Section 11-25-5 - Continuing education units(a) Certified operators shall obtain CEUs in order to maintain their certification. The CEUs shall be earned in the certification period prior to certification expiration. Ten contact hours equals one CEU. The number of CEUs required every two years to renew Grades 1 through 4 certification are as follows: TABLE 2 CEU REQUIREMENTS
Operator | CEUs Required |
Classification | |
Grade 1 or 2 | 0.8 |
Grade 3 or 4 | 1.6 |
(b) For operators with less than two years of certification in the State prior to the renewal date, the CEU requirements shall be prorated.(c) If an operator wants to receive CEU credit for a course not previously approved by the board, the operator shall make a written request for approval to the board. The operator shall request the CEU approval as soon as possible after attending the course. The operator shall send the request to the board for receipt no later than two weeks before the certification expires. The operator shall submit sufficient material with the written request for the board to determine whether to approve the CEUs. (1) The material shall include but not be limited to the following: the name and date of the course as listed in paragraph (3); the subject matter covered in the course (including one or more paragraphs describing the course); and the number of CEUs offered, if any, by the organization which conducts the course.(2) The board will respond in writing to the operator on its determination on the CEU credit request.(3) The following courses may be approved for CEUs by the board, on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration subject matter and length of training.(A) American Water Works Association workshops and conventions (national and local sections).(B) Hawaii Water Works Association workshops and conventions.(C) Formal in-house training classes.(D) Correspondence courses.(d) If the operator has attended a course pre-approved by the board for CEU credits, when applying for renewal the operator shall send to the board a confirmation record of attendance, the certification renewal form, and the renewal fee. The courses pre-approved for CEUs include: (1) Courses listed in Appendix A, entitled "Courses for Qualifying Bachelor's or Associate Degrees (May 1, 2000)", found at the end of this chapter, from an accredited university, or(2) Selected courses approved from the Statewide Wastewater Operator Training Center Schedule. [Eff 2/8/93; am and comp 4/29/95; am and comp 8/25/97; am and comp 1/8/01; comp 5/24/02] (Auth: HRS §§ 340F-7, 340F-11(1)) (Imp: HRS §§ 340F-3, 340F-6, 340F-7, 340F-8, 340F-11; C.F.R. §141.70; 42 U.S.C. § 300g - 8)