Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 130e - COMMERCIAL MANURE HAULER AND BROKER CERTIFICATION › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 130e.52 - Continuing education credit course providers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Approval, denial, suspension and
					 revocation to provide a continuing education credit course
.
(1)
Eligibility
. To be
					 eligible to apply for approval to conduct a continuing education credit course,
					 the applicant shall be the Pennsylvania State University or other education
					 institution or entity. Out-of-State educational institutions or entities may
					 submit certification programs to the Department for approval. To obtain
					 approval, any training and educational program must, at a minimum, meet the
					 requirements established by section 3 of the act (3 P. S. §
													2010.3).
(2)
Application content
.
					 Persons developing and seeking approval of a continuing education credit course
					 shall submit an application, containing details of the course components and
					 topics, as well as, subject matter and topics and time allotted to each subject
					 or topic. The application must include the name of the person developing and
					 administering the course and a contact person. The application must state
					 whether the courses will be open to the public and if a fee will be charged.
					 The application must set forth which of the various levels of certification the
					 course provider intends to address and the overall length of the program and
					 credit hours sought to be approved. Subsequent to receiving the approval or
					 contingent approval of the Department, the course provider shall provide the
					 specific locations, the names of speakers and the proposed dates and times the
					 course will be offered at each location.
(3)
Submission of
					 application
. The application shall be submitted to the Department of
					 Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg,
					 Pennsylvania 17110-9408.
(4)
Department approval, disapproval or modification
. An applicant
					 shall receive approval from the Department prior to offering or administering a
					 continuing education credit course. The Department will review and approve,
					 disapprove or modify a request for approval within 30 days of receipt of an
					 administratively complete application. An approval, denial or modification will
					 be in writing. A denial or modification request will state the specific reasons
					 for the denial or the specific modifications required and the reason for the
					 modifications. An application for continuing education credit course approval
					 shall be submitted to the Department and approved by the Department prior to
					 the applicant advertising the course or setting a date, place and time for the
					 course. Upon approval, the applicant may advertise the course and begin to take
					 applications for the course. The Department will publish the approved course on
					 the Department's website. The publication will include the course level, hours
					 of credits to be received and the date, time and place the course will be
					 offered.
(5)
Criteria for
					 approval
. At a minimum, a continuing education credit course must
					 address the areas of competence in §
												130e.11, §
												130e.21, §
												130e.31 or §
												130e.41, required for the level of
					 certification the course provider intends to address.
(6)
Revocation of course or denial or
					 revocation of credit hours
. The Department may revoke approval of a
					 continuing education credit course or deny or revoke credit hours, or both.
					 When the Department revokes approval of a course, the Department may also
					 notify the course provider it is ineligible to provide continuing education
					 credit courses for 12 months, or longer, from the date of the revocation. When
					 the Department revokes approval of a continuing education course, any credit
					 hours earned by a course attendee prior to the notice of revocation, will be
					 honored and will not be forfeited. The following are the grounds for revocation
					 of a course or denial or revocation of continuing education credits offered
					 through that course:
(i) The applicant or
					 approved continuing education credit course provider falsified or failed to
					 disclose required information on the application or falsified or failed to
					 disclose information with regard to course hours given or attended, type or
					 content of material presented, attendance records of certified commercial
					 manure brokers or haulers seeking continuing education credits or a violation
					 of other criteria required under this section.
(ii) The approved continuing education credit
					 course provider has failed to update materials and course content in a manner
					 necessary to keep the course current with updates in statutes, regulations,
					 technology or practices. In this situation, the Department will notify the
					 course provider, in writing, of deficiencies prior to issuing a revocation. The
					 course provider shall correct the deficiencies within 30 days. Failure to
					 correct the deficiencies will result in a revocation of the Department's
					 approval.
(iii) The course provider
					 has violated or assisted a person in violating a provision of the act or this
					 chapter.
(iv) The course provider
					 modifies the approved course, with regard to course content or hours of credit
					 offered, or modifies dates and times of courses offered without the approval of
					 the Department.