Michigan § 395.101a - Short title; definitions.

(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "proprietary schools act".

(2) As used in this act:

(a) "Department" means the department of labor and economic opportunity.

(b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, organization, or other legal entity.

(c) "Proprietary school" means a school that uses a certain plan or method to teach a trade, occupation, or vocation for a consideration, reward, or promise of any kind. Proprietary school includes, but is not limited to, a private business, trade, or home study school. Proprietary school does not include any of the following:

(i) A school or college possessing authority to grant degrees.

(ii) A school licensed by law through another board or department of this state.

(iii) A school maintained or a program conducted, without profit, by a person for that person's employees.

(iv) A school or program within a school that exclusively provides yoga instruction, yoga teacher training, or both.

(v) A school that exclusively offers 1 or both of the following:

(A) Apprenticeship programs registered under the national apprenticeship act, 29 USC 50 to 50c, and approved through the Office of Apprenticeship in the United States Department of Labor.

(B) Pre-apprenticeship or apprentice readiness programs administered by a registered apprenticeship program under the national apprenticeship act, 29 USC 50 to 50c, and approved through the Office of Apprenticeship in the United States Department of Labor.