| (a) MET activities offered by sponsors must comply
with the following standards.
(1) An MET activity shall constitute an organized program
of learning dealing with matters related to public pensions, including
the MET's core or non-core content areas in §607. 110 of this
chapter (relating to Minimum Educational Training Requirements). Sponsors
are encouraged to review the Curriculum Guide as referenced in §607.
110 of this chapter for content area guidance.
(2) An MET activity shall be conducted in a suitable
facility by an individual or group qualified by professional or academic
experience.
(3) An MET activity shall be educational in nature
and shall not include the promotion of particular products or services.
(4) An MET activity shall be conducted in person, online
via the internet, or by teleconference.
(5) An MET activity shall meet all of the other requirements
contained in this chapter.
(b) An MET activity sponsor shall determine, and inform
participants, in advance of the course, of the course's learning or
content objectives, any necessary prerequisites, the credit hours
the course provides for each core and non-core content area, and the
total credit hours the course provides.
(c) An MET activity sponsor is responsible for ensuring
the participants register their attendance during the MET activity.
Sponsors are responsible for assigning the appropriate number of credit
hours for participants, including reduced hours for those participants
who arrive late or leave early.
(d) An MET activity sponsor conducting online or other
electronically-delivered courses including via pre-recorded audio
or video shall, at a minimum, provide a completion code to the participant
upon successful completion of the course. The participant shall provide
the completion code to the sponsor to demonstrate attendance and completion.
Without receiving such code, the sponsor shall not issue a certificate
of completion to the participant.
(e) Staff meetings and other settings cannot be claimed
for fulfilling the MET requirements if they do not meet the provisions
of this chapter.
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