§ 3004. Advertising and Promotion of Equivalent Courses of Study.

The use of advertising or promotional material by or on behalf of the private vocational school or other sponsor of an equivalent course of study will be considered by the commissioner to be deceptive or misleading if it does not comply with the following standards:

(a) An advertisement shall clearly and conspicuously identify the entity offering an equivalent course of study as a private vocational school or the sponsor of a supervised course of study or other approved equivalent course of study and shall include the name of the entity.

(b) Advertising which makes reference to courses of study approved by the commissioner shall identify the specific course or courses that have been approved by listing the Department's course approval number.

(c) No advertising or materials, including oral representations, promoting approved equivalent courses shall contain language which implies or states, directly or indirectly, that a course can be completed in less time than the number of hours for which it is approved.

(d) No advertising or materials, including oral representation, shall include false or misleading statements or representations.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 12-10-71; designated effective 3-6-72 (Register 71, No. 50).

2. Repealer and new section filed 7-1-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 30).

3. Amendment of subsection (e) and new subsection (g) filed 4-2-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 14).

4. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 11-16-87; operative 12-16-87 (Register 87, No. 47).

5. Amendment of subsection (g) and new subsections (h)-(j) filed 5-4-89; operative 6-3-89 (Register 89, No. 23).

6. Amendment of subsections (d) and (j) filed 7-12-91; operative 8-11-91 (Register 91, No. 44).

7. Amendment of first paragraph, repealer of subsections (a)-(c), (f)-(h) and (j), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsection (c), and new subsection (d) filed 11-13-96; operative 11-13-96 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 96, No. 46).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 10080, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 10153.5, Business and Professions Code.