§ 11.69a. Approval of program sponsor.

 (a)  Approval requirement. Except as provided in subsection (b), any individual or entity desiring to offer a program for continuing education credit under this chapter shall apply to the Board for approval as a program sponsor. The approval of a previously approved program sponsor will expire April 30, 2001, unless the program sponsor submits a qualifying application under subsection (c) that is postmarked by April 30, 2001. The Board will not deny course credit to any licensee who completes a program from a program sponsor that submitted a qualifying application by April 30, 2001, and is awaiting approval of its application.

 (b)  Exemption from approval. An individual or entity that is a member in good standing of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s National Registry of Continuing Professional Education Sponsors is deemed an approved program sponsor and is not required to submit an application for approval to the Board.

 (c)  Contents of application for approval. An application for approval shall contain the following information, except that an application from a previously approved program sponsor that is postmarked by April 30, 2001, need only contain the information in paragraphs (1)—(3):

   (1)  The name and address of the sponsor.

   (2)  The title and source of continuing education credit as specified in §  11.64 (relating to sources of continuing education credit).

   (3)  A list of existing or planned program offerings, if known.

   (4)  The total number of credit hours requested for each program.

   (5)  The attendance certification method.

   (6)  The program objectives.

   (7)  The admission requirements.

   (8)  The program outlines.

   (9)  The instruction and evaluation methods.

 (d)  Sworn statements. Statements made in an application shall be sworn to be true and correct to the best of the applicant’s knowledge.

 (e)  Board review of application for approval. Except for an application from a previously approved program sponsor that is postmarked by April 30, 2001, an application will be reviewed by the Board’s Continuing Education Committee, which will make recommendations to the Board for approval or disapproval. If an application is disapproved, the Board will provide the applicant with written notification of its reasons for disapproval. An applicant may submit a revised application to address the Board’s concerns. No Board member will review or vote upon an application in which he has a vested interest.

 (f)  Approval number. Upon approval by the Board, an applicant will be assigned a program sponsor number.

 (g)  Biennial renewal of approval. An approved program sponsor shall renew its approval by January 1 of each even-numbered year, beginning with January 1, 2004. A renewal application shall list the program sponsor’s planned program offerings for the upcoming renewal period.

   The provisions of this §  11.69a issued under sections 3(10) and 6 of the CPA Law (63 P. S. § §  9.3(10) and 9.6).

   The provisions of this §  11.69a adopted January 12, 2001, effective January 13, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 151.

   This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §  11.64 (relating to sources of continuing education credit); 49 Pa. Code §  11.71 (relating to responsibilities of program sponsor); and 49 Pa. Code §  11.72 (relating to withdrawal of approval of program sponsor).