1. (a) When an instructor or discussion leader serves at a program for which participants receive credit and at a level that contributes to the instructor's or discussion leader's professional competence, credit may be given for preparation and presentation time measured in terms of credit hours.
2. (b) For the first time a program is presented, instructors may receive up to three times the number of credit hours approved for the program.
3. (c) For repetitious presentations, the instructors may receive credit only if it can be demonstrated that the subject matter involved was changed sufficiently to require significant additional study or research.
4. (d) The maximum credit for preparation and presentation cannot exceed 20 hours in the reporting period.
5. (e) Instructors cannot claim credit for teaching courses which are determined introductory level by the college or university.

Source Note:The provisions of this §523.115 adopted to be effective April 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 3477; amended to be effective February 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 1110; amended to be effective August 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 6826.