(a) Any Student Tuition Recovery Fund claims received by the former Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education prior to July 1, 2007, that were not processed by the former Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education and were not paid by the Department of Consumer Affairs from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008, inclusive, shall be processed by the bureau.
(b) Any Student Tuition Recovery Fund claims received by the Department of Consumer Affairs from July 1, 2007, to December 31, 2009, inclusive, shall be processed by the bureau.
(c) Student Tuition Recovery Fund claims filed with, and approved by, the former Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education as of June 30, 2007, if not already paid, shall be paid before any claims approved after that date.
(d) The student’s right to recovery from the Student Tuition Recovery Fund shall be based on the law that was in effect when the student enrolled and a fee for the fund was charged as a part of tuition costs, even though that law has become inoperative, been repealed, or otherwise expired.