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Minnesota Board of AELSLAGID
Doreen Frost
85 E. 7th Place, Suite 160
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-296-2388
651-297-5310 FAX
doreen.johnson-frost@state.mn.us

Note: The general information shown below is intended for the benefit of AIA members.
For verification of a specific state’s mandatory continuing education (MCE) requirement, please contact the state licensing board directly.

Proof of Compliance
A renewal application must include a completed continuing education form as specified by the board outlining professional development hours claimed.  The licensee or certificate holder must supply detail on the form to permit audit verification, must sign the continuing education form certifying completion of the requirements, and must submit he form with the renewal application and fee.

The licensee or certificate holder shall maintain a file in which records of courses and activities are kept, including dates, subjects, duration of programs, sponsoring organization, professional development hours earned, registration receipts where appropriate, and other pertinent documentation, for a period of two years after submission to the board.

This information may be required to be produced by licensees or certificate holders. The board may require a licensee or certificate holder to produce this information in connection with verification of a renewal application, a random audit conducted by the board, or upon receipt of a complaint alleging noncompliance on the part of a licensee or certificate holder.

Non-Compliance Penalties
If the board rejects professional development hours reported  by a licensee or certificate holder in an amount sufficient to reduce the number of nonrejected professional development hours below the required minimum number, the licensee or certificate holder must be notified of the board's rejection of the hours. The licensee or certificate holder has 180 days after notification to substantiate the validity of the rejected hours or to earn other qualifying hours to meet the minimum requirement. The board's rejection of any professional development hours submitted during this 180-day cure period does not extend or expand the cure period. If the board does not reinstate a sufficient number of the rejected professional development hours to meet the required minimum number of professional development hours, or the licensee or certificate holder does not complete or substantiate that the individual has completed other qualifying professional development hours to meet the required minimum number of professional development hours within the specified period of time, the individual's licensure or certification shall be suspended. Professional development hours earned within the 180-day cure period and applied to current renewal may not be applied to the requirements for the following biennial renewal.

Exceptions and Exemptions

• a new licensee or certificate holder for the individual's first biennial renewal; or
• a licensee or certificate holder who has experienced during the biennial renewal a serious illness, injury, or other extenuating circumstances, or who has been called to active duty in the military services for a period of time exceeding 120 consecutive days, as reviewed and approved by the board, and where such activities restrict compliance with the continuing education requirements, as supported by documentation furnished to the board.

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