Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A
licensee shall complete at least 120 CPE credits in each three-year period, and
a minimum of 20 CPE credits in each one-year period.
(b) CPE, except as provided by board rule,
shall be offered by board authorized CPE sponsors.
(c) CPE requirements for the issuance or
renewal of a license are as follows:
(1)
Licensees who have been certified or registered for less than 12 months do not
have a CPE credit requirement. The first license period begins on the date of
certification and ends with the last day of the licensee's birth
month.
(2) To be issued a license
for the first full 12-month license period, the licensee does not have a CPE
requirement. CPE earned prior to the first 12-month license period will not be
applied toward the three-year requirement.
(3) To be issued a license for the second
full 12-month period, the licensee shall report a minimum of 20 CPE credits.
The CPE credits shall be completed in the 12 months preceding the second year
of licensing.
(4) To be issued a
license for the third full 12-month license period, the licensee shall report a
total of at least 60 CPE credits that were completed in the 24 months preceding
the license period. At least 20 CPE credits of the requirement shall be
completed in the 12 months preceding the third year of licensing.
(5) To be issued a license for the fourth
full 12-month period, the licensee shall report a total of at least 100 CPE
credits that were completed in the 36 months preceding the license period. At
least 20 CPE credits of the requirement shall be completed in the 12 months
preceding the fourth year of licensing.
(6) To be issued a license for the fifth and
subsequent license periods, the licensee shall report a total of at least 120
CPE credits that were completed in the 36 months preceding the license period,
and at least 20 CPE credits of the requirement shall be completed in the 12
months preceding the fifth year of licensing.
(d) A former licensee whose certificate or
registration has been revoked for failure to pay the license fee and who makes
application for reinstatement shall pay the required fees and applicable late
fees and must report the minimum CPE credits missed.
(e) A non-resident licensee seeking renewal
of a license in Texas shall be determined to have met the CPE requirement by
meeting the CPE requirements for renewal of a certificate/license in the state
in which the licensee's principal place of business is located.
(1) Non-resident licensees shall demonstrate
compliance with the CPE renewal requirements of the state in which the
licensee's principal place of business is located by signing a statement to
that effect during the renewal process of this state.
(2) If a non-resident licensee's principal
place of business state has no CPE requirements for renewal of a
certificate/license, the non-resident licensee must comply with all CPE
requirements for renewal of a certificate in Texas.
