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In-Person Continuing Education

In-person continuing education will take place at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Courses will cover important topics in Ethics, New Jersey Law and New Jersey Preneed.

Registration will be available online from Monday, May 4 to Tuesday, September 1. Classes can be purchased individually, or attendees who need all five courses can purchase the Full Day Pass and save $25 on their registration. Registration will also be available on-site.

Lunch is included with all registrations.

 

 

 

Schedule

NJ Law – 1 CEU

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | The Funeral Licensing Law presented by Samantha L. Link, MPA

NJ Law – 1 CEU

10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. | Natural Organic Reduction in New Jersey presented by Samantha L. Link, MPA

Ethics – 1 CEU

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Honestly Dishonest: Funeral Directing Ethics presented by George R. Kelder Jr., CFSP

Lunch

12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Fresh Harvest Buffet

NJ Preneed – 1 CEU

1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Prepaid Funerals Funded by an Insurance Assignment presented by Jonathan R. Bender

NJ Preneed – 1 CEU

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | New Jersey Preneed in Perspective presented by Jonathan R. Bender

Cancellation Policy

If you register for In-Person Continuing Education and are unable to attend you have from:

  • Monday, May 4 through Tuesday, September 1, 2026 to cancel and receive a refund, minus a $50 cancellation fee.
  • Wednesday, September 2 through Tuesday, September 15, 2026 to cancel and receive a 50 percent refund.
  • Tuesday, September 15, 2026 is the LAST DAY you can request a cancellation and receive a refund.

Members of the New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut Funeral Directors Associations must call 800.734.3712 to get information on Northeast Funeral Service Partnership registration pricing.

Click here for more information about the courses and the presenters. 
When
9/15/2026 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Eastern Daylight Time
Where
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City 1000 Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Program

Description
The Funeral Licensing Law, PL. 2025 c. 52, was signed into law on May 8, 2025. This course outlines the changes made by the law, reviews the new industry trends that prompted these changes, discusses the history of licensing in New Jersey and details what students and licensees can expect as the law is implemented.
Time
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9/15/2026 9:00 AM
This course delves into the science of the process of natural organic reduction, what the law allows and disallows, pending regulations, the history of natural organic reduction and how to best serve families who seek out natural organic reduction prior to final disposition.
Time
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
9/15/2026 10:15 AM
Explore how ethical lapses in the funeral profession do not usually start big, but small. Attendees will better understand why funeral directors, in certain circumstances, can establish ethical work operations that may reduce the possibility of questionable funeral home practices or wrongdoing, while others display great difficulty in working through ethical dilemmas.
Time
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
9/15/2026 11:30 AM
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the use of life policies to fund prepaid funeral arrangements and the laws that govern this process in New Jersey. The seminar will explain how assignments of insurance proceeds are executed, the difference between revocable and irrevocable agreements and the compliance requirements established by the New Jersey Preneed Act and Medicaid regulations.
Time
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
9/15/2026 1:45 PM
This seminar will take a fresh look at the landscape of New Jersey’s funeral industry during the 1980s and 1990s and the relevant issues that prompted the introduction and enactment of the Preneed Act and subsequent regulations.
Time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
9/15/2026 3:00 PM

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