N.M. Admin. Code § 16.66.5.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 20, October 22, 2024

Section 16.66.5.9 - APPROVAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS

A. The Board shall automatically accept any educational course towards a licensee's continuing education requirements if the course satisfies one of the following criteria:

(1) The course is approved or accepted by another governmental state home inspector licensing authority;

(2) The course is approved by the United States Department of Education or the New Mexico Department of Education; or

(3) The course is certified or approved by any society, institute, council, or association of home inspectors.

B. A course that does not satisfy the criteria set forth in subsection A of this section may still be accepted by the board through the following process:

(1) A continuing education course may be submitted to the board for approval, by either the course instructor or the licensee, along with the following documentation:

(a) Course description, objectives, and goals;

(b) Course syllabus, including the number of educational hours, detailed timeline, provisions for make-up work, required text, and reading resources, instructional materials and handouts, requirements for successful completion and method of evaluation; and

(c) Documentation as to the course instructor's qualifications, background, and expertise.

(2) Any continuing education course submitted to the board for approval shall be reviewed, along with its supporting documentation, by the board's continuing education committee, which will make a non-binding recommendation to the board as to whether to approve or disapprove the course. The board shall vote on approval of the course, either as part of its consent agenda or otherwise, at its next regularly-scheduled meeting. In the event that the continuing education committee recommends the disapproval of a course, this information shall be conveyed to the course instructor, who may request in writing the opportunity to be heard at the next regularly-scheduled board meeting. Where the instructor has made a request to be heard and the board votes to deny the application, the board will issue a final written decision no later than 15 business days following the board's meeting.

(3) The board, and its application committee, shall consider the following criteria in determining whether to approve a continuing education course:

(a) Whether the content of the course is related to the practice of home inspection;

(b) Whether the instructor is qualified to teach the course; and

(c) Whether the instructor has violated the Home Inspector Licensing Act, the board's rules, or any criminal laws that are substantially related to the practice of home inspection or a failure to pay child support.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.66.5.9

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, December 15, 2020, eff. 1/15/2021