Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XL - Home Inspectors
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section XL-121 - Continuing Education; Instructors
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XL-121
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A.
1. As a
condition of license renewal, a licensee, (not renewing a license for the first
time) must certify completion of at least 20 hours of continuing education
during the previous licensing period, in courses approved by the board. No more
than 10 hours of continuing education credit may be carried over into the
following year. Board-approved continuing education instructors may be given
continuing education credit for course preparation and other activities as set
forth in Paragraph F.3, below.
2.
As a condition of license renewal, a first year inspector, renewing a license
for the first time, must certify completion of at least 30 hours of continuing
education during the previous licensing period.
B. Continuing Education Courses
1. The same continuing education course may
be taken only once for continuing education credit during any two year period,
unless otherwise approved by the board.
2. For each license period the board may
specify mandatory subject matter for one course, such course to be not less
than two or more than four credit hours. The remaining courses shall be
elective courses covering subject matter to be chosen by the licensee and
meeting all other criteria specified in this Chapter.
3. Each course shall last at least one hour
and comprise of at least one credit hour.
4. In order to receive credit for completing
a continuing education course, a licensee must attend at least 90 percent of
the scheduled hours of the course, regardless of the length of the
course.
5. The licensee may receive
up to eight hours of continuing education credit per licensing period for
courses taught by a board certified continuing education provider, dealing with
the construction industry, but outside the scope of the standards of
practice.
6. The licensee may
receive up to four hours of continuing education credit per licensing period
for attending a quarterly or special board meeting or for serving on a
committee appointed by the board and up to three hours of credit per
appointment and six hours per licensing period for acting as a special
investigating entity as described in §707.
7. The licensee may receive up to eight hours
of continuing education credit per licensing period for each class taught by a
non-approved instructor which subject matter deals with the construction
industry, provided that the licensee has requested and received the approval of
the Education Committee chairperson prior to the LHIs participation in the
course.
8. The licensee may receive
up to a maximum of 10 hours of continuing education credit per licensing period
for any combination of the following types of classes as set forth in
Paragraphs 5-8 of this Subsection:
a. online
courses;
b. streaming video
courses;
c. courses given by an
unapproved instructor and courses which are outside the scope of the standards
of practice but deals with the construction industry.
d. courses designated for pre-licensing
education as set forth in
§119.C.1 of this
Chapter.
9. Continuing
education courses must be taught by continuing education providers who meet the
criteria set forth in
§121.F.1 Qualified guest
lecturers may teach courses on behalf of continuing education provider
instructors. The continuing education provider shall be responsible for
confirming the qualifications of the guest lecturer.
10. Any remaining balance of continuing
education hours must be obtained by participation in live presentation CE
classes taught by a board-certified education provider.
11. All licensees must attend a
board-approved report writing and standards of practice seminar at least once
every three years.
C.
1. The board may approve online, streaming
video, and other means of electronic delivery of continuing education courses.
Courses taught by online education providers must be certified by the Distance
Education Training Council, the International Distance Education Certification
Center or the Louisiana Board of Regents and such certification must be
submitted with the education provider's application.
2. All online, streaming video and other
electronic delivery courses must be within the scope of the standards of
practice.
3. All online, streaming
video and other electronic delivery continuing education instructors must meet
all continuing education instructor requirements, unless exempt under Paragraph
F.2.
4. Streaming video courses
must be live and interactive, with the ability for the LHI to communicate
immediately with the instructor and ask questions. The instructor must have the
ability to immediately verify that the LHI's presence and participation in the
course. If the instructor cannot verify the LHI's presence and participation,
the instructor must dismiss the LHI from the course. No credit will be given
for the entire course if the LHI is dismissed.
D.
1. The
board shall deny continuing education credit claimed by a licensee, and shall
withdraw continuing education credit previously awarded by the Board to a
licensee if:
a. the licensee provided
incorrect or incomplete information to the board concerning continuing
education or compliance with this Section;
b. the licensee was mistakenly awarded
continuing education credit because of an administrative error; or
c. the licensee failed to comply with the
attendance requirement established by Paragraph C of this Section.
2. When continuing education
credit is denied or withdrawn by the board under Subsection D of this Section,
the licensee remains responsible for satisfying the continuing education
requirement. Any license may be suspended until proof of compliance is
submitted.
E. It is the duty of every licensee to provide proof of compliance with continuing education requirements on a timely basis. In order to receive credit from the board for completion of continuing education courses under this Section, proof of compliance in the form of a certificate of completion issued by a certified continuing education provider must be submitted.
F.
1. In
order to qualify as a continuing education provider instructor, an applicant
shall:
a. pay the required continuing
education provider fee(s);
b. be a
licensed home inspector from a state requiring licensure for at least three
years; or, if the applicant resides in a state that does not require licensing,
provide verifiable proof that the applicant has been actively engaged in the
performance of home inspections for at least three years;
c. provide evidence that he has completed at
least 500 legal home inspections;
d. not have been found guilty of
substantially violating these rules or the home inspector licensing law within
the three years prior to his application; and
e. agree, in writing, to defend, indemnify
and hold the board harmless against any claim or suit alleging negligent or
intentional acts or omissions of the education provider in its training, or
otherwise on a form prepared by the board and available for download from the
boards website;
f. be current on
all other fees (if applicable); and
g. be approved by the board.
2. Professional trade
organizations, accredited technical schools and colleges and certain industry
companies may be approved by the board on a case by case basis as a continuing
education provider without meeting the requirements set forth in Paragraph F.1
above. However, these entities must submit a completed continuing education
instructor application, pay the requisite fee and meet all other requirements
set forth in these rules.
3. A
licensee, who is also a board-approved continuing education instructor, may
qualify to receive up to 10 hours of continuing education requirements per
licensing period by presenting satisfactory evidence to the board of
participation, other than as a student, in educational processes and programs
in home inspection practices or techniques, including but not limited to any
combination of teaching, program development, and preparation of textbooks,
monographs, articles, or other instructional material subject to approval of
the board.
4.
a. A certified continuing education provider
shall be authorized to offer any continuing education courses that teach items
specifically covered within the standards of practice, without applying for
prior approval of the chief operating officer and/or board. The continuing
education provider shall be responsible for verifying that the course work
falls within the scope of the standards of practice or building construction
field.
b. a certified continuing
education provider wishing to offer the report writing seminar must be approved
by the board prior. The provider must notify the board of their intent and
provide the board with an outline of their classroom presentation. The
presentation must cover all the items included in the board-approved report
writing seminar outline.
c. all
certified continuing education providers approved by the board to offer the
report writing seminar must attend a board-approved report writing instructor
train the trainer seminar at least once every three years.
5. All continuing education providers shall
provide sign-in sheets, whether electronic or otherwise, for LHIs to complete
upon entering a class, joining a streaming lecture or participating online. At
the end of each class, the instructor shall provide the LHI with a certificate
of completion. Sign in sheets and certificates of completion shall include the
date and time of the course, the number of hours of credit assigned to each
course by the board and the name of the instructor teaching the course or
courses. The continuing education provider shall forward all sign-in sheets to
the board immediately upon request by the board.
6. The continuing education provider shall
forward copies of all sign-in sheets to the board within two weeks of the
completion of the continuing education class. The continuing education provider
shall retain copies of these sign-in sheets for three years from the date of
completion of the continuing education class.
7. The names and contact information for all
approved continuing education providers will be posted on the board's official
website.
8. All continuing
education classes to be attended by three or more students must be reported to
the LSBHI at least 10 days prior to the date the class will be held.
9. All certified continuing education
providers shall offer a minimum of eight in-person hours of home inspection
industry offerings each year in order to retain board approval to provide
continuing education.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1477 and R.S. 37:1479-1480.
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