California Code of Regulations › Title 10 - Investment › Chapter 5 - Insurance Commissioner › Subchapter 1 - Production of Insurance › Article 2.1 - Bail Education › Section 2105.5 - Course Approval

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To
				  obtain approval of a course, a provider must submit to the Department a Bail
				  Course Approval/Renewal Application, which appears as section
				  2105.15, along with the fee
				  recited for Insurance Code sections
				  1751.1(c) and
				  (e) listed in the Fee Schedule.
(b) A course approval application must be
				  received by the Department at least thirty (30) days before the date the course
				  will be presented to students for the first time. An incomplete course approval
				  application will remain active for one year from the date of receipt, unless
				  withdrawn by the provider. After one year, a provider must submit a new
				  application. Notification that an application is complete does not mean
				  approval or disapproval. The Department must approve or reject a course within
				  thirty (30) days of receiving a completed application.
(c) A provider of a classroom course must
				  notify the Department of the classroom location(s) where the provider intends
				  to present the course, including the street address, city, state and zip code,
				  and the dates and times of the presentation. The notification must be submitted
				  to the Department using electronic filing at least ten (10) business days
				  before each time a class in which the course will be presented is scheduled to
				  meet. A provider may submit notification on a Class Presentation Schedule,
				  which appears in section
				  2105.16, if a course to be
				  presented is pending approval and is submitted with a course approval
				  application. The classroom must allow the instructor and students to
				  communicate with a reasonable degree of privacy and without unreasonable
				  distractions.
(d) An advertisement
				  for an approved course must include the name of the provider, the provider
				  number, the course title approved by the Department, the course number, the
				  license type for which the course is approved and the credit hours assigned. A
				  course advertisement may mention that the course has been approved for credit
				  by the Department of Insurance or the Insurance Commissioner only if it has
				  been approved in writing by the Department.
(e) A course advertisement may mention that
				  the course has been submitted to the Department for approval only if a
				  completed filing pursuant to Section
				  2105.5(a) was
				  submitted to the Department at least thirty (30) days before the date the
				  course will be presented to students for the first time and that the
				  advertisement includes a notice, in at least the same size type as any language
				  regarding the course having been submitted for approval, that the course is
				  pending approval.
(f) A minor
				  change to a course that does not affect course content or presentation time may
				  be reported to the Department by a letter at least thirty (30) days before the
				  change is to be implemented. A new edition of written material distributed to
				  students with virtually identical content as an edition submitted when the
				  course was approved may, in the Department's discretion, be considered a minor
				  change.
(g) A major change to a
				  course is one that affects presentation time or that alters the course content,
				  and requires approval as a new course. The course approval application must be
				  received by the Department at least thirty (30) days before the date the course
				  will be presented to students for the first time. Use of different written
				  materials is a major change, except as provided in subdivision (f).
(h) Notification of a cancellation, change in
				  the location, date, or time of a previously submitted class schedule, or of an
				  addition of a location, date or time must be submitted using electronic filing.
				  The notification must be received by the Department at least ten (10) business
				  days before the meeting of the rescheduled or relocated class or addition. The
				  Department may accept late notification if accompanied by a letter, signed by
				  the provider director, stating good cause. A provider may not at any time have
				  a cumulative cancellation rate of more than 15 percent of its classes due to
				  inadequate enrollment.
(i) Credit
				  of less than one hour is not granted.
(j) Contact course credit hours are
				  determined using a fifty (50) minute hour. A student may not receive credit for
				  more than eight (8) hours per day or 400 minutes per day.
(k) Course subjects will be approved only if
				  they sufficiently relate to the legal duties and responsibilities of a bail
				  licensee, and they will be taught in a structured manner and environment that
				  contributes to the professional or technical competence of the
				  student
(l) Course subjects that do
				  not qualify for approval include training in sales, marketing, communication,
				  motivation, or products or programs offered by a specific surety.
(m) A provider may not state or imply that a
				  course, including an approved course, is endorsed by the Department.
(n) If a scheduled class is cancelled, a
				  provider must make a reasonable effort to notify all registrants of the
				  cancellation, and maintain documentation of that effort.
(o) Credit will be given to a student who
				  successfully completes an expired course if the course would have been renewed
				  and the student was unaware that the course was expired.
(p) The Department may revoke approval of a
				  course if the course content was significantly changed without prior notice to
				  the Department and the change affects the number of hours that would have been
				  assigned to the course, or the change in content would make the course
				  ineligible for approval.
(q) Course
				  approval will be valid for two (2) years from the date it is granted.
(r) For an Internet course, a provider must
				  establish to the Department's satisfaction that the provider will employ
				  adequate measures to ensure that students are actively engaged in course
				  material for the entirety of the prescribed time, and such measures must
				  actually be employed. The measures shall include, and a provider shall certify
				  that it has included the following:
(1) the
				  course must contain a minimum of 4,600 words for each hour of credit;
(2) the course examination time must total at
				  least 10 percent and not more than 15 percent of the course completion
				  time;
(3) the course must
				  periodically pose questions and receive student answers before a student may
				  proceed to the next screen;
(4) a
				  final examination at the end of the course must contain a minimum of three
				  questions for each credit hour;
(5)
				  the time allocated for a student to spend on each page must not be excessive or
				  inadequate;
(6) Internet course
				  credit hours are determined using a sixty (60) minute hour.