Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-30-3

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 28-30-3 - Licensing

(a) Eligibility. To be eligible for a water well contractor's license, each applicant shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Submit a complete license application on a form provided by the department;

(2) submit a water well contractor application fee of $10.00;

(3)

(A) Pass the water well contractor examination conducted by the department or employ a designated person who has passed the water well contractor examination; and

(B) submit a license fee of $100.00 if the applicant or designated person passes the water well contractor examination; and

(4) submit a complete registration form on a form provided by the department for each drill rig operated by or for the applicant and a registration fee of $25.00 for each drill rig operated by or for the applicant.

(b) License renewal.

(1) Each licensee shall submit an application for renewal of license and drill rig registrations before July 1 of each year by filing the proper renewal forms provided by the department and by meeting the following requirements:

(A) Paying the annual license fee and a drill rig registration fee for each drill rig to be operated in the state;

(B) filing all records for each water well constructed, reconstructed, or plugged by the licensee in accordance with K.A.R. 28-30-4 during the previous licensure period;

(C) filing a report, on a form approved by the department, of all approved continuing education units earned by the licensee or designated person during the previous licensure period;

(D) meeting the continuing education requirements in subsection (c); and

(E) providing any remaining outstanding information or records requested that existed before the issuance or revocation of a license.

(2) Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be grounds to revoke the existing license and terminate the license renewal process.

(c) Continuing education requirements. Each water well contractor or the contractor's designated person shall earn at least eight units of continuing education approved by the secretary. This requirement shall apply each year beginning with the first full year of licensure or the renewal period. One unit of continuing education shall equal 50 minutes of approved instruction except for trade shows and exhibitions, which shall be counted as one unit for each approved trade show or exhibition attended.

(d) Employment requirements. If the designated person who has passed the water well contractor examination under paragraph (a)(3)(A) leaves the contractor's employment, the contractor shall employ a designated person who shall take, within 90 days, and be required to pass the water well contractor examination.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-30-3

Authorized by K.S.A. 82a-1205, K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 82a-1206, and K.S.A. 82a-1207; implementing K.S.A. 82a-1202, K.S.A. 82a-1205, K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 82a-1206, K.S.A. 82a-1207, K.S.A. 82a-1209, and K.S.A. 82a-1212; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; effective May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1983; amended May 1, 1987; amended Nov. 22, 1993; amended June 7, 2013.