(a) A licensee shall complete at least 120 CPE credits in each three-year period, and a minimum of 20 CPE credits in each one-year period.
(b) CPE, except as provided by board rule, shall be offered by board authorized CPE sponsors.
(c) CPE requirements for the issuance or renewal of a license are as follows:
  (1) Licensees who have been certified or registered for less than 12 months do not have a CPE credit requirement. The first license period begins on the date of certification and ends with the last day of the licensee's birth month.
  (2) To be issued a license for the first full 12-month license period, the licensee does not have a CPE requirement. CPE earned prior to the first 12-month license period will not be applied toward the three-year requirement.
  (3) To be issued a license for the second full 12-month period, the licensee shall report a minimum of 20 CPE credits. The CPE credits shall be completed in the 12 months preceding the second year of licensing.
  (4) To be issued a license for the third full 12-month license period, the licensee shall report a total of at least 60 CPE credits that were completed in the 24 months preceding the license period. At least 20 CPE credits of the requirement shall be completed in the 12 months preceding the third year of licensing.
  (5) To be issued a license for the fourth full 12-month period, the licensee shall report a total of at least 100 CPE credits that were completed in the 36 months preceding the license period. At least 20 CPE credits of the requirement shall be completed in the 12 months preceding the fourth year of licensing.
  (6) To be issued a license for the fifth and subsequent license periods, the licensee shall report a total of at least 120 CPE credits that were completed in the 36 months preceding the license period, and at least 20 CPE credits of the requirement shall be completed in the 12 months preceding the fifth year of licensing.
(d) A former licensee whose certificate or registration has been revoked for failure to pay the license fee and who makes application for reinstatement shall pay the required fees and applicable late fees and must report the minimum CPE credits missed.
(e) A non-resident licensee seeking renewal of a license in Texas shall be determined to have met the CPE requirement by meeting the CPE requirements for renewal of a certificate/license in the state in which the licensee's principal place of business is located.
  (1) Non-resident licensees shall demonstrate compliance with the CPE renewal requirements of the state in which the licensee's principal place of business is located by signing a statement to that effect during the renewal process of this state.
  (2) If a non-resident licensee's principal place of business state has no CPE requirements for renewal of a certificate/license, the non-resident licensee must comply with all CPE requirements for renewal of a certificate in Texas.

Source Note: The provisions of this §523.112 adopted to be effective April 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 3477; amended to be effective October 12, 2004, 29 TexReg 9538; amended to be effective October 13, 2005, 30 TexReg 6434; amended to be effective April 12, 2006, 31 TexReg 3032; amended to be effective February 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 1109; amended to be effective June 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 4505; amended to be effective February 6, 2013, 38 TexReg 501; amended to be effective August 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 5949; amended to be effective March 29, 2017, 42 TexReg 1443; amended to be effective June 5, 2019, 44 TexReg 2722; amendedto be effective December 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 8057