Section 62.11. Prohibited conduct and discipline.

 

(1)  No owner, director, officer, shareholder, or managing employee of any school or specialty school may permit or engage in any of the following conduct:

(a) Holding classes without a current license for the school or specialty school.

(b) Engaging in false, misleading, or deceptive advertising, recruitment of students, enrollment procedures, or record keeping practices.

(c) Falsifying or misrepresenting any information on any application for an initial or renewal license.

(d) Being convicted of any crime involving fraud or other circumstances which substantially relate to the operation of a school or specialty school.

(e) Allowing an unlicensed person to provide practical instruction to any student.

(f) Harassing or discriminating against any enrollee or student because of age, race, creed, color, ancestry, national origin, marital status, sex, or sexual orientation.

(g) Violating subch. V of ch. 440 , Stats., or ch. 454 , Stats. , or this chapter in the operation of a school or specialty school or establishment associated with a school or specialty school.

(h) Engaging in any promises or threats to students or employees of a school, specialty school, or establishment associated with a school or specialty school to obtain sexual or social contact or anything of value.

(i) Distributing or using school or specialty school student catalogs or contracts which do not comply with this chapter.

(j) Engaging in any conduct which could reasonably be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the public, or the students or staff of any school, specialty school, or establishment associated with a school or specialty school.

(k) Failing to comply with the terms of any contract with a student of the school or specialty school.

(L) Holding classes, except for structured salon visits and instruction for individual student needs or industry trends, at any location other than that identified in the school's or specialty school's latest application for licensure.

(m) Denying the department the opportunity to inspect, or obstructing the department in the inspection of, the school's or specialty school's facilities or records at any time during regular business hours.

(n) Using any deceptive trade name, contrary to s. SPS 62.03 .

(o) Engaging in any deceptive sales practices, contrary to s. SPS 62.04 .

(2)  The department may limit, suspend, or revoke the license of any school or specialty school whose owner, director, officer, shareholder, or managing employee permits or participates in any of the conduct prohibited by this rule, except that no school or specialty school shall be disciplined for the action of only one shareholder who owns or controls fewer than 10% of the shares of the corporation owning the school or specialty school.

History: Cr. Register, December, 1989, No. 408 , eff. 1-1-90; am. (1) (L), Register, September, 2000, No. 537 , eff. 10-1-00; correction in (1) (n), (o) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671 .