14B NCAC 16 .1203          CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE ACCREDITATION STANDARDS

(a)  Continuing education course instructors may obtain Board accreditation of their course 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 outline of the course, including the number of training hours for each segment; and

(4)           the name of the instructor; and

(5)           a one hundred dollar ($100.00) continuing education course evaluation fee, paid online by credit card or electronic funds transfer.

(b)  The Board shall complete the following review:

(1)           The matter shall be referred to a committee appointed by the Board for review.

(2)           The appointed committee shall review the course to determine if the course is pertinent to the industry, and if the course meets its stated objectives or goals.

(3)           The appointed committee shall report its findings with a recommendation of approval or denial to the Board.

(4)           Upon receipt of the appointed committee's report, the Board shall determine by majority vote if the course will be approved for continuing education credits. In making its determination, the Board shall review the course to determine if the course is pertinent to the industry, and if the course meets its stated objectives or goals.

(c)  Each approved course shall remain an approved course for two years from the date of approval by the Board, unless the course content changes or the course instructor changes.

(d)  Trainers and instructors shall receive continuing education credit of four hours for every actual teaching hour with an eight hour cap of continuing education credit every two years.

(e)  Colleges, universities, trade schools, and other degree granting institutions shall be granted standing approval when the institutions are accredited, certified, or approved by the Department of Public Instruction or by a similar agency in another state and the course is related to law, criminal justice, security profession, finance, ethics, forensics, crime prevention, and investigation. Approval is one credit hour per contact hour up to the maximum 12 credit hours.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-5; 74C-22;

Eff. February 1, 2010;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2011;

Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .1303 Eff. July 1, 2015;

Emergency Amendment Eff. May 6, 2020;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2020;

Temporary Amendment Eff. July 24, 2020;

Temporary Amendment Expired Eff. May 14, 2021;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2026; September 1, 2025; February 1, 2022; January 1, 2022; July 1, 2021.