DESCRIPTION:
Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS) is authorized under Article 101 of the Education Law and Part 126 of the Commissioner鈥檚 Regulations to license, monitor, and regulate private career schools throughout the State.聽 The mission is to ensure consumer protection; to promote increasing educational competence, high standards, accountability, and integrity within the proprietary school sector; and to implement monitoring and oversight with fairness and equity.
BPSS is funded by revenue from school licensing fees and tuition assessments.聽 BPSS licenses and monitors over 500 private career schools, and certified English as a Second Language schools.
BPSS also manages a Tuition Reimbursement Account (TRA) on behalf of the Regents and the Commissioner.聽 This fund is used to offer financial protection to the approximately 200,000 电车无码 State students who attend a licensed proprietary school every year.聽 These schools comprise a private sector industry that collects approximately $300 million in tuition per year.
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AUTHORITY:
Federal Statute: 聽聽聽聽聽聽
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State Statute: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Education Law Article 101
State Regulation: 聽聽聽聽 8NYCRR Part 126
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FUNDING SOURCE(S):
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Special Revenue-聽 聽 聽 聽 $5.67m
Total-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 $5.67m