Section 6513 - Records of Continuing Education Courses(a) Recordkeeping responsibilities of the continuing education sponsor. (1) For each sponsored continuing education course, the continuing education course sponsor shall maintain a record of all license and certificate holders who have successfully earned continuing education hours.(2) Each record must be kept for three years from the completion date of the course.(3) Within 15 business days of successful completion of a course, the continuing education sponsor shall provide each license and certificate holder with a record of course completion.(4) Each record must contain the information specified in (c).(b) Recordkeeping responsibilities of the license or certificate holder. (1) Each license and certificate holder specified in sections 6511 and 6584 shall maintain a record of all completed continuing education courses.(2) Each record must be kept for three years from the completion date of the course.(3) Each record must contain the information specified in (c).(c) The records specified in (a) and (b) of this section must include: (1) License or certificate holder's name;(2) License or certificate number;(4) Name of the continuing education sponsor;(5) Location of the course;(6) Course completion date;(7) Number of hours attended in each continuing education category;(8) The course identification code assigned by the Director;(9) The license or certificate holder's signature confirming attendance.(d) In addition to the records required to be maintained in (a), the instructor or sponsoring organization shall submit, at a minimum, the information required in (c)(1)-(8) to the Department within 14 days after the completion of the course for each license and certificate holder. The information shall be submitted over the Internet using the Department's online Web site (www.cdpr.ca.gov) or via an electronic data file transfer process. At the time of submission the sponsor shall electronically attest that the records submitted are true and correctly reflect the continuing education hours earned and accredited to each attendee.(e) The records specified in (a) and (b) must be submitted to the Director or County Agricultural Commissioner upon request.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 6513
Note: Authority cited: Sections 11456 and 11502.5, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 11502.5 and 12980.1(c), Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 6-4-90; operative 7-4-90 (Register 90, No. 29).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 11-7-2013; operative 1-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 45).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 6-30-2023; operative 1/1/2024 (Register 2023, No. 26).