Section 26.07. Evidence of attendance for noncredit classroom, correspondence, self-study, or on-line programs.

 

(1)  

(a) Noncredit classroom, correspondence, self-study, or on-line programs shall provide an original certificate of prelicensing education to each student upon satisfactory completion of a noncredit program. Additional individual certificates of prelicensing education shall be provided to a student upon request and at no additional charge.

(b) Certificates of prelicensing education shall contain the minimum wording and format as prescribed by appendix 5.

(c) Certificates of prelicensing education shall be signed by authorized persons whose signatures are on file with the commissioner.

(d) The date indicated on certificates of prelicensing education shall be the date of the last class for section B in appendices 1 to 4 attended by the student.

(e) Certificates of prelicensing education shall be provided to each student in hard copy or electronically.

(f) The student needs to take section A of appendices 1 to 4 only once. If the student takes only section B of the requirements, the instructor shall verify that the student completed section A at any approved prelicensing school within one year before issuing a certificate.

(g) Certificates shall only be given to a student after the instructor verifies the identity of the student using a picture identification card. If the instructor uses a form of identification other than Wisconsin driver's license or Wisconsin ID card, the instructor shall note the form of identification used on the certificate of prelicensing education.

(2)  A noncredit program shall submit to the commissioner a computerized list giving the name, the last 4 digits of the social security number, home address, date of completion, type of class and date of birth in an electronic format specified by the commissioner of all persons satisfactorily completing noncredit classroom, correspondence, self-study, or on-line prelicensing education programs. Submission of the course completion information will certify that the students listed personally attended the minimum required statutory class room instruction or completed all correspondence requirements identified in s. Ins 26.09 . The computerized list shall be furnished to the commissioner within 10 days following the date of completion of noncredit prelicensing education programs.

(3)  The operator of a noncredit program shall maintain attendance records for 3 years.

Cr. Register, June, 1992, No. 438 , eff. 7-1-92; am. (2), Register, January, 1999, No. 517 , eff. 2-1-99; CR 05-111 : am. (1) (f) and (2) Register October 2006 No. 610 , eff. 11-1-06; CR 09-022 : am. (title), (1) (a), (e) and (2) Register August 2009 No. 644 , eff. 9-1-09.