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PRELIMINARY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION - REGULATIONS
only. The course provider shall establish the maximum time permitted for the examination, but in no case shall the time
be less than thirty (30) minutes for each five (5) questions.
(b) No licensee shall be permitted to acquire more than six (6) clock hours of continuing education by challenges. The
combination of challenges and approved equivalency pursuant to Section 5316 of this subchapter shall not exceed 50
percent of total clock hour requirements for any one (1) person.
(c) Course challenge examinations, if permitted, shall be submitted along with the Application for Course Provider
and/or Course Approval, form HCD OL 122 Part A (Rev. 06/09), which is incorporated by reference, as specified in
Section 5342 of this subchapter.
§ 5316. Claims of Equivalency
(a) The department may grant continuing education clock hour credits for activities which have provided educational
opportunities at least equivalent to attendance at approved continuing education courses as prescribed in this section.
(b) Acceptable alternative activities may include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) Instruction at an approved preliminary or continuing education course.
(2) Development or research of information or materials associated with an approved continuing education course
or unapproved course if the curriculum would otherwise meet the requirements of this subchapter for a continuing
education program.
(3) Authorship of published articles, periodicals or books on subjects relating to the requirements in laws or
regulations governing manufactured housing sales.
(4) Instruction of, or attendance at, an education program not approved by the department for continuing education,
but which is sufficiently related to manufactured housing activities.
(c) The department may grant up to a maximum of two (2) hours of continuing education clock hour credits for every
one (1) hour of equivalent activity.
(d) No licensee shall be granted clock hour credits for equivalents totalling in excess of fifty (50) percent of the
licensee's total clock hour requirements. The combination of total clock hour credits earned by both challenges and
equivalents shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the total clock hour requirements.
(e) Applications for equivalency approval shall comply with Section 5352 of this subchapter and be received by the
department at least six (6) months before the license expiration date. Qualifying activities performed within the last six
(6) months of the licensure term shall be applied to the next license renewal.
§ 5318. Exemptions
(a) As prescribed in law and this section, the department may grant exemptions from the continuing education
requirement and renew an expiring license where the required clock hour credits have not been earned and one (1) or
more qualifying conditions exist.
(b) Qualifying conditions are those which are beyond the control of the licensee and have made it impossible for the
licensee to acquire the required clock hour credits over the last six (6) months of the licensure term including:
(1) Health conditions or prescribed treatment of health conditions which are verified in writing by a physician and
which have not allowed the licensee to work in the licensed capacity.
(2) Active duty in the military service with assignment to duty outside the state.
(c) Conditions relating to the convenience of the licensee such as travel and time needed to attend courses or
disruption of employment will not be considered for exemption.
(d) Any licensee granted an exemption shall earn the clock hours originally required at the time of renewal, within
ninety (90) calendar days of the elimination of the condition which warranted the exemption and shall submit a revised
application for license renewal to the department.
(e) Applications for exemption shall comply with Section 5354 of this subchapter.
§ 5320. Required Changes to Approved Courses
a) Whenever an approved course becomes inaccurate because of statutory or regulatory changes enacted after the
course approval, the department shall provide the course provider a written notice of the change. The notice shall order
the course provider to review the approved course and make appropriate changes.
(b) When changes to approved courses are ordered, the course provider shall be provided thirty (30) calendar days to
make the ordered changes or discontinue the use of the course.
(c) Course changes pursuant to this section shall be submitted to the department on an Application to Change an
Approved Course, form HCD OL ED 128 (Rev. 06/09), which is incorporated by reference, as specified in Section 5346
of this subchapter.
§ 5322. Certificates of Completion
(a) Within five (5) calendar days of the completion of preliminary and continuing education courses, including
correspondence courses and course challenges, course providers shall complete and issue a Certificate of Completion,
form HCD OL ED 125 (Rev. 06/09), which is incorporated by reference, to each participant completing the course.
Course providers shall provide the following information:
(1) A serial number.
(2) The course provider name, address and approval number(s).
(3) The instructor's name and approval number.
(4) The title and approval number of the course.
(5) The date and address of the course location, except for correspondence courses.
(6) The clock hour credit earned.
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