STATE OF COLORADO

Department of Higher Education
DIVISION OF PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS

Jim Parker
Director

   Bill Ritter, Jr.
   Governor

   D. Rico Munn
   Executive Director
       Governor

Colorado Board of Private Occupational Schools
Robert Martin, Chair 
Lisa Bennison Noll, J.D., Vice Chair
Jerald Sirbu
Buddy Douglass
Thomas Narvaez
Winnifred Rovig
Karen Hall

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RULEMAKING HEARING

MEMORANDUM

To:		All Private Occupational School Directors
From:		Jim Parker, Director
Date:		May 4, 2010
Subject:	Proposed Changes to Rules and Regulations concerning private occupational schools for purpose of collecting / reporting annual student graduate data.

Pursuant to sections 12-59-105.3(1)(j), (l) and (n); and 24-4-103 of the Colorado Revised Statutes you are hereby advised that the Colorado Private Occupational School Board will hold a public rule making hearing on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, commencing at 9:30 A.M., at the Auraria Higher Education Campus, Tivoli Student Center, Room 640, 900 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO 80204, for the purpose of considering revision to the Rules and Regulations concerning the Private Occupational Education Act of 1981, as amended and specifically for the inclusion of an annual reporting requirement whereby student graduate data may be gathered from all approved private occupational schools through a regular, standardized mechanism to further the tracking and assessment by the Department, the Board and its Division necessary in the course of its work and the implementation of the Act.

To view and download the proposed rule changes go to the Division website at http://highered.colorado.gov/dpos or call (303) 866-2723 to request a copy of the proposed rule changes.  You may also view through the Colorado Secretary of State website under the “Information” tab at http://www.sos.state.co.us   .

At the time and place stated in the above, the Colorado Private Occupational School Board will afford interested parties an opportunity to submit written data, views, or arguments, and to submit briefly (3 minutes per item) the same orally to the Board at the rule making hearing, if the party so desires.  Those who wish to make comment regarding any of the proposed new rules must do so in writing to the Division.  

It is requested that written testimony be submitted to the Director of the Division of Private Occupational Schools by no later than Friday, July 16, 2010, at 1560 Broadway, Suite 1600, Denver, Colorado   80202.  All submissions will be considered.  For individuals that desire to present oral testimony at the public rule making hearing, please also contact the Director by no later than Friday, July 16, 2010, at (303) 866-4183.  

FOR THE COLORADO BOARD OF PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS