The Department shall adopt rules for continuing education for persons licensed under this Act that require a completion of 25 hours of approved continuing education per license renewal period. For each license renewal period, one hour of continuing education shall be domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education as prescribed by rule of the Department. The one-hour domestic violence and sexual assault awareness continuing education course shall be provided by a continuing education provider approved by the Department. The Department may adopt rules regarding the requirements for domestic violence and sexual assault awareness continuing education courses and teachers. The Department shall establish by rule a means for the verification of completion of the continuing education required by this Section. This verification may be accomplished through audits of records maintained by the licensee, by requiring the filing of continuing education certificates with the Department, or by other means established by the Department.