2025 Minnesota Statutes

136A.833 EXEMPTIONS.

Subdivision 1.Application for exemptions.

(a) A school that seeks an exemption from the provisions of sections 136A.822 to 136A.834 for the school and all of its programs or some of its programs must apply to the office to establish that the school or program meets the requirements of an exemption. An exemption for the school or program expires two years from the date of approval or when a school adds a new program or makes a modification equal to or greater than 25 percent to an existing educational program. If a school is reapplying for an exemption, the application must be submitted to the office 90 days before the current exemption expires. If a school fails to apply within 90 days of expiration, the school is subject to fees and penalties under sections 136A.831 and 136A.832. This exemption shall not extend to any school that uses any publication or advertisement that is not truthful and gives any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading impressions about the school or its personnel, programs, services, or occupational opportunities for its graduates for promotion and student recruitment. Exemptions denied under this section are subject to appeal under section 136A.829. If an appeal is initiated, the denial of the exemption is not effective until the final determination of the appeal, unless immediate effect is ordered by the court.

(b) A school that meets any of the exemptions in this section and exclusively seeks to be listed on the eligible training provider list, access WIOA funding, or receive the dual training grant, is exempt from sections 136A.822 to 136A.834, except the school must satisfy the requirements of section 136A.822, subdivisions 4, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 8, clauses (9) and (10); 10, clause (8); and 12.

Subd. 2.Exemption reasons.

Sections 136A.821 to 136A.832 shall not apply to the following:

(1) private career schools engaged exclusively in the teaching of avocational programs that are engaged primarily for personal development, recreation, or remedial education, and are not generally intended for vocational or career advancement, including adult basic education, exercise or fitness teacher programs, modeling, or acting, as determined by the office;

(2) classes, courses, or programs providing 40 or fewer clock hours of instruction; and

(3) private career schools providing training, instructional programs, or courses where tuition, fees, and any other charges for a student to participate do not exceed $500.

History:

1969 c 866 s 15; 1973 c 714 s 20; 1977 c 59 s 1; 1980 c 559 s 4; 1989 c 209 art 1 s 13; art 2 s 1; 1990 c 562 art 3 s 11; 1992 c 513 art 1 s 27; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 214 art 3 s 34; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2005 c 107 art 3 s 19; 2007 c 144 art 3 s 30; 2008 c 298 s 24; 2012 c 270 s 11; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 20; 2015 c 69 art 2 s 43,46; 2017 c 89 art 3 s 29; 2020 c 109 art 3 s 14; 2023 c 44 s 9; 2024 c 124 art 2 s 45; 2024 c 127 art 35 s 45; 1Sp2025 c 5 art 2 s 50