(a) Pursuant to the requirements of section 3004 of the Education Law, a provider, at a minimum, shall offer the syllabus prepared by the department. However, nothing in this section shall preclude providers from offering additional course work or training which exceeds, or expands upon, the three-hour syllabus prescribed by the department.

(b) An approved provider of such course work or training shall execute a certification of completion of each person completing course work or training, and within 21 calendar days of the completion of course work or training, the provider shall submit the certification of completion to the person completing the course work or training for that person's use in documenting such completion.

(c) The provider shall retain a copy of the certification of completion in the provider's files for not less than six years from the date of completion of course work or training.

(d) In the event that an approved provider discontinues offering course work or training, all copies of certifications of completion issued within the six years prior to such discontinuance shall be transferred to the department.

(e) Course work or training shall be taught by instructors who have demonstrated by training, education and experience their competence to teach the course content prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section.