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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 09.11.06.08" title_num="09" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="06" heading="Conduct of Courses.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Scheduling.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The maximum permissible class session without a break is 90 minutes.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A course scheduled for more than 4 hours in one day shall include a meal break of at least 30 minutes, but not more than 90 minutes.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A course shall begin promptly at the scheduled time.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Records.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The course provider shall require each licensee to show a picture ID in order to be admitted to a class for which the licensee has enrolled.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The course provider shall maintain a sign-in sheet containing:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The printed names and the signatures of all enrolled licensees on their arrival; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Notation by the instructor or monitor of the beginning and end times of any absences of the licensee from the class during the instructional period.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The course provider shall give each student at check-in a copy of the continuing education student information sheet furnished to the provider by the Commission unless the sheet has previously been made available to students electronically.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The course provider shall require at the conclusion of the course that all enrolled licensees:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Sign the sign-in sheet; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Verify their complete attendance through a system that includes some form of personal identification.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Classroom Conduct.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Students may not take reading material unrelated to the course into the classroom.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Instructors, monitors, and students may not consult any personal electronic communication devices (Blackberries or iPhones, for example) during a class session.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Class time may not be used to promote or sell any materials or services or to solicit affiliation or membership in any business or organization.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Monitors.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A monitor is not required if the class consists of 25 or fewer pre-registered students.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Monitors in addition to the instructor are required under the following conditions:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>26 to 50 preregistered students — 1 monitor;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>51 to 100 preregistered students — 2 monitors;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>More than 100 preregistered students — 1 additional monitor for each additional 100 students.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Instructors. The instructor shall teach the course in substantially the same manner as that set forth in the outline submitted to the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Course Credit.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A student may not receive credit hours for a course if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The student arrives after the classroom instruction begins or departs prior to the class being dismissed; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The student is out of the classroom during the instruction period for more than 5 minutes during a 60-minute period.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A course provider, instructor, or monitor may not make an exception to the attendance requirements under any circumstances.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A student may not receive partial credit for a course.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Certificate of Completion.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A certificate of completion shall be distributed by the instructor at the end of the class, or mailed or electronically transmitted to the student at a later date.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A course provider or instructor may not:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Issue a certificate of completion to a student who has not complied with all regulations governing the conduct of the course, including the timeliness and attendance requirements; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Submit course completion information to the Commission for a student who has not complied with all regulations governing the conduct of the course, including the timeliness and attendance requirements.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Cancellation of Course. In the event of a course cancellation, the course provider shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Make reasonable efforts to notify preregistered students of the cancellation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Refund all prepaid fees within 30 days of the date of cancellation or, with the permission of the student, apply the fees to another course.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>