HB 2003

Abstract

Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; certain advertising related to school quality. Adds as a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act the use in any advertising any information regarding the quality of any public or private elementary or secondary school other than information derived from the school quality indicators contained in the School Quality Profiles established by the Department of Education or information derived from the school's website or the website of the school's district, unless such advertising contains a statement, displayed on its face in a conspicuous manner, that such school quality information is not derived from the school quality indicators contained in the School Quality Profiles established by the Department of Education or endorsed by the Department of Education. The bill provides that such provisions shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2022 Session of the General Assembly.The bill requires the Department of Law's Division of Consumer Counsel (the Division), to make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly for any legislation that the Division deems necessary to prevent the misleading or deceiving of consumers by the use of information in advertising regarding the quality of any public or private elementary or secondary school other than information derived from the school quality indicators contained in the School Quality Profiles established by the Department of Education or information derived from the school's website or the website of the school's district. The  bill requires the Division to make its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2021.

Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices;certain advertising related to school quality. Adds as a prohibitedpractice under the Consumer Protection Act the use in any advertisingof any information regarding the quality of any public or privateelementary or secondary school other than information derived fromthe school quality indicators contained in the School Quality Profilesestablished by the Department of Education or information derivedfrom a school's website or the website of the school's district. Thebill provides that the prohibition applies to real estate licensees.