| fully reflect the school name, the course title and number, educational units, and be dated and signed by an official of the school, or if the letter is computer printed, the school logo may be substituted for the signature. A school shall maintain adequate security for completion certificates and letters. Compliance with this requirement will be determined by the commission during all school audits. A school may withhold a student's certificate of completion of a course until the student has fulfilled the student's financial obligation to the school. (4) A school shall maintain records of each student enrolled in any course for a minimum of five years. The full class file and student enrollment agreements must be retained for at least 12 months following completion of the class. (5) A school shall maintain financial records sufficient to reflect at any time the financial condition of the school. A school's financial statement and balance sheets must be available for audit by commission personnel, and the commission may require presentation of financial statements or other financial records. (j) Advertising. The following practices are prohibited: (1) using any advertising which does not contain the school's name; (2) representing that the school's program is the only vehicle by which a person may satisfy educational requirement for licensing; (3) conveying a false impression of the school's size, importance, location, equipment or facilities; (4) making unsubstantiated claims that the school's programs are superior to any other course of instruction; (5) promoting the school directly or indirectly as a job placement agency, unless the school is participating in a program recognized by federal, state, or local government and is providing job placement services to the extent the services are required by the program; or (6) making any statement which is misleading, likely to deceive the public, or which in any manner tends to create a misleading impression. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §535.65 adopted to be effective January 31, 2000, 24 TexReg 9282; amended to be effective June 27, 2002, 27 TexReg 5520; amended to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 9543; amended to be effective May 11, 2004, 29 TexReg 4486; amended to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9990 |
