License Renewal Information
18 VAC 160-20-109. Waterworks operator continuing profession education (CPE).
- Effective with the February 2003 license renewal cycle, each licensed waterworks
operator shall have completed the following number of CPE contact hours required
for his class of license:
- Class I, II, and III operators shall obtain a minimum of 20 contact
hours during each license renewal cycle.
- Class IV operators shall obtain a minimum of 16 contact hours during
each license renewal cycle.
- Class V operators shall obtain a minimum of eight contact hours during
each license renewal cycle.
- Class VI operators shall obtain a minimum of four contact hours during
each license renewal cycle.
CPE provisions do not apply for the renewal of licenses that were held for
less than two years on the date of expiration
- The subject matter addressed during CPE contact hours shall be limited to
the content areas covered by the board's examination.
- Any course approved by the board for substitution as training credits or
formal education semester hours, as provided for in 18 VAC 160-20-160, shall
also be acceptable on an hour-for-hour basis for CPE contact hours. One
semester hour of college credit shall equal 15 CPE contact hours, and one
quarter hour of college credit shall equal 10 CPE credit hours.
- The following evidence shall be maintained to document completion of the
hours of CPE specified in subsection A of this section:
- Evidence of completion of a structured training activity which shall
consist of the name, address and telephone number of the sponsor;
- The dates the applicant participated in the training;
- Descriptive material of the subject matter presented; and
- A statement from the sponsor verifying the number of hours completed.
- Each licensee shall maintain evidence of the satisfactory completion of
CPE for a period of at least one year following the end of the license renewal
cycle for which the CPE was taken. Such documentation shall be in the form
required by subsection D and shall be provided to the board or its duly authorized
agents upon request.
- The licensee shall not receive CPE credit for the same training course or
structured training activity more than once during a single license renewal
cycle to meet the CPE requirement unless the same training course or structured
training activity is an annual requirement established by Virginia or federal
regulations.
- The licensee may receive CPE credit for a training course or structured
training activity which has been mandated by Virginia or federal regulation
towards fulfilling the CPE requirement.
- The licensee may petition the board for additional time to meet the CPE
requirement. However, CPE hours earned during a license renewal cycle to satisfy
the CPE requirement of the preceding license renewal cycle shall be valid
only for that preceding license renewal cycle.
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