting or enrolling students who are residents of the State for licensed program(s) off the premises of the institution, whether the institution is located in the State or outside the State, must secure a permit from the Commission. Application for the permit shall be made on forms prepared and furnished by the Commission. An applicant for a permit must not function as an agent or solicitor until he or she has been issued a permit.

B. The institution shall be responsible and liable for the acts of its agents acting within the scope of his or her authority. The institution must familiarize its agents with the provisions of these regulations and the Nonpublic Postsecondary Institution License Act. A signed statement from each agent that the agent is familiar with the provisions of these regulations must be obtained and maintained by the institution.

C. Agents must give a receipt for money collected and a copy of the enrollment agreement to each applicant at the time money is collected or the enrollment agreement is signed.

D. Agents must display or produce his or her permit when requested to do so by any student, prospective student, parent, guardian, or by a member of the Commission or Commission staff.

E. The permit is valid for one year, renewable annually from date of issue, if an application for renewal as prescribed by the Commission is filed thirty days before the expiration of the current permit and that the agent meets all the then applicable requirements of the Commission. Agents who continue to represent an institution after their permits have expired shall be subject to a penalty prescribed in Regulation 62-22.

F. No agent is permitted to use a title that misrepresents his or her duties and responsibilities.

G. Each applicant for an agent's permit shall furnish all information required by the Commission. The Commission may make such reasonable investigation of any applicant as it deems necessary to establish that the applicant is of good reputation and character. The Commission may deny, suspend or revoke the permit of a representative who has pleaded guilty or who has been convicted of a felony or of a crime of moral turpitude, whether within or without the State.