2. a. The board shall implement a program of continuing education as a condition of license renewal for licensees under its jurisdiction and may, in its discretion, waive all or part of the continuing education requirement for any biennial licensing period. The board shall establish standards for continuing education, including the subject matter and content of courses of study as appropriate for persons licensed as practitioners of mortuary and embalming science and persons licensed as practitioners of mortuary science, the selection of instructors, and the number and type of continuing education credits required of a licensee as a condition for biennial license renewal.
b. The board may establish a system for reviewing and approving private sponsors of continuing education courses, seminars or programs which may be utilized to provide continuing education to licensees in satisfaction of the requirements imposed by P.L.1995, c.192 (C.45:72.1 et seq.).