Submittals, Renewals, Minimum Requirements, Audits and Sanctions for Initial Education Providers

Conducting Learning Objective(s) for All Classes/Types of Licenses. (1) IEP Applications. (a) IEP's shall submit for review and approval a written application, on a prescribed form, or other medium acceptable to the Board of State Examiners prior to commencing any advertisement for any objective or course. (b) Such submittal of application must include learning objective(s), reference books used, the site location, commencement date, if such learning objectives are taught daily or as an evening program, with the starting and completion date. (c) Renewal of application for providership shall be submitted on a prescribed form, or other medium acceptable to the Board for its review and approval not later than 90 days prior to the adoption of an Electrical Code. (2) Hardships and Makeup Classes. (a) IEP's are required to make available to truant students, who have documented their hardships, a make-up class or a written examination on the learning objective for the excused student. (b) Students are required to provide written documentation, within 30 days of such hardship to their provider. (c) No consideration for hardship shall be given to a student, unless written documentation is provided by the student to the provider within 30 days of such hardship and such hardship is accepted by the provider. (d) Students who fail to complete the scheduled make up class, or if applicable, have not obtained a 70% score on the examination, are required to successfully complete the learning objective to receive credit for such clock hours. (e) No makeup class or examination shall be given for a learning objective where a student is absent for 10% or more in a learning objective. In such situations the student must retake and successfully complete the learning objective to receive credit for such clock hours. (3) IEP Duties. (a) IEP's are required to have available for each registered student a written copy of 237 CMR and Candidate Information Bulletin. (b) Providers are required to have available on location, a copy of the related Reports of Proposals and Reports of Comments for the current Electrical Code and other related Regulations. (c) Agreements. 1. IEP's shall enter into a written signed agreement for the objective(s) offered with each student. 2. Such signed agreements, upon written request and within 30 days of such request, shall be given to the Board. (d) IEP’s shall maintain on a prescribed form or other medium acceptable to the Board ‘Student Competency Profiles’ (SCP) for each student. SCP’s must meet the following requirements: 1. Documents each of the learning objective(s) the student has completed with the student’s name, dates of commencement and completion and the clock hours of successful completion. 2. Are updated by the IEP at the end of each semester year. 3. Upon written request and within 30 days of such request, shall be given to the Board. The Board may audit any IEP's educational program for compliance of 237 CMR. (e) Certificates of Completion. 1. Certificates of Completion shall be given to each student upon the completion of each learning objective or course and shall be incorporated into the student’s Electrical Competency Profile. IEP's shall issue a Certificate of Completion only to those students who have successfully completed the learning objective(s) and have otherwise complied with their agreement. Certificates of Completion shall have the student’s name, program, date of commencement and completion, and the signature of the IEP representative. 4. IEP's shall maintain a copy of the Certificate of Completion for each student for 10 years after completion. 5. Certificates of Completion shall be provided to the Board, upon written request and within 30 days of such request. (4) Attendance Records. (a) IEP's shall maintain daily attendance records for each student. (b) Attendance records shall be maintained by the IEP for ten years after completion of such program. (c) Attendance records shall be provided to the Board within 30 days of such request. (5) IEP Notification to the Board. (a) IEP's shall provide the Board, upon request, a detailed list of all enrolled students by program within 30 days of the commencement date of such program. (b) IEP's are required to immediately notify the Board upon terminating any Agreement with a student. (c) IEP's are required to immediately notify the Board of withdrawal or the termination of their providership. (d) An IEP, who cancels a program, shall immediately notify the Board of such cancellation. (e) IEP's failing to comply with the requirements of these regulations shall be grounds for removal as a Board approved provider.