Section 607.120 - Program Standards for All Training Providers(a) MET activities offered by training providers must comply with the following standards. (1) An MET activity shall constitute an organized program of learning dealing with matters related to public pensions, including the MET's core or continuing education content areas in § 607.110 of this chapter (relating to Minimum Educational Training Requirements). Training providers are required to review the Curriculum Guide as referenced in § 607.110 of this chapter for content area guidance.(2) An MET activity shall be conducted in a suitable facility by an individual or group qualified by professional or academic experience.(3) An MET activity shall be educational in nature and shall not include the promotion of particular products or services.(4) An MET activity shall be conducted in person, online via the internet, or by teleconference.(5) An MET activity shall meet all of the other requirements contained in this chapter.(b) An MET activity training provider shall determine, and inform participants, in advance of the course, of the course's learning or content objectives, any necessary prerequisites, the credit hours the course provides for each core and continuing education content area, and the total credit hours the course provides.(c) An MET activity training provider is responsible for ensuring the participants register their attendance during the MET activity. Training providers are responsible for assigning the appropriate number of credit hours for participants, including reduced hours for those participants who arrive late or leave early.(d) An MET activity training provider conducting online or other electronically-delivered courses including via pre-recorded audio or video shall verify participation by participants using one of the following methods: (1) Provide a completion code to the participant upon successful completion of the course. The participant shall provide the completion code to the training provider to demonstrate attendance and completion. Without receiving such code, the training provider shall not issue a certificate of completion to the participant.(2) Require participants to successfully complete a quiz on topics covered in the course.(3) Use software-based student verification or attendance checks to verify participation.(4) Use of another method to verify participation with approval from the Board.(e) Staff meetings and other settings cannot be claimed for fulfilling the MET requirements if they do not meet the provisions of this chapter.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 607.120
The provisions of this §607.120 adopted to be effective September 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7343; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 31, July 29, 2016, TexReg 5558, eff. 8/1/2016; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 41, October 11, 2024, TexReg 8401, eff. 10/16/2024