Section 62.07. Refund standards.

 

(1)   Full refund. A school's or specialty school's refund policy shall provide for a full refund of all money paid by a student, except for a non-refundable application fee of no more than $10, if:

(a) The student cancels the enrollment agreement or enrollment application within 3 business days after receipt of notice of acceptance from the school or specialty school; or,

(b) The student was accepted for enrollment but was unqualified for entrance; or,

(c) The student's enrollment was procured as the result of any written or oral misrepresentations made by the school or specialty school or its agents.

(2)   Partial refund.

(a) In this subsection, "percentage of enrollment time" means the number of class days elapsed from the start of the student's attendance until the student's last date of attendance divided by the total number of class days required to complete the course of instruction.

(b) If, for any reason, a student withdraws or is dismissed by the school or specialty school prior to the commencement of classes, the charge may not exceed 15% of the total cost of the course of instruction or $100, whichever is less.

(c) If, for any reason, a student withdraws or is dismissed by the school or specialty school after the commencement of classes, the school's or specialty school's refund policy may not permit any charge to the student which exceeds $150 plus the amount shown on the "Partial Refund Chart," in Table 62.07 (2). In no case may the charge to the student exceed the total cost of the course of instruction.

TABLE 62.07 (2) PARTIAL REFUND CHART - See PDF for table

(3)   Equipment fees. A school or specialty school shall reimburse the cost of the unused equipment or supplies that a student was required to purchase as a condition of enrollment or continued participation in the course of instruction to a student who, for any reason, withdraws or is dismissed by the school or specialty school and who, within 15 days of withdrawal or dismissal, tenders for reimbursement the equipment and supplies in their original condition.

(4)   School closing. If a school or specialty school closes or terminates a program and no longer offers instruction in a program in which a person is enrolled, the person shall be entitled to a pro rata refund of the total cost of the course of instruction. No such refund may defeat any person's claim to indemnification to which he or she is otherwise entitled under the bond required by s. SPS 61.06 .

(5)   Refund deadline. A school or specialty school shall make any refunds due to a student or enrollee within 30 days of the date the school or specialty school dismisses the student or enrollee or receives notice of withdrawal, or of the school or specialty school closing.

History: Cr. Register, December, 1989, No. 408 , eff. 1-1-90; correction in (4) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671 .

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Schools and specialty schools are encouraged to adopt a policy wherein the refund to the student may exceed amounts set forth above when mitigating circumstances are in evidence. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1