{"code":"EDC","codeName":"Education Code","section":"94886","citation":"Ed. Code, § 94886","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION [66000. - 101460.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-3"},{"name":"DIVISION 10. PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS [94000. - 95010.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-3/division-10"},{"name":"PART 59. PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS [94000. - 95010.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-3/division-10/part-59"},{"name":"CHAPTER 8. Private Postsecondary Institutions [94800. - 94950.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-3/division-10/part-59/chapter-8"},{"name":"ARTICLE 6. Approval to Operate [94885. - 94892.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-3/division-10/part-59/chapter-8/article-6"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6.   (AB 48)   Effective January 1, 2010.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.","effective":"2010-01-01","html":"<p>Except as exempted in Article 4 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/edc/94874\">94874</a>) or in compliance with the transition provisions in Article 2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/edc/94802\">94802</a>), a person shall not open, conduct, or do business as a private postsecondary educational institution in this state without obtaining an approval to operate under this chapter.</p>","text":"Except as exempted in Article 4 (commencing with Section 94874) or in compliance with the transition provisions in Article 2 (commencing with Section 94802), a person shall not open, conduct, or do business as a private postsecondary educational institution in this state without obtaining an approval to operate under this chapter.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/approval-to-operate-94886","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}