(1) Beginning the first complete license cycle after October 31, 2025, the holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science shall successfully complete not less than 4 hours of eligible continuing education courses in each year of a license cycle.

  (2) All of the following apply to the continuing education requirement described in subsection (1):

  (a) Not less than 2 of the 4 hours of the courses required in each year of a license cycle shall involve 1 or more of the following subjects:

  (i) Technical skills required for embalming and restorative art.

  (ii) Funeral ethics and funeral service best practices.

  (iii) Grief counseling.

  (iv) Occupational health and safety for funeral home workers.

  (v) Communicable diseases including transmission and sterilization techniques.

  (vi) Statutes and rules of this state relating to the practice of funeral directing.

  (vii) Prepaid funeral sales.

  (viii) Consumer protection, Federal Trade Commission funeral rules, and fair labor standards requirements.

  (b) The department shall determine whether a continuing education course is an eligible continuing education course.

  (c) If an individual receives his or her initial license to engage in the practice of mortuary science after the beginning of the current license cycle for that license, the department may prorate the number of hours of continuing education the licensee is required to complete under subsection (1) for the year of the license cycle in which the license is issued.

  (d) Compliance with the continuing education requirement described in this section is a condition to further renewal of a license for the practice of mortuary science.