21 NCAC 26 .0308             DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CEAC)

(a)  CEAC members shall be reimbursed per diem and travel expenses for official meetings at rates equivalent to rates allowed for Board members.

(b)  CEAC members shall serve at the discretion of the Board. The Board Chair shall appoint the CEAC Chair who shall serve at the discretion of the Board Chair.

(c)  Each continuing education activity recommended for approval by the Board shall, in the opinion of a majority of the members of the CEAC, have a direct relationship to the practice of landscape architecture as defined in Chapter 89A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and contain elements that will enhance the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of North Carolina served by North Carolina licensed landscape architects.

(d)  The CEAC shall meet at least once during each three month quarter of the year and act on each course, seminar, webinar, session, or program submitted for its review through the licensee or provider's secure online profile. The CEAC shall review submissions in accordance with Paragraph (c) of this Rule. Each program shall be recommended for approval, recommended for disapproval, or deferred for lack of information. Programs recommended for approval shall be accompanied by a brief statement of findings by the committee of how the program meets the criteria established by this Rule.

(e)  An activity may be recommended for pre-approval by the CEAC before it actually occurs by following the same procedure for submission as utilized for post-activity approval.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 89A-3.1(6); 89A-5;

Eff. March 1, 2015;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2022.