Section 6504 - Powers and duties of board(a) Licensure, policies, etc.--The board shall have the power and its duty shall be to approve or disapprove the initial and renewal licensure or registry, or both, of schools; to suspend or revoke the licensure or registry, or both, of schools; to approve or disapprove the licensing of in-State and out-of-State admissions representatives; to establish qualifications for instructors, administrators and supervisors; to adopt broad policies and principles; and to establish standards, rules and regulations. The regulations shall provide for a method of school closure.(b) Disposition of student records.--The board shall require every applicant for initial or renewal licensure to provide a written statement describing arrangements for disposition of student records in the event of closure. It shall be the duty of the board and the department to assist in the execution of the arrangements when necessary. Priority shall be given to plans for retention of the records with existing private licensed schools in the same geographical area.(c) Report of complaints.--The board shall submit annually to the Education Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing the types of complaints received pertaining to private licensed schools. The report shall include the source of the complaints, the status of the complaints, board action initiated and the elapsed time from the filing of the complaints until final resolution.(d) Statistical report.--The board shall submit annually to the Education Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing statistical data on tuition rates, job placement of graduates, percentage of students completing programs of study and the level of State support for students. Private licensed or registered schools shall submit this information to the department by September 30 of each year for the preceding academic year ending June 30.(e) Enforcement by department.--The regulations promulgated by the board shall be enforced by the department. The department may submit to individual experts for review, programs and courses and financial statements proposed or offered by a school.1986, Dec. 15, P.L. 1585, No. 174, § 4, effective 1/1/1987.