North Carolina Administrative Code

11 NCAC 08 .1316 DENIAL OR WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF UPDATE COURSE INSTRUCTORS (a) The Board may deny or withdraw approval of any update course instructor upon finding that: (1) The instructor has made any false statements or presented any false information in connection with an …

11 NCAC 08 .1317 REQUEST FOR VIDEO OF UPDATE COURSE INSTRUCTORS When concerns about the quality of a course or instructor are made known to the Board, upon the written request of the Board, an approved update course instructor shall submit to the Board a video depicting the instr…

11 NCAC 08 .1318 ELECTIVE COURSE COMPONENT (a) Licensee Requirements: To renew a license on active status, a licensee shall complete eight classroom hours of instruction in two or more Board approved elective courses within the licensure period in addition to satisfying the conti…

11 NCAC 08 .1319 APPLICATION FOR ORIGINAL APPROVAL OF AN ELECTIVE COURSE A person seeking original approval of a proposed elective course shall make application on a form provided by the Board. The course shall be submitted to the Board for approval no less than 45 days before th…

11 NCAC 08 .1320 CRITERIA FOR ELECTIVE COURSE APPROVAL The following requirements shall be satisfied in order to obtain approval of a proposed elective course: (1) The applicant shall submit all information required by the rules in this Section and pay the application fee. (2) Th…

11 NCAC 08 .1321 ELECTIVE COURSE SUBJECT MATTER (a) Elective courses shall directly contribute to accomplishment of the primary purpose of mandatory continuing education, which is to help assure that licensees possess the knowledge, skills, and competence necessary to function in…

11 NCAC 08 .1322 ELECTIVE COURSE INSTRUCTORS (a) The instructor of an elective course shall be honest and shall be qualified under one of the following standards: (1) Possession of a baccalaureate or higher degree in a field directly related to the subject matter of the course; (…

11 NCAC 08 .1323 ELECTIVE COURSE CREDIT HOURS The elective course approval issued to a course sponsor shall include the number of credit hours of continuing education credit that may be awarded for the course. The maximum number of credit hours that may be awarded for an elective…

11 NCAC 08 .1324 REQUEST FOR VIDEO OF AN ELECTIVE COURSE When concerns about the quality of a course or instructor are made known to the Board, upon the written request of the Board, the sponsor of an approved elective course shall submit to the Board a video depicting the course…

11 NCAC 08 .1325 sTUDENT FEES FOR ELECTIVE COURSES A sponsor of an elective course may establish the amount of the fee to be charged to students taking the course. The established fee shall be an all-inclusive fee, and no separate or additional fee may be charged to students for …

11 NCAC 08 .1326 ELECTIVE COURSE INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY METHODS (a) The principal instructional delivery method utilized in elective courses shall be one or more of the following: (1) Personal teaching by an instructor in a traditional classroom setting; (2) Instruction through a…

11 NCAC 08 .1327 GENERAL SPONSOR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Any person is eligible to seek approval as a sponsor of continuing education courses, provided that the person seeking approval of a continuing education elective course is either the owner of the proprietary rights to the…

11 NCAC 08 .1328 sPONSOR NAME (a) The official name to be used by any course sponsor in connection with the offering of an approved continuing education course shall clearly distinguish the sponsor from any other previously approved continuing education course sponsor. Unless the…

11 NCAC 08 .1329 SPONSOR ADVANCE APPROVAL REQUIRED A prospective sponsor of an update course or elective course shall obtain written approval from the Board to conduct the course before offering or conducting the course and before advertising or otherwise representing that the co…

11 NCAC 08 .1330 CONTINUING EDUCATION COORDINATOR A sponsor of an update course or elective course shall designate one person to serve as the continuing education coordinator for all Board-approved continuing education courses offered by the sponsor. The designated coordinator sh…

11 NCAC 08 .1331 COURSE COMPLETION REPORTING (a) Course sponsors shall prepare and submit to the Board reports verifying completion of a continuing education course for each licensee who satisfactorily completes the course according to the criteria in Rule .1305 of this Section a…

11 NCAC 08 .1332 PER STUDENT FEE Following completion of any approved continuing education update or elective course, the course sponsor shall submit to the Board, along with the roster and the items required to be submitted by Rule .1331 of this Section, a fee in the amount of f…

11 NCAC 08 .1333 CHANGE IN SPONSOR OWNERSHIP The approval granted to a course sponsor may be transferred to a new or different person only with the prior approval of the Board. The Board shall approve the transfer if the transferee satisfies the requirements of the rules in this …

11 NCAC 08 .1334 SPONSOR CHANGES DURING APPROVAL PERIOD (a) Course sponsors shall give prior written notice to the Board in writing of any change in business name, continuing education coordinator, address, or business telephone number. (b) Course sponsors shall obtain prior appr…

11 NCAC 08 .1335 COURSE RECORDS All course sponsors shall retain records of student registration, attendance, and course completion for each session of a continuing education course for two years. All course sponsors shall make these records available to the Board upon request. H…

11 NCAC 08 .1336 RENEWAL OF COURSE AND SPONSOR APPROVAL (a) Board approval of all continuing education elective courses and of update course sponsors expires on the next September 30 following the date of issuance. In order to assure continuous approval, renewal applications shal…

11 NCAC 08 .1337 DENIAL OR WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF COURSE OR COURSE SPONSOR (a) The Board shall deny or withdraw approval of any course or course sponsor upon finding that: (1) the course sponsor has made any false statements or presented any false information in connection wit…

11 NCAC 08 .1338 SCHEDULING Courses shall be scheduled and conducted in a manner that limits class sessions to a maximum of eight classroom hours in any given day, including breaks for each class session. The maximum permissible class session without a break is 90 minutes. Course…

11 NCAC 08 .1339 MINIMUM CLASS SIZE The minimum class size for any session of an approved continuing education course shall be five students, as determined by the sponsor's preregistration records. The minimum class size requirement shall not apply to class sessions when the spon…

11 NCAC 08 .1340 NOTICE OF SCHEDULED COURSES (a) A sponsor shall provide the Board with written notice of each scheduled course offering no later than 10 days before a scheduled course date. The notice shall include the name and assigned number for the sponsor, the name and assig…

11 NCAC 08 .1341 ADVERTISING; PROVIDING COURSE INFORMATION (a) Course sponsors shall not use advertising of any type that is false or misleading. If the number of continuing education credit hours awarded by the Board for an approved elective course is fewer than the number of sc…

11 NCAC 08 .1342 CLASSES OPEN TO ALL LICENSEES All class sessions of approved continuing education courses shall be open to all licensees on a first-come, first-served basis. The sponsor of a course that has a bona fide education or experience prerequisite may refuse admission to…

11 NCAC 08 .1343 CLASSROOM FACILITIES A classroom in which a course is provided shall: (1) accommodate all enrolled students; (2) be equipped with student desks, worktables with chairs, or other seating having a surface on which students can write; (3) have light, heat, cooling, …

11 NCAC 08 .1344 STUDENT CHECK-IN Upon initially checking in for a class session, sponsors and instructors shall require licensees to provide their license numbers and shall provide each student with a copy of the continuing education student information sheet provided to sponsor…

11 NCAC 08 .1345 INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS (a) Instructors shall assure that class sessions are started on time and are conducted for the full amount of time that is scheduled. Instructors shall also assure that each update course is taught according to the instructor guide provide…

11 NCAC 08 .1346 MONITORING ATTENDANCE (a) Sponsors and instructors shall monitor attendance for the duration of each class session to assure that all students reported as satisfactorily completing a course according to the criteria in Rule .1305 of this Section have attended at …

11 NCAC 08 .1347 STUDENT PARTICIPATION STANDARDS (a) In addition to requiring student compliance with the attendance requirement, sponsors and instructors shall require that students comply with the following student participation standards: (1) A student shall direct his or her …

11 NCAC 08 .1348 SOLICITATION OF STUDENTS Sponsors and instructors may make available for purchase by students materials that belong to the sponsor, instructor, or some other party; however, class time may not be used to promote or sell any materials or to solicit affiliation or …

11 NCAC 08 .1349 CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICIES Course sponsors shall administer course cancellation and fee refund policies in a non-discriminatory manner. If a scheduled course is canceled, a sponsor shall notify preregistered students of the cancellation. All prepaid fees re…

11 NCAC 08 .1350 COURSE MONITORS A course sponsor shall admit an authorized representative of the Board to monitor any continuing education class without prior notice. A Board representative shall not be required to register or pay any fee and shall not be reported as having comp…

11 NCAC 08 .1351 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Course sponsors may deviate from Board rules concerning the conduct of continuing education courses, such as rules addressing classroom facilities, minimum class size, and instructional methods, as may be necessary in …

SECTION .1400 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD CONTINUING EDUCATION 11 NCAC 08 .1401 DEFINITIONS As used in this Section: (1) "Board" means the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board, as defined in G.S. 143-143.9(1). (2) "CE Administrator" means a person designated by the Board to…

11 NCAC 08 .1402 CE COURSES -- GENERAL (a) Credit shall be given only for courses that have been approved by the Board. No other continuing education hours for other State occupational licenses shall be used by a licensee to satisfy the continuing education requirements in this S…

11 NCAC 08 .1403 SPONSOR ADVANCE APPROVAL REQUIRED A prospective sponsor of a CE course shall obtain written approval from the Board according to these Rules to conduct the course before offering or conducting the course and before advertising or otherwise representing that the c…

11 NCAC 08 .1404 SPONSOR NAME (a) The official name to be used by any course sponsor in connection with the offering of an approved CE course shall clearly distinguish the sponsor from any other previously approved CE course sponsor. (b) Any advertisement or promotional material …

11 NCAC 08 .1405 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS (a) Prospective sponsors of CE courses shall apply for approval from the Board by submitting the following information to the Board for consideration: (1) The nature and purpose of the course; (2) The course objectives or goals; (3) The ou…

11 NCAC 08 .1406 CE COURSE SUBJECT MATTER (a) CE courses shall help assure that licensees possess the knowledge, skills, and competence necessary to function as manufactured home salespersons or set-up contractors in a manner that protects and serves the public interest. The know…

11 NCAC 08 .1407 SCHEDULING Courses shall be scheduled and conducted in a manner that limits class sessions to a maximum of eight classroom hours in any given day, including breaks for each class session. The maximum permissible class session without a break is 90 minutes. Course…

11 NCAC 08 .1408 NOTICE OF SCHEDULED COURSES (a) A sponsor shall provide the Board with written notice of each scheduled course offering not later than 10 days before a scheduled course date. The notice shall include the name and assigned number for the sponsor, the name and assi…

11 NCAC 08 .1409 ADVERTISING and PROVIDING COURSE INFORMATION (a) Course sponsors shall not use advertising of any type that is false or misleading. If the number of CE credit hours awarded by the Board for an approved CE course is less than the number of scheduled hours for the …

11 NCAC 08 .1410 SOLICITATION OF STUDENTS Sponsors and instructors may make available for purchase by students unapproved materials, pamphlets, and brochures that belong to the sponsor, instructor, or some other person. However, class time shall not be used to promote or sell any…

11 NCAC 08 .1411 CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICIES Course sponsors shall administer course cancellation and fee refund policies in a non-discriminatory manner. Such policies shall be clearly defined in course advertising and information as outlined in 11 NCAC 08 .1409. If a schedu…

11 NCAC 08 .1412 DENIAL OR WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF COURSE OR COURSE SPONSOR The Board shall deny or withdraw approval of any course or course sponsor upon finding that: (1) The course sponsor has made any false statements or presented any false information in connection with an…

11 NCAC 08 .1413 RENEWAL OF COURSE AND SPONSOR APPROVAL (a) Board approval of all CE courses and course sponsors shall expire one year following the date of approval. In order to assure continuous approval, renewal applications shall be accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee a…

11 NCAC 08 .1414 SPONSOR CHANGES DURING APPROVAL PERIOD (a) Course sponsors shall give prior written notice to the Board in writing of any change in business name, Continuing Education Coordinator, address, or business telephone number. (b) Course sponsors shall obtain prior appr…