Looks like Indiana will be going to a pre education requirement as well as a continuing education.
To my knowledge there hasn't been any organization or individuals who have some type of training curriculum in place yet. I know there are several people on here that have training materials (Rex, Lance, etc.) who may be interested in having their courses certifed in Indiana and are able to suppy instructors (I wouldn't mind attending a instructor's course to be an instructor for an approved training curriculum -as long as financial reasonable of course LOL).
You fellas here in Indiana who have been around for a bit migiht be interested as well. Here are the requirements:
(Department of Insurance; 760 IAC 1-6.2-10; filed Jul 28, 1994, 4:00 p.m.: 17 IR 2863; readopted filed Sep 14, 2001, 12:22 p.m.: 25 IR 530)
SECTION 12. 760 IAC 1-6.2-11 IS ADDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
760 IAC 1-6.2-11 Prelicensing and continuing education classes Authority: IC 27-10-3-21 Affected: IC 27-10; IC 35
Sec. 11. (a) Prelicensing and continuing education classes must be filed with and approved by the commissioner. Any of the following persons or entities may submit a prelicensing or continuing education class for approval:
(1) individual.
(2) insurance company.
(3) an insurance or bail trade organization.
(4) an accredited college.
(5) an insurance education association.
(b) A pre-licensing or continuing education class shall include instruction for bail and recovery agents in the following areas:
(1) IC 27-10.
(2) This rule.
(3) Practical application of the statutory requirements in the field of bail bonds.
(4) Other provisions of Indiana statutes that affect bail and recovery operation including, but not limited to. Title 35.
(5) Ethics.
(6) Applicable federal laws.
(7) Technological and procedural resources used in bail and recovery
operations. All classes must be held in a structured setting with a qualified instructor approved by the commissioner under section 12 of this rule.
(c) The application for approval shall include the following information:
(1) An outline for the class including the time allocated to each topic.
(2) The class materials that will be used for teaching.
(3) The information that will be submitted to the attendees.
(4) The location where the class will be held.
(d) The application for approval shall be submitted to the commissioner along with a filing fee in the amount of forty dollars ($40) per class. The commissioner shall review the proposed class and approve or disapprove the class within ninety (90) days. If the commissioner fails to act the class is deemed approved after ninety (90) days. A request for a hearing on any denial must be presented in writing to the commissioner within thirty (30) days after the denial is issued. A class approval is valid for one (1) year. Thereafter the program or class must be resubmitted for review.
(e) The provider shall issue a certificate of compliance, on the form provided in section 14 of this rule, to each attendee at the end of the class. The certificate of completion shall certify that the applicant:
(1) has satisfactorily completed the class; and
(2) was present in a structured setting with an approved instructor for the
requisite time period. The provider of the class shall take attendance, signed by the attendee, at each class. The provider shall retain attendance reports for four (4) years.
(f) The commissioner may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing do the following:
(1) Withhold, withdraw, suspend, or revoke the approval of a pre-licensing or continuing education class if the commissioner finds any of the following:
(A) The provider or an instructor has made a material misrepresentation on any of the following:
(i) the application for approval;
(ii) a certificate of completion; or
(iii) attendance records;
(B) The provider fails to timely provide certificates of completion.
(C) The provider or an instructor does not display competence in the area of teaching, bail issues or recovery issues.
(D) The instructor substantially deviates from the approved class materials.
(2) Assess a fine or suspend or revoke a bail or recovery agent license if the commissioner finds that the bail or recovery agent has made a material alteration to a certificate of completion.
(g) The commissioner shall maintain a current list of approved bail agent prelicensing and continuing education providers.
(h) A course has been approved by the Professional Bail Agents of the United States shall be approved by the department. (Department of Insurance; 760 IAC 1-6.2-11)
SECTION 13. 760 IAC 1-6.2-12 IS ADDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
760 IAC 1-6.2-12 Approval of instructor Authority: IC 27-10-3-21 Affected: IC 27-10; IC 35
Sec. 12. (a) An instructor must be a qualified instructor and approved by the commissioner to teach a prelicensing or continuing education class. A qualified instructor that has been approved by the commissioner may teach any bail or recovery agent class that has been approved by the commissioner.
(b) A qualified instructor may become approved by submitting an application on a form prescribed by the department.
(c) The application for approval shall be accompanied by an application fee of twenty dollars ($20).
(d) Approval of an instructor is valid for two (2) years.
(e) The commissioner may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, withhold, withdraw, suspend, or revoke the approval of an instructor if the commissioner finds any of the following:
(1) The instructor has made a material misrepresentation on any of the following:
(A) The application submitted to the commissioner;
(B) A certificate of completion; or
(C) Attendance records;
(2) The instructor displays incompetence or deviates substantially from the approved class material.
(Department of Insurance; 760 IAC 1-6.2-12)
SECTION 14. 760 IAC 1-6.2-13 IS ADDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
760 IAC 1-6.2-13 Education hour Authority: IC 27-10-3-21 Affected: IC 27-10; IC 35
Sec. 13. (a) A prelicensing or continuing education hour is based on a one
(1) hour block of time. Fifty (50) minutes of instruction in a sixty (60) minute period of time will constitute one (1) credit hour.
(b) Education credit hours will be approved in not less than one half (1/2) hour increments.
(c) One (1) education credit hour is the minimum number of hours that will be approved for any prelicensing program or continuing education class. Eight (8) hours of classroom instruction per day is the maximum number of hours that will be approved for any prelicensing program or continuing education class.
(Department of Insurance; 760 IAC 1-6.2-13)
SECTION 15. 760 IAC 1-6.2-14 IS ADDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
760 IAC 1-6.2-16 Certificate of completion Authority: IC 27-10-3-21 Affected: IC 27-10; IC 35
Sec. 14. (a) The certificate of completion for a prelicensing class required by Section 11 of this rule is as follows:
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
PRELICENSING
BAIL BOND OR RECOVERY AGENT LICENSE
This Certificate must be presented at the examination site and must be accompanied by two (2) forms of identification, one of which must include a photograph. This Certificate is valid for six (6) months after the date issued.
Name of Student Date of Birth
Name of School Address of School
Name of Instructor City/State Zip Code
Days of Week Class Offered (circle): M T W TH F S S
Date and Time of Class: ________________________________________________
Total number of hours of class instruction received by applicant at the above location and time and in the presence of the above instructor(s) ______________
I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and I understand that a false statement is cause for denial, suspension, or revocation of a class approval.
Date Instructor’s Name (print)
Instructor’s Signature
I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and I understand that a false statement is cause for denial, suspension, or revocation of a bail bond license.
Date Applicant’s Name
Applicant’s Signature
(b) The certificate of completion for a continuing education class required by section 11 of this rule is as follows:
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
CONTINUING EDUCATION
BAIL BOND OR RECOVERY AGENT LICENSE
This Certificate shall be submitted to the Department of Insurance along with the renewal application.
Name of Student Date of Birth
Name of School Address of School
Name of Instructor City/State Zip Code
Days of Week Class Offered (circle): M T W TH F S S
Date and Time of class: ____________________________________________
Total number of hours of class instruction received by applicant at the above location and time and in the presence of the above instructor(s): __________
I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and I understand that a false statement is cause for denial, suspension, or revocation of a class approval.
Date Instructor’s Name (print)
Instructor’s Signature
I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and I understand that a false statement is cause for denial, suspension, or revocation of a bail bond license.
Date Agent’s Name (print)
Agent’s Signature
(Department of Insurance; 760 IAC 1-6.2-14)
Notice of Public Hearing
Under IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on February 1, 2006, at 10:00 a..m., at the Department of Insurance, 311 West Washington Street, Suite 300, Indianapolis, Indiana the Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing on a proposed to set standards for prelicensing and continuing education for bail agents and recovery agents and to otherwise implement IC 27-10-3.
The Department is directed by statute establish standards and an approval process for prelicensing and continuing education classes for bail and recovery agents. The proposed rule affects small employers that will offer courses or be instructors. The providers will develop classes and pay an annual filing fee to the Department.
Copies of the rules are available on the Department of Insurance’s Web site at
www.state.in.us/idoi. Copies of these rules are now on file at the Department of Insurance, 311 West Washington Street, Suite 300 and Legislative Services Agency, One North Capitol, Suite 325, Indianapolis, Indiana and are open for public inspection.
Jim Atterholt Commissioner
