to verify compliance

The secretary, or the secretary's designee, shall verify records of the number of hours which registered optometrists have credited toward meeting the educational requirements. At least six months prior to the end of any applicable registration period, the secretary shall give notice to any registered optometrist who is six or more hours short of meeting the educational requirements for the two-year period ending on the date of renewal. Such notice must advise the registered optometrist of the number of hours of optometric educational programs which must be completed within the balance of the two-year period in order to comply with this section and North Dakota Century Code section 43-13-20.