PURPOSE: This rule outlines continuing education trainers’ responsibilities.

1. (1) Private investigator trainers may develop and teach continuing education courses without submitting the course for board approval. Although the lesson plan for a course need not be submitted to the board in advance, it shall comply with all of the requirements of any continuing education lesson plan as set forth in Chapter 6.

2. (2) Private investigator trainers shall:

   1. (A) Promptly submit lesson plans to the board for review upon request and without charge; and
   2. (B) Maintain lesson plans for seven (7) years from the date the lesson plan is last used to teach a course.

3. (3) Private investigator trainers shall maintain complete and accurate records of course attendance. Although attendance records for a course need not be submitted to the board, they shall comply with all of the requirements of any continuing education attendance record as set forth in Chapter 6. Private investigator trainers shall:

   1. (A) Promptly submit records to the board for review upon request and without charge;
   2. (B) Maintain attendance records for seven

4. (7) years from the date the course is taught;

   1. (C) Promptly provide a certificate of attendance to each person who successfully completes the course in accordance with the lesson plan; and

   2. (D) Promptly provide a duplicate certificate of attendance to any person who successfully completed the course in accordance with the lesson plan.

      1. 1. The cost of a duplicate certificate of

attendance shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the cost of the course, or five dollars ($5) if there was no fee for the course.

AUTHORITY: sections 324.1138 and 324.1140, RSMo Supp. 2008.* Original rule filed June 26, 2009, effective Jan. 30, 2010.

*Original authority: 324.1138, RSMo 2007 and 324.1140, RSMo 2007.