Board declines MEI request to cut classroom hours; reiterates instructor qualification rules

Ryan Tracy of the Maine Electrical Institute asked the Board whether the institute could reduce required classroom instruction from five hours per week to four on the grounds that students complete homework outside class; the Board said it was not in favor of the reduction. Tracy also asked whether MEI, if accredited, would be eligible for 4,000 hours toward student licenses under statutes 1202‑B(4)(B) and (5); the Board replied that MEI would not qualify for that 4,000‑hour credit.