Clerks who do not meet continuing education requirements and/or fail to submit a renewal application with required documentation within an academic year will be placed on probationary status for the following academic year. TMCEC will notify the clerk of this status in writing.
While on probation, clerks must complete both:
- The standard annual continuing education requirement for their certification level, and
- Any deficient hours from the previous academic year.
Example: If a Level II clerk completed only 6 of the required 12 hours last year, he or she must complete 6 make-up hours plus 12 hours for the current year, totaling 18 hours during the probation year.
Virtual On-Demand Limit:
Clerks may complete no more than 8 hours through approved virtual on-demand courses in a single year.
Note: Live virtual events (such as TMCEC Virtual Clinics or Virtual Regional Seminars) are considered live hours.
All required hours must be completed within the probationary academic year to maintain certification.
Inactive Status
If a certified clerk does not meet continuing education requirements and/or submit a renewal application with required documentation to TMCEC for two consecutive academic years, the clerk becomes inactive.
- Level I and Level II: Clerks who become inactive permanently lose their certification. To become certified again, the clerk must begin at Level I, retake the required exam, and reapply for certification.
- Level III: Clerks who become inactive may reinstate their Level III certification by completing 40 hours of approved education and submitting a renewal application with certificates of attendance to TMCEC. Six (6) of those hours must be completed through TMCEC’s Legislative Update, and all 40 hours must have been completed within the three years preceding the application. Up to eight (8) of the 40 hours may be completed through TMCEC archived on-demand education.