Resolution 1-2025 Passed at 121st Annual Meeting

PALM SPRINGS, CA – The Conference Delegate Assembly passed Resolution 1-2025 at the 121st Annual Meeting.   The resolution requests that the American Board of Funeral Service Education establish a standardized curriculum for funeral-directing only education programs. It was submitted by The Conference Board of Directors on behalf of and in response to a motion […]

Free Virtual Learning Opportunity! — April 22, 2025

The Conference is happy to announce our next complimentary virtual learning session, “What’s a Record: Minutes Shape the Perspective of the Reader”. This one-hour session will be held Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025, at noon central time, and will be led by regulatory expert and Conference legal counsel, Dale Atkinson.   Please join fellow regulators and […]

The Conference Hosts 121st Annual Meeting

PALM SPRINGS, CA – Funeral service regulators and educators from across the United States and Canada convened in Palm Springs, California, from February 25-27, 2025, for the 121st Annual Meeting of The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards, Inc.   The meeting was held at Riviera Resort and focused on key regulatory challenges and […]

Item Writing Workshop – We Need You!

We will hold two NBE Item Writing Workshops in 2025 and are looking for volunteers to participate! The first workshop will be June 4-6, 2025. The second workshop will be June 30 – July 2, 2025. Space is limited and participants will be chosen to represent the diversity of funeral service licensees across the country.  […]

Spring 2025 Harvey Leavitt, III NBE Scholarships Awarded

Spring 2025 Harvey Leavitt, III NBE Scholarships Awarded   FAYETTEVILLE, AR (March 7, 2025) – Five candidates were selected to receive the Harvey Leavitt, III National Board Examination (NBE) scholarship. The scholarship allows recipients to sit for the NBE with the examination fee waived (a $570 value). The Harvey Leavitt, III scholarship program is open […]

ICFSEB Office Closed During 121st Annual Meeting

The ICFSEB staff will be out of office February 24-28th during The Conference’s 121st Annual Meeting with state regulators and funeral service educators.   All applications submitted prior to 2 p.m. CT on Friday, February 21, will be processed without delay. Normal processing time will resume once the staff returns to the office on Monday, […]