§ 165. Continuing education coursework regarding disability access requirements.
16 CA ADC § 165Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: January 17, 2023
Effective: January 17, 2023
16 CCR § 165
§ 165. Continuing education coursework regarding disability access requirements.
(2) “Disability access requirement” means a provision, standard, or regulation under state or federal law requiring compliance with standards for making new construction and existing facilities accessible to persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to, any provision of, or standard or regulation set forth in, the following:
(b) As a condition of renewal, a licensee shall complete five hours of continuing education (CE) coursework on the subject of California and federal disability access requirements that meet the criteria specified in this section during each two-year license renewal period prior to the license expiration date, or, if the license is delinquent, during the 24 months immediately preceding the date on which the licensee submits the delinquent renewal application. The board shall consider CE coursework incomplete and the licensee not in compliance with this section if, within 15 days of the board's notice of audit and written request, the licensee does not make available to the board the proof required by this section. For purposes of this section “proof” shall mean any of the following:
(2) takes a recorded course not presented live or presented by recorded webinar and successfully passes a test of the participant's knowledge and understanding of the CE coursework at the end of the period of instruction (post-course test). “Successfully passing” shall mean a minimum cumulative passing score of at least seventy percent (70%).
(i) Upon written request by a licensee who is the subject of a CE audit, a provider shall issue within ten days of the date of the request a copy of the records specified in subsection (g). It shall be the responsibility of a licensee to obtain those records from the provider if they are requested by the board and make those records available to the board. In addition, the licensee shall cooperate in the audit and investigation of the licensee's compliance with this section, including taking all steps required by the CE provider to authorize the release of information to the Board, including signing any authorization or consent to release the licensee's records of completion or coursework to the Board.
(j) A licensee not in compliance with this section shall remedy any deficiency of the CE requirements of this section by completing the coursework prescribed by this section for the prior renewal period during the current renewal period, in addition to completing the CE coursework required in this section for the current renewal period. Before the end of the current renewal period, the licensee shall provide the board proof, as described in subsection (b), that the deficiency of CE credits has been remedied as prescribed by this section.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 5526 and 5600.05, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 5578 and 5600.05, Business and Professions Code; Section 55.52, Civil Code.
History
1. New article 10 (section 165) and section filed 1-17-2023; operative 1-17-2023 (Register 2023, No. 3).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 165, 16 CA ADC § 165
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