| (a) Once an application is approved, the commission
and a training provider may enter into a training provider contract
for a term no longer than five years.
(b) To renew a contract, the training provider must
apply to the commission using the current renewal application and
at least six months prior to expiration of a contract.
(c) The commission may renew a training provider contract
for any term deemed appropriate and dependent upon an evaluation which
includes an assessment of the provider's compliance with: commission
standards; terms of the contract; and program performance.
(d) A contract may approve courses and the number of
times they will be offered.
(e) The commission will award training credit for any
course conducted by a training provider unless:
(1) training was not conducted as required by contract
or commission rules;
(2) courses were not conducted in compliance with other
applicable governing standards, including Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board (THECB) guidelines;
(3) training is not related to a commission license;
(4) an advisory board, academy, training coordinator,
course coordinator, or instructor failed to discharge any responsibility
required by contract or commission rule;
(5) credit was claimed by deceitful or untruthful means;
(6) distance education courses of a proprietary nature,
equivalency, or the distance education portion of a basic licensing
course were not submitted and approved under commission distance education
guidelines; or
(7) the training provider has not complied with terms
of a contract.
(f) Once under contract, the chief administrator of
the sponsoring organization or the training coordinator must submit
a written report within thirty days of:
(1) any change in the chief administrator or training
coordinator;
(2) any failure to meet commission rules and standards
by the academy, training coordinator, instructors, or advisory board;
(3) when non-compliance with federal or state requirements
is discovered;
(4) any change in name, physical location, mailing
address, electronic mail address, or telephone number; or
(5) any change in the department dean, Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools, or THECB status for academic alternative
training providers.
(g) The effective date of this section is February
1, 2014.
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