(1) In the event of merger, consolidation, change of ownership, or dissolution of a school, the school owner or designee shall:
- (a) Notify the department at the time the decision is made to merge, consolidate, sell, or close, but at a minimum, seventy-two hours before such action.
- (b) Submit a plan to provide for the retention and disposition of records. If necessary, the department may seize the records and negotiate for assignment of said records to another school or agency.
- (c) Provide a record of the names, addressees and financial records of students currently enrolled whose programs have not been completed.
- (d) Surrender the school’s SPS certificate of approval.
- (2) In the event it appears that the official records of a school discontinuing its operation are in danger of being destroyed, secreted, mislaid or otherwise made unavailable, the department may seek a court order to take possession of the records.
History
History: Cr. Register, October, 1997, No. 502, eff. 12-1-97; correction in (1) (a), (b), (d), (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register November 2017 No. 743; CR 20-004: am. (1) (d) Register June 2020 No. 774, eff. 7-1-20.