Section 1255-02-.13 - FEES(1) The required fee from a course provider for approval of courses fifteen (15) hours or longer shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each course. Once the application has been filed and processed, the application fee may not be refunded.(2) The required fee from a course provider for approval of courses less than fifteen (15) hours shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each course. Once the application has been filed and processed, the application fee may not be refunded.(3) Course approval shall be valid for a two year (2)-year period from the date of approval and shall be renewed biennially thereafter.(a) The provider of an approved course who wishes to renew such approval shall submit an application, on a form approved by the Commission, along with a renewal fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each course fifteen (15) hours and over or one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each course less than fifteen (15) hours, within thirty (30) days prior to the approval's expiration.(b) In order to renew course approval and in addition to the payment of the appropriate fee, the provider shall also submit with the application a notarized statement certifying that the provider has not significantly changed the content of the course since its original approval.(c) If a provider fails to renew course approval within thirty (30) days or the approval's expiration date, the provider may, upon payment of a fifty dollar ($50.00) penalty, apply for a late renewal. No late renewals or course approval will be granted if over six (6) months have passed since expiration.(4) The Commission will not require a fee from state supported universities, colleges and junior colleges which provide courses for qualifying or continuing education.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1255-02-.13
Original rule filed October 26, 1993; effective January 11, 1994. Amendment filed December 16, 1997; effective March 1, 1998. Amendment filed January 19, 2001; effective April 5, 2001. Repeal and new rule filed December 13, 2004; effective February 26, 2005. Amendment filed December 6, 2007; effective February 19, 2008. Amendment filed May 23, 2014; effective August 21, 2014. Amendment filed July 20, 2015; effective 10/18/2015.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-39-203, 62-39-204, 62-39-206, and 62-39-333.