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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17" citation="COMAR 26.16.01.17" title_num="26" subtitle_num="16" chapter_num="01" heading="Training Provider Accreditation Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department may accredit a training provider separately for each training course to be provided by that training provider. Accreditation is based on:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Approval by the Department of an application submitted by the training provider; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An audit, by the Department, of a class conducted by the training provider implementing the curriculum included in the application.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Training Provider Accreditation Application Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A training provider shall submit to the Department a separate application for accreditation for each training course to be provided.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The application for each training course shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A completed application sheet, on a form to be provided by the Department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A curriculum, including stated learning objectives, a detailed outline of course content which clearly indicates allocation of time for specified topics, a description of learning activities, and a description of audiovisual and other teaching materials;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Copies of all printed instructional materials to be provided to students;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A list of instructors, including a designated primary instructor, who have been accredited under Regulation .18 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A statement of qualifications for recognized experts who are to serve as instructors, as specified in Regulation .18 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A description of training facilities which are adequate to accommodate all learning activities specified in the curriculum; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>A written plan for administering examinations, providing identification cards to students, and submittal of required training records to the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Requirements for Training Course Accreditation Renewal.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A training provider shall submit to the Department, within 1 year of the training course accreditation date or most recent renewal, a written request for training course accreditation renewal.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The written request for accreditation renewal shall include a statement reflecting efforts of the training provider to maintain an up-to-date training program and describing any changes in course curriculum.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Unless the Department approves the written request for accreditation renewal and approves an audit of a training class conducted by the training provider implementing the curriculum with changes as indicated in the request for accreditation renewal, the training provider's accreditation expires after 1 year.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Training Provider Performance Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each training provider shall maintain records of all individuals who have successfully completed lead paint abatement training courses, to include name, date of birth, test score, training expiration date, and individual identification number.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Records for supervisor and inspector courses shall also include each trained individual's mailing address and telephone number.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Records for each training class shall be submitted to the Department, in a format established by the Department, within 10 working days following that class.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The training provider shall submit, for approval by the Department, proposed changes in course faculty and substantive changes in course content.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The training provider shall notify the Department at least 48 hours in advance of each scheduled training class.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The training provider shall present its courses in accordance with the representations made on its application. Deviations from the application by the training provider shall be approved in advance by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Requirements for Foreign Language Courses.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A training course to be presented in a language other than English is regarded as separate from a training provider's English language version of that training course and requires a separate application for accreditation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Instructors for any foreign language course shall meet requirements of Regulation .18 of this chapter and shall be fluent in the language of presentation for the course.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The training provider for a foreign language course shall provide written instructional and reference materials in the language of presentation for the course and shall provide to the Department written verification of the accuracy of translations for these materials.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The training provider for a foreign language course shall provide an examination, approved by the Department, in the language of presentation for the course.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Presentation of an English language course may not be provided through an interpreter to a non-English-speaking class.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>