There is hereby created the private occupational school division in the department of higher education and the office of director of the division. The division and the director shall exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions specified in this article 64 under the department of higher education and the executive director thereof as if the same were transferred to the department by a type 2 transfer as such transfer is defined in the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968", article 1 of title 24. The director shall be appointed by the executive director. The director, with the approval of the executive director, shall employ such professional and clerical personnel as deemed necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the division. The director and professional personnel are declared to hold educational offices and to be exempt from the state personnel system.
Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1239), ch. 261, p. 1181, § 1, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-59-104.1 as it existed prior to 2017. 23-64-106. Powers and duties of division. (1) The division shall have, in addition to the powers and duties now vested therein by law, the following powers and duties:
To publish a list of schools and maintain a list of agents authorized to operate in thisstate under the provisions of this article 64;
To receive or cause to be maintained as a permanent file, in conformity with section23-64-125, copies of educational, financial, and other records;
To negotiate and enter into interstate reciprocity agreements with similar agencies inother states whenever, in the judgment of the division and the board, such agreements are or will be helpful in effectuating the purposes of this article 64; except that nothing contained in any such reciprocity agreement shall be construed as limiting the division's powers, duties, and responsibilities with respect to investigating or acting upon any application for a certificate of approval for a private occupational school or an application for issuance of or renewal of any agent's permit or with respect to the enforcement of any provision of this article 64 or any of the rules promulgated under this article 64.
Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1239), ch. 261, p. 1182, § 1, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-59-105 as it existed prior to 2017.