(1) As required by 39-9-212, MCA, the department shall dedicate 15 percent of the fees received by the home inspection program for education and outreach for consumers and home inspectors.

(2) The department shall operate and separately account for the home inspector education and outreach separately from the construction contractor registration program.

(3) Where appropriate, the department may coordinate the education and outreach for consumers and home inspectors with similar efforts of the construction contractor registration program, provided that the costs are allocated on an equitable basis between the two programs.