| (B) Completed 12 hours of qualifying CEPH to be applied
to the current calendar year requirement.
(i) Upon written request, the Board may require an
Architect to produce documentation to prove that the Architect has
complied with the minimum continuing education program requirements.
(1) Board staff will review an Architect's response
to such a request to determine whether the Architect is in compliance
with this Section.
(2) If an Architect fails to provide acceptable documentation
of compliance within 30 days of a request, the Architect will be presumed
to have not complied with minimum continuing education requirements.
(3) The Board has final authority to determine whether
to award or deny credit claimed by an Architect for continuing education
activities.
(j) Violations of continuing education requirements
and administrative penalties:
(1) Falsely attesting to compliance with minimum continuing
education requirements shall be subject to an administrative penalty
in the amount of $500;
(2) Failure to timely complete minimum continuing education
requirements shall be subject to an administrative penalty in the
amount of $100 for every hour of deficiency per calendar year;
(3) Failure to maintain a detailed record of continuing
education activities shall be subject to an administrative penalty
of $100 for every hour of claimed continuing education for which an
Architect is unable to provide proof of compliance; and
(4) Failure to timely respond to or comply with a continuing
education audit or verification shall be subject to an administrative
penalty of $250 per failure.
(k) The administrative penalties identified in subsection
(j) of this section are considered appropriate for a first-time violation
of continuing education requirements. If an Architect was previously
found to have violated the Board's continuing education requirements
in a warning or Order of the Board, the Board may increase the penalty
up to a factor of two for a second or subsequent violation, in addition
to consideration of suspension or revocation of registration under
§1.232 of the Board's rules.
(l) The administrative penalties identified in subsection
(j) of this section are to be applied to each individual violation
of the Board's continuing education requirements. If an Architect
has committed multiple violations, the Architect shall be subject
to a separate administrative penalty for each violation.
(m) If an Architect is registered to practice more
than one of the professions regulated by the Board and the Architect
completes a continuing education activity that is directly related
to more than one of those professions, the Architect may submit that
activity for credit for all of the professions to which it relates.
The Architect must maintain a separate detailed record of continuing
education activities for each profession.
(n) An Architect may receive credit for up to 24 CEPH
earned during any single calendar year. A maximum of 12 CEPH that
is completed in excess of the continuing education requirements for
a calendar year may be carried forward to satisfy the continuing education
requirements for the next calendar year.
(o) As the term is defined in §1.29(a) of the
Board's rules, a military service member is entitled to two years
of additional time to complete any CEPH requirements.
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