PRINTER'S NO. 1701
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1242
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY J. WARD, ROTHMAN, PHILLIPS-HILL, AUMENT, BOSCOLA,
VOGEL, FLYNN, DILLON, REGAN AND MILLER, JUNE 7, 2024
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
JUNE 7, 2024
AN ACT
Amending Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed))
of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and
duties, providing for continuing education tracking system.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 63 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 3107.2. Continuing education tracking system.
(a) Continuing education tracking.--The bureau shall
implement an electronic or cloud-based continuing education
tracking system for use by each licensing board and licensing
commission to which a licensee, registrant, certificate holder
or permit holder is required to provide proof of continuing
education compliance for license, registration, certificate or
permit renewal in a practice act.
(b) System requirements.--The bureau shall ensure that the
continuing education tracking system required under subsection
(a) connects licensed professionals, staff and education
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providers and has the capability to verify continuing education
compliance for license, registration, certificate or permit
renewal in a practice act. For the purposes of this subsection,
the continuing education tracking system may collect and use the
following information:
(1) The name in which a license, registration,
certificate or permit is issued.
(2) The license, registration, certificate or permit
number.
(3) The license, registration, certificate or permit
number issuance and expiration dates.
(4) Any other publicly disclosed information contained
on an application for a license, registration, certificate or
permit renewal to verify continuing education compliance.
(c) Implementation plan.--No later than 60 days after the
effective date of this subsection, the bureau shall develop a
plan for implementation of the continuing education tracking
system required under subsection (a).
(d) Operation of system.--No later than 18 months after the
effective date of this subsection, the bureau shall ensure that
the continuing education tracking system required under
subsection (a) is operational. The bureau may contract with a
third party entity to establish the continuing education
tracking system required under subsection (a).
(e) Use of system.--Each licensing board and licensing
commission shall require that a licensee, registrant,
certificate holder or permit holder use the continuing education
tracking system required under subsection (a) for the next
license, registration, certificate or permit renewal cycle in a
practice act after the date when the system is operational under
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subsection (d).
(f) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit
the bureau or each licensing board and licensing commission from
granting a hardship waiver or imposing additional penalties as
provided by State law for failure of a licensee, registrant,
certificate holder or permit holder to comply with continuing
education requirements or continuing education audits.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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