Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 4781-9-03 | Continuing education course approval.

                                                
(A) Continuing education course
		  criteria:
(1) The division shall
			 approve a course of study or program of instruction offered for continuing
			 education purposes only if the training agency has met the requirements of this
			 rule and the training agency submits the nonrefundable fee as set forth in rule
			 4781-9-05 of the Administrative Code. No training agency may conduct the course
			 of study or program of instruction for credit for licensed manufactured home
			 installers or certified inspectors unless the division has approved that
			 training agency;
(2) The training agency
			 shall submit its application for course approval not less than thirty days nor
			 more than one year prior to the date of the course or program offering. If the
			 training agency fails to submit its course application as set forth in this
			 rule, consideration of the application may be delayed. The application shall be
			 on forms prescribed and furnished by the division;
(3) The application for
			 approval of a course of study or program of instruction shall contain the
			 following:
(a) Name, address, email address, facsimile, and telephone
				number of the training agency;
(b) The policy regarding attendance and the procedure used
				for record keeping of attendance;
(c) The date(s), location, and time that the course/program
				will be offered;
(d) Name, address, email address, facsimile, telephone
				number, and occupation of proposed instructors;
(e) Resume of the proposed instructors detailing their
				experience and qualifications and the resume of any alternate proposed
				instructors;
(f) The content of the course/program,
				including:
(i) Title of the
				  course/program;
(ii) Educational
				  objective of the course/program;
(iii) Textbooks and
				  student materials prescribed;
(iv) Outline or syllabus
				  that contains a brief description of the course/program; and 
(v) Duration of the
				  course/program.
(g) Sample of the proposed advertising or written
				notice;
(h) Fee for the course/program;
(i) A description of the physical facility in which the
				course or program of instruction is offered; and 
(j) Such other information as the division may
				request.
(4) An application for a
			 computer-based course of study or program of instruction shall not be approved
			 by the division unless it complies with paragraph (A)(3) of this rule;
			 and
(a) The course is designed to ensure that participants are
				actively engaged in the instructional process while completing the course by
				utilizing techniques that require participant interaction with the computer
				program;
(b) If in each unit of instruction there is no activity
				from the participant after thirty minutes of instruction time, the course will
				shut down and the participant will have to begin from the beginning of the
				unit;
(c) The provider utilizes procedures that provide
				reasonable assurance of participant identity and that the participant receiving
				the continuing education credit for completing the course actually performed
				all of the work required to complete the course; and
(d) The provider utilizes a clock or timer on each screen
				that accurately records the course completion time to insure course time equals
				the amount of continuing education credit hours received.
(B) Time limit. No course of study or
		  program of instruction will be approved by the division in which classroom
		  instruction exceeds ten classroom hours of instruction in any one
		  day.
(C) Approval duration. The approval of a
		  course of study or program of instruction shall be valid for one year, provided
		  that the training agency is certified throughout the course of that
		  year.
(D) Instructors. No continuing education
		  course will be approved if an instructor of a proposed course is a local or
		  state inspector and the instructor's participation would create a conflict
		  of interest as opined by the Ohio ethics commission advisory opinion
		  98-005.
(E) Upon approval of a course of study or
		  program of instruction by the division, the division shall notify the training
		  agency of the approval.
(F) Instructors may receive continuing
		  education credit for the number of unduplicated subject matter hours they
		  instruct.
(G) An approved training agency shall
		  provide the division with a roster of attendees of a provided course or program
		  within fourteen business days of completion of the course or program. The
		  roster shall be provided to the division by a posting on the department of
		  commerce website in a manner and form prescribed by the division or via any
		  other means of electronic transmission that the division deems
		  appropriate.
(H) An approved training agency shall
		  notify the division in writing, within fourteen business days of the date of an
		  approved course offering, of any cancellation, changes to the course date, or
		  any change in the time or location of a course or program. If the training
		  agency is proposing to change the content of a course or program or an approved
		  instructor with an instructor that has not been approved for the course or
		  program, the training agency shall comply with paragraph (K) of this rule
		  before such course or program shall be offered.
(I) Any staff member of the division or
		  member of the Ohio construction industry licensing board may attend a course or
		  program being offered by an approved training agency in order to determine
		  whether the course or program is being conducted in accordance with approved
		  guidelines and procedures established in this rule.
(J) Any training agency that fails to
		  comply with rules 4781-9-01 to 4781-9-06 of the Administrative Code may have
		  its approval revoked or not renewed. Any training agency that has had its
		  approval revoked or not renewed may appeal the division's decision
		  pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(K) If the change to the approved
		  course/program materially alters the contents of the course/program initially
		  approved by the division, or if an approved instructor is not available to
		  teach the course or program, the training agency shall not hold that
		  course/program until the training agency receives approval for the changes from
		  the division.