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Public funding. licensing to be withheld if schools have enrollees waive rights

Governor Ned Lamont has signed a bill into law making certain higher education institutions and private occupational schools ineligible for public funds and licensure.  Senator Tony Hwang, whose district includes Newtown, says the goal is to prevent funds and licensing from the Office of Higher Education for for-profit colleges and occupational schools if they require students to waive certain rights as a condition of enrollment.  Beginning January 1, 2020, this bill imposes disclosure requirements on for-profit colleges and universities and private occupational schools that require students to enter into agreements as a condition of enrollment that limit their right to legal recourse in claims against the institutions. Under the bill, these institutions must disclose the nature and status of certain legal claims against them as part of their applications to the Office of Higher Education.

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