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CONTINUING EDUCATION The Law and Compliance PDH Regulations in NYS

CONTINUING EDUCATION The Law and Compliance PDH Regulations in NYS. The Law. Effective January 1, 2004 36 hours for each triennial renewal Minimum 18 hours in courses of learning Courses/Activities must be approved Course ‘approvers’ must be recognized

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CONTINUING EDUCATION The Law and Compliance PDH Regulations in NYS

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  1. CONTINUING EDUCATION The Law and Compliance PDH Regulations in NYS

  2. The Law • Effective January 1, 2004 • 36 hours for each triennial renewal • Minimum 18 hours in courses of learning • Courses/Activities must be approved • Course ‘approvers’ must be recognized • Self policing with renewal – random audit

  3. Required Hours • Carry over of hours from prior 3 years- NOT ACCEPTABLE • Contact time – 50 minutes = 1 hour • Minimum time – 1 hour of credit • 1 hour of ethics/triennial registration period (as per June 2011 amendment to state law)

  4. EXEMPTIONS • Licensed PEs who are represented by a collective bargaining agreement are exempt (public employees) • They lose the exemption if the practice outside of their normal job • Exemption ends with future hires

  5. Who’s Approved • NYS Education (is overseer) • IACET & AIA (national – not NYS) • PIE • NY colleges approved by Regents • ABET accredited • Any group approved by SED • ACEC New York • ACEC (must confirm courses meet NYS’s requirements)

  6. Courses of Learning • Universities • Approved Sponsors • Testing/Learning Assessment • Post-course approval not permitted • ACEC Technical, Science and Safety

  7. Other Activities • Teaching/Preparing (2 x credit) • Authoring Article (9 credits per) • Technical Presentation • Patent • Self Study/On-line • On-line live webinars count as full courses • Technical Committee (1 hour credit for every 2 hours worked; maximum 9 hours/3 year registration period)

  8. The Usual Suspects • ACEC* • ACEC New York • NYSSPE/PIE • ASCE • Zweig White* • PSMJ* *must confirm courses meet NYS’s requirements

  9. PIE • Practicing Institute of Engineering • Made up of organizations • Approved by SED • Many ACEC members in PE & PIE

  10. What Counts • Technical Courses • Law courses that contribute to practice • Courses related to health, safety and/or welfare of the public • Professional Development (ethics, risk management, design process quality) • Serving on a technical committee

  11. What Doesn’t Count • Business Programs (ACEC) (Read AIA, Zweig, PSMJ carefully for NYS applicability) • Human Resources • Marketing • Public Relations • Serving on a board

  12. Gray Areas - Ethical Issues • Certain ‘gray’ areas are identified • i.e. Project management • The self-certification process allows interpretation – and engineers are honor bound to meet the regulations • Self-certification will occur at renewal

  13. Gray Areas • Project Management – may be full, partial or no credit • Who determines- and how much • Approved Course Reviewers • Self Assessment

  14. Gray Areas – More Details • Identical Courses • Teaching the same course • Team Teaching guidelines • ACEC New York Policy on Other Providers • AIA inconsistencies • ACEC Coordination – ongoing

  15. ACEC New York Policy On Other Providers • There is confusion regarding AIA and other approvers of programs in New York  • We have discussed with SED • Not all programs approved by the AIA meet the standards established by New York • It is up to each engineer to assess the program to make sure it meets NY standards • The audit of these programs will occur at the time of license renewal

  16. What is ACEC New York Doing? • Course Approval For Firms (in-house), Regions, and other providers • Various programs in addition to Business Programs • Regional Support Efforts • Eastern First Thursday • Course Tracking • Webinars/live and downloadable

  17. What is ACEC New York Doing? • Coordinate with other states • Multiple State Licensees • Florida credit • New Jersey Ethics • Others as they become known

  18. What Does It Cost • Through ACEC New York, the course approval cost is $60 per class. • $40 to duplicate throughout approval year • Non-member rates are $375 per course • Webinars- vary per connection and pp

  19. CONTACT ACEC NEW YORK 6 AIRLINE DRIVE ALBANY, NY 12205 518 452 8611; fax: 518 452 1710 GINA POTFORA: gina@acecny.org ERIN FITZGERALD: erin@acecny.org

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