Re: [Gendergap] Learn to code events in California subject to regulation?

2014-01-30 Thread Leigh Honeywell
I really don't see this applying to hackathons/editathons, there's not much schoolish about those. The regulators are going after the learn to code in 12 weeks style programs that are springing up. You can read more about what compliance entails here: http://www.bppe.ca.gov , but just going from

Re: [Gendergap] Learn to code events in California subject to regulation?

2014-01-30 Thread Pete Forsyth
Leigh, Thanks for this. I looked at the agency's site, without much luck -- but Ben Kovitz did find something encouraging, in item (f) of exempt institutions in the 2009 Act: http://www.bppe.ca.gov/lawsregs/index.shtml So, unless there are active efforts to offer courses that charge over $2500,

Re: [Gendergap] Learn to code events in California subject to regulation?

2014-01-30 Thread Michael J. Lowrey
At Hackbright Academy, it's $15,000 for a 10 week program At Hack Reactor, where tuition costs over $17,000 We are clearly not the target here; these scams are. On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 7:50 PM, Pete Forsyth petefors...@gmail.com wrote: Leigh, Thanks for this. I looked at the agency's