PURPOSE: The continuing professional competency (continuing education) requirement is to demonstrate a continuing level of competency for professional engineers.

1. (1) Purpose.

   1. (A) Effective December 31, 2004, as a condition for renewal of an engineering license issued pursuant to section 327.261, RSMo a licensee shall have successfully completed thirty (30) professional development hours, as defined by this regulation, within the two (2) immediately-preceding years (renewal period). Any licensee who completes more than thirty (30) professional development hours within the preceding two

2. (2) calendar years may apply the excess, not to exceed fifteen (15) hours, to the requirement for the next two (2)-year period.

   1. (B) Continuing professional competency (continuing education) is a requirement for every professional engineer licensed by the board, regardless of age, area of practice, or whether the licensee lives in-state or out-ofstate pursuant to section 327.271, RSMo. 20 CSR 2030-11
   2. (C) Continuing professional competency obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve or expand skills and knowledge obtained for initial licensure, or to develop skills and knowledge relevant to the practice of professional engineering.
   3. (D) If the licensee served honorably on full-time active duty in the military, the licensee may renew his/her license without completing the PDH requirement for the renewal period during which the licensee served.

3. (2) Definitions.

   1. (A) Board. The Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.
   2. (B) Continuing education unit (CEU). Unit customarily used for continuing education courses. One (1) CEU equals ten (10) nominal contact hours of class in an approved continuing education course.
   3. (C) Professional development hour (PDH). One (1) nominal contact hour of instruction or presentation. The common denominator for other units of credit.
   4. (D) Professional engineering division. The three (3)-member division of the board that concerns itself with the profession of engineering.
   5. (E) Sponsor. An individual, organization, association, institution or other entity that provides an educational activity for the purpose of fulfilling the professional development requirements of the board.

4. (3) Activities. All such activities must be relevant to the practice of engineering and may include technical, ethical, or managerial content. Professional development activities that satisfy these requirements shall include, but shall not be limited to:

   1. (A) Successfully completing college or university courses;
   2. (B) Successfully completing courses that are awarded CEU(s);
   3. (C) Active participation and successful completion of seminars, tutorials, workshops, short courses, correspondence courses, televised or videotaped courses or in-house courses;
   4. (D) Attending program presentations at related technical or professional meetings;
   5. (E) Teaching or instructing (see (3)(A)–(D)); and
   6. (F) Authoring papers or articles that appear in nationally circulated technical journals or trade magazines.

5. (4) Criteria. Professional development activities must meet the following criteria: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

   1. (A) There is a clear purpose and objective for each activity that will maintain, improve or expand skills and knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure or to develop new and relevant skills and knowledge;
   2. (B) The content of each presentation is well organized and presented in a sequential manner;
   3. (C) There is evidence of preplanning that should include the opportunity for input by the target group to be served;
   4. (D) The presentation will be made by persons who are well qualified by education and experience; and
   5. (E) There is a provision for individual participant registration that will include information required for record keeping and reporting.

6. (5) Units. The conversion to PDHs from other units is as follows:

   1. (A) One (1) semester hour of college credit 30 PDH;
   2. (B) One-quarter (1/4) hour of college credit 20 PDH;
   3. (C) One (1) CEU 10 PDH; and
   4. (D) One (1) nominal contact hour of acceptable professional development education 1 PDH

7. (6) Credits. PDHs of credit for qualifying courses successfully completed that offer semester hour, quarter hour, or CEU credit is as specified in this rule. All other activities permit the earning of one (1) PDH of credit for each contact hour with the following exceptions:

   1. (A) Auditing or “hearing” of university or college courses permit PDH credit of onethird (1/3) as shown in section (5);
   2. (B) Teaching or instructing qualifying courses or seminars or making presentations at technical meetings or conventions earn PDH credit at twice that of participants; and
   3. (C) Five (5) PDHs are earned for a paper or article that is published in a nationally circulated technical journal or article. Credit cannot be claimed until that article or paper is actually published.
8. (7) Reciprocity. PDHs may be acquired at locations other than Missouri, so long as the content meets the requirements of this regulation.
9. (8) Forms. All renewal applications will require the completion of a continuing education form specified and supplied by the board. The licensee must certify and sign the form, and submit it with the renewal application and fee. Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors,
10. (9) Records. The responsibility of maintaining records that can be used to support credits claimed is the responsibility of the licensee. Records required include but are not limited to: 1) a log showing the type of activity claimed, sponsoring organization, location, duration, instructor’s or speaker’s name, and PDH credits earned; and 2) attendance verification records in the form of completion certificates, signed attendance receipts, paid receipts, a copy of a listing of attendees signed by a person in responsible charge, or other documents supporting evidence of attendance. These records must be maintained for a period of four (4) years and copies must be furnished to the board for audit verification purposes if requested. At its discretion, the board may randomly audit a portion of licensees each renewal period.
11. (10) Disallowance. The board will review all claimed PDH credits for compliance with the regulation. If in the review the board finds that the PDH credit is not acceptable, the board shall inform the registrant of the criteria that has not been adhered to. The registrant shall have one hundred eighty (180) days after notification to substantiate the original claim or to earn other credits to meet the minimum requirements.

AUTHORITY: sections 327.041, RSMo Supp. 2001 and 327.261, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 30-11.015. Original rule filed Nov. 1, 2001, effective June 30, 2002. Moved to 20 CSR 2030-11.015, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 327.041, RSMo 1969, amended 1981, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001 and 327.261, RSMo 1999.