Sec. 197-3.6. Equivalency credit

(a) A licensee who teaches an approved home inspection course pursuant to Subpart 197-2 of this Part or an approved course offered for continuing education shall be credited with two hours for each hour of actual teaching performed. Records of such teaching shall be maintained by the person or organization presenting the course and certified on forms prescribed by the Department of State. The records of such teaching shall be deemed records of attendance for all purposes of these rules. Credit shall not be awarded for teaching the same course more than once in a license cycle. Instructors must submit evidence of such teaching experience with an equivalency application as prescribed by the Department of State.

(b) Individuals who complete a course of study offered outside of the State of New York, which course has not been approved by the Department of State, may file a request to the department to have such course count as credit toward their New York continuing education requirement. All applications for such consideration must be submitted with official documentation of satisfactory completion and the official descriptions of the course of study as prescribed by the Department of State. Upon receipt of such a request, the Department of State will review and evaluate the out-of-state course to determine if all or a portion of the course may be credited toward the applicant's New York continuing education requirement. Within 30 days of receipt of a request, the Department of State will approve or deny the request for New York continuing education credit.

(c) All applications for and evidence of equivalency credit must be submitted to the Department of State for consideration at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the license.