Section 20-340d-4 - Course approval(a) Prior to offering or advertising a swimming pool builder course for continuing education credit, a school, institution, or organization shall submit to the Department of Consumer Protection an application for course approval in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Information submitted for consideration as part of such application shall include a summary description of the course, a detailed course outline including the content areas of instruction, the course duration, the name of the institution intending to offer the course and a template certificate of completion.(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall review and approve or reject each application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The commissioner may reject an application in the event that:(1) The application is incomplete;(2) The course lacks relevancy to the educational topics required of a swimming pool builder licensee;(3) The course material lacks sufficient educational content; or(4) A previous course offered by the applicant was subject to a revocation of course approval.(c) A continuing education provider may offer an online continuing education course, provided the Commissioner of Consumer Protection has approved such course, and such provider complies with the following requirements:(1) The course is taught through an online technology platform that includes real time video with audio;(2) The participants confirm their active engagement with the course at least once every hour;(3) Participants are able to interact with instructors in real time during the entire course;(4) There is an audio-visual recording of the course, including the course date, start time, and end time; and(5) All supplemental materials relied upon during the course are provided to the students prior to the commencement of the course.(d) Course providers shall ensure that the number of students enrolled in each course does not exceed a total of twenty-five (25) students per online course and fifty (50) students per in-person course.(e) No course provider may change or alter the course content in an approved course without providing prior written notice to, and obtaining approval of, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection for such change or alteration.(f) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may revoke a course approval when the commissioner determines that the offeror has failed to comply with sections 20-340d-3 to 20-340d-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or has engaged in mismanagement or fraud related to the teaching or administration of the course.(g) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall not approve any continuing education courses in the area of office and business skills such as typing, speed reading, memory development, personal motivation, salesmanship, or sales psychology, or for sales promotions or other meetings held in conjunction with the general business of a trade contractor.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-340d-4