(a)
- (1) All proposed beginning and continuing education course outlines must be submitted to the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board for review.
- (2) No course shall be certified until approved by the board.
(b)
- (1) Approval of courses shall be required annually.
- (2) Course providers desiring approval for the upcoming year shall submit the proposed course outlines by November 1 to be considered and approved at the December board meeting.
(c)
(1) A bail bond company shall be allowed to offer qualifying continuing education courses if:
- (A) The course has been approved by the board; and
- (B) The classes are attended by and monitored by a board-approved course provider other than the company course provider who certifies the bail bondsmen have completed six (6) hours of continuing education as approved by the board.
- (2) All approved classes must be offered at a neutral location.
- (3) Classes conducted on the premises of any bail bond company will not be approved.
- (4) Any continuing education course offered by a bail bond company must be open to attendance by bail bondsmen from other companies at the same cost paid by bail bondsmen from the presenting company.
- (d) Education providers must notify the board office, in writing, of the date, time, and location of beginning or continuing education classes two (2) weeks prior to the class being offered.