(1) Active instructors shall complete 30 hours of board-approved continuing education (CE) per renewal period to maintain active status licensure of which eight hours must be in teaching methodology pursuant to ARM 24.121.1105.

(2) Continuing education courses must be germane to the practice or business of barbering, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, manicuring, and teacher training.

(3) Requests for approval of CE courses must be made on forms approved by the department or its designee.

(4) CE courses must be completed prior to applying for renewal of an active instructor license.

(5) Licensees shall maintain records of their CE hours for a minimum of three years.

(6) Credit will be granted only for the actual hours attended. Attendance will be recorded in half-hour increments.

(7) Continuing education hours will not be granted to an instructor teaching the course.

(8) The course provider must supply each licensee with a course completion certificate and must verify attendance of each licensee.

(9) Course approval will be for three years. All courses will expire March 1 of the third year.

(10) Course approval may be revoked for cause.

(11) An instructor may receive credit for attending meetings of the board.