SF 5328 Summary

• Amends Minnesota Statutes section 326B.098 to add requirements for internet continuing education courses offered by the department.

• Requires course design and delivery approval by the International Distance Education Certification Center or International Association for Continuing Education and Training.

• Mandates courses include encryption for personal data protection, seat time tracking, high interactivity, automatic bookmarking, unit-based questions, and student identity authentication.

• Requires courses be available 24/7 (except minimal downtime), provide 70 percent passing final examination, include course evaluation, and issue completion certificates with specific student and course information.

• Final examination must be either encrypted online or paper-based with proctor certification that the student took the exam.