(a) The department shall employ an audit system for continuing education reporting. The instructor is responsible for maintaining a record of his or her continuing education experiences. The certificates, diplomas, or other documentation verifying earning of continuing education hours are not to be forwarded to the department at the time of renewal unless the instructor has been selected for audit.
(b) The audit process shall be as follows:
  (1) The department shall select for audit a random sample of instructors for each renewal month. Instructors will be notified of the continuing education audit when they receive their renewal documentation;
  (2) If selected for an audit, the instructor must submit copies of certificates, transcripts, or other documentation satisfactory to the department, verifying the instructor's attendance, participation, and completion of the continuing education. All documentation must be provided at the time of renewal;
  (3) Failure to timely furnish this information or providing false information during the audit process or the renewal process are grounds for disciplinary action against the instructor;
  (4) An instructor who is selected for a continuing education audit may renew through the online renewal process, if available. However, the instructor will not be considered renewed until the required continuing education documents are received, accepted, and approved by the department; and
  (5) Instructors will not be renewed until the continuing education requirements have been met.

Source Note: The provisions of this §90.27 adopted to be effective September 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 5101