(a) MET activities offered by sponsors must comply with the following standards.      
        (1) An MET activity shall constitute an organized program of learning dealing with matters related to public pensions, including the MET's core or non-core content areas in §607. 110 of this chapter (relating to Minimum Educational Training Requirements). Sponsors are encouraged to review the Curriculum Guide as referenced in §607. 110 of this chapter for content area guidance.       
        (2) An MET activity shall be conducted in a suitable facility by an individual or group qualified by professional or academic experience.       
        (3) An MET activity shall be educational in nature and shall not include the promotion of particular products or services.       
        (4) An MET activity shall be conducted in person, online via the internet, or by teleconference.       
        (5) An MET activity shall meet all of the other requirements contained in this chapter.       
      (b) An MET activity sponsor shall determine, and inform participants, in advance of the course, of the course's learning or content objectives, any necessary prerequisites, the credit hours the course provides for each core and non-core content area, and the total credit hours the course provides.     
      (c) An MET activity sponsor is responsible for ensuring the participants register their attendance during the MET activity. Sponsors are responsible for assigning the appropriate number of credit hours for participants, including reduced hours for those participants who arrive late or leave early.     
      (d) An MET activity sponsor conducting online or other electronically-delivered courses including via pre-recorded audio or video shall, at a minimum, provide a completion code to the participant upon successful completion of the course. The participant shall provide the completion code to the sponsor to demonstrate attendance and completion. Without receiving such code, the sponsor shall not issue a certificate of completion to the participant.     
      (e) Staff meetings and other settings cannot be claimed for fulfilling the MET requirements if they do not meet the provisions of this chapter.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §607.120 adopted to be effective September 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7343; amended to be effective August 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 5557