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C.45:1-21a
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An Act concerning compliance with continuing education requirements and supplementing Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Division of Consumer Affairs shall develop 2[1, or may enter into a contract for a third-party vendor to develop,1] obtain, arrange for, or contract with a vendor to provide2 an automated system for use by the boards, committees, or other entities in the division that regulate a profession or occupation which requires a licensee to complete continuing education to renew a license to track the 2continuing education2 credits or hours completed by each licensee 2[and determine if a licensee is in] to assist in determining licensee2 compliance with 2[the continuing education requirement of the particular profession or occupation in time for the renewal of a license, notwithstanding any hardship experienced by a licensee that has been determined by the requisite board, committee, or other entity] any such requirement2.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the 1[13th] 19th1 month next following the date of enactment and shall apply to application for renewal of a license received on or after the effective date. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs may also take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
Requires establishment of tracking system in Division of Consumer Affairs to determine compliance with continuing education requirements.