375.029.  Continuing education credit, participation in professional insurance association qualifies, when, hours — rulemaking authority. — 1.  As used in this section, the following terms mean:

  (1)  "Director", the director of the department of commerce and insurance;

  (2)  "Insurance producer", a person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance.

  2.  (1)  Subject to approval by the director, an insurance producer's active participation as an individual member or employee of a business entity producer member of a local, regional, state, or national professional insurance association may be approved for up to four hours of continuing education credit per each biennial reporting period.

  (2)  An insurance producer shall not use continuing education credit granted under this section to satisfy continuing education hours required to be completed in a classroom or classroom-equivalent setting, or to satisfy any continuing education ethics requirements.

  (3)  The continuing education hours referenced in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be credited upon the timely filing with the director by the insurance producer of an appropriate written statement in a form acceptable to the director, or by a certification from the local, regional, state, or national professional insurance association through written form or electronic filing acceptable to the director.

  3.  The director may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section.  Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028.  This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2021, shall be invalid and void.