(215 ILCS 5/1565)

Sec. 1565. Continuing education.

(a) An individual who holds a public adjuster license and who is not exempt under subsection (b) of this Section shall satisfactorily complete a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education courses, including  3 hours of classroom or webinar ethics instruction, reported on a biennial basis in conjunction with the license renewal cycle.

The Director may not approve a course of study unless the course provides for
classroom, seminar, or self-study instruction methods. A course
given in a combination instruction method of classroom or seminar
and self-study shall be deemed to be a self-study course unless the
classroom or seminar certified hours meets or exceeds two-thirds of
the total hours certified for the course. The self-study material used
in the combination course must be directly related to and complement
the classroom portion of the course in order to be considered for
credit. An instruction method other than classroom or seminar shall
be considered as self-study methodology. Self-study credit hours
require the successful completion of an examination covering the
self-study material. The examination may not be self-evaluated.
However, if the self-study material is completed through the use of
an approved computerized interactive format whereby the computer
validates the successful completion of the self-study material, no
additional examination is required. The self-study credit hours
contained in a certified course shall be considered classroom hours
when at least two-thirds of the hours are given as classroom or
seminar instruction.

The public adjuster must complete the course in advance of the renewal date to
allow the education provider time to report the credit to the
Department.

(b) This Section shall not apply to:
(1) licensees not licensed for one full year prior to the end of the applicable