Section 425-2-008 - RENEWAL PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS008.01 CLASS B LICENSE RENEWAL 008.01A Duration. An initial or additional Class B license issued before October 1, shall be valid through December 31 of the current calendar year. An initial or additional Class B license issued on or after October 1, shall be valid through December 31 of the next calendar year.008.01B Fee. A Class B license is renewable for additional one-year periods upon timely application and payment of the renewal fee of ten dollars ($ 10.00) as provided in Section 39-2308, Nebraska Revised Statutes.008.02 CLASS A LICENSE RENEWAL 008.02A Duration. An initial Class A license is valid for a period of three (3) years. An additional Class A license shall be placed on the same renewal cycle as the licensee's initial Class A license.008.02B Fee and Professional Development Requirement. A Class A license is renewable for additional three (3) year periods upon timely application and compliance with both of the following requirements: 008.02B1 The applicant shall pay the renewal fee of fifty dollars ($ 50.00) provided in Section 39-2308.01, Nebraska Revised Statutes; and008.02B2 The applicant shall certify that he or she has successfully completed at least twenty (20) hours of professional development during the three (3) year license period as required by Section 39-2308.02, Nebraska Revised Statutes. Such professional development shall include approved workshops, seminars, association meetings, and other activities, as determined by the Board to be reasonably related to the duties of street or highway superintending.008.02B2(a) Any Class A license holder who completes in excess of twenty (20) hours of professional development within the preceding three (3) year period may have the excess, not to exceed ten (10) hours, applied to the requirement for the next triennial license period.008.02B2(b) Professional development hours (PDH) shall be credited by the Board on the following basis: 008.02B2(b)(i) Attendance at workshops or seminars which are directly related to the duties of a county highway or city street superintendent, as defined in Subsection 003.04, and which the Board or its designee has pre-certified for professional development shall count as one (1) PDH per actual hour of attendance at pre-certified instructional portions of such workshop or seminar. Such PDH shall be rounded to the nearest one-half (1/2) hour.008.02B2(b)(ii) Attendance at workshops and seminars which are directly related to the duties of a county highway or city street superintendent, as defined in Subsection 003.04, but which were not pre-certified for professional development by the Board or its designee, shall be counted as one (1) PDH per actual hour of attendance at instructional portions of such workshop or seminar, based on satisfactory documentation that the workshop or seminar was in fact related to the duties of a county highway or city street superintendent. Such PDH shall be rounded to the nearest one-half (1/2) hour.008.02B2(b)(iii) National, state, regional or district meetings of associations of county highway or city street superintendents shall qualify as workshops and seminars under Subsections 008.02B2(b)(i) and 008.02B2(b)(ii).008.02B2(b)(iv) Workshops and seminars on general management subjects, including, but not limited to, personnel management, budgeting and finance, and risk management, shall qualify as workshops and seminars under Subsections 008.02B2(b)(i) and 008.02B2(b)(ii) and may count for up to five (5) hours of the PDH requirement.008.02B2(b)(v) Attendance at workshops and seminars which are indirectly related to the duties of a county highway or city street superintendent, including, but not limited to, surveying, zoning, weed control, utilities maintenance and operations, and emergency medical services, shall qualify under Subsections 008.02B2(b)(i) and 008.02B2(b)(ii) and may count for up to five (5) hours of the PDH requirement.008.02B2(b)(vi) Serving on a Board or commission which has as its primary duty the examination and registration of county highway or city street superintendents, including the Board of Examiners for County Highway and City Street Superintendents in Nebraska, shall count as five (5) PDH per year.008.02B2(b)(vii) Serving as a designee of the Board for the purpose of preparing and grading of written examinations shall count as five (5) PDH per year.008.02B2(b)(viii) Serving as an officer of a local, state, regional or national professional organization which is directly related the duties and functions of county highway superintendent or city street superintendent, as defined in Subsection 003.04, and which the Board has certified for professional development, shall count as one (1) PDH per year with a maximum credit in this category of six (6) PDH over the triennial license period.008.02B2(b)(ix) Teaching a workshop or seminar which is directly related to the duties of county highway or city street superintendent, as defined in Subsection 003.04, shall count as two (2) PDH per actual hour of teaching time, not counting preparation time, based on pre-certification by the Board or its designee, or on adequate documentation that the course was in fact related to the duties of a county highway or city street superintendent.008.02B2(b)(x) Completing or teaching a college level course directly related to the duties of county highway or city street superintendent, as defined in Subsection 003.04, shall count as thirty (30) PDH for a three (3) semester hour credit hour course or a five (5) quarter credit hour credit course, based on pre-certification by the Board or its designee, or on adequate documentation that the course was in fact related to the duties of a county highway or city street superintendent.008.02B2(b)(xi) Completing or teaching a non-college credit extension or continuing education course directly related to the duties of county highway or city street superintendent, as defined in Subsection 003.04, shall count as one (1) PDH for each contact hour of class time, based on pre-certification by the Board or its designee, or on adequate documentation that the course was in fact related to the duties of a county highway or city street superintendent.008.02B2(b)(xii) Presentation of a paper or research publication at a state, regional or professional society directly related to the duties of a county highway or city street superintendent, as defined in Subsection 003.04, shall count as five (5) PDH for each paper or publication presented, with a maximum of fifteen (15) PDH counted in this category per triennial license period, based on pre-certification by the Board or its designee, or on adequate documentation that the course was in fact related to the duties of a county highway or city street superintendent.008.02B2(b)(xiii) Participation in other professional development activities which may be presented to the Board for its consideration, including the number of PDH to be awarded.008.02B2(c) Each Class A license holder shall maintain a detailed log of professional development hours, along with any additional documentation required by this subsection. 008.02B2(c)(i) For seminars and workshops the applicant shall retain documentation of the hours of his or her attendance. For seminars and workshops that have not been pre-certified by the Board the applicant also shall retain documentation of the validity of the activity under Subsections 008.02B2(b)(i) through 008.02B2(b)(v).008.02B2(c)(ii) For a college level course or a non-college credit extension or continuing education course, the applicant shall retain the course description or syllabus documenting the validity of the activity under Subsection 008.02B2(b)(x) or Subsection 008.02B2(b)(xi). For non-credit continuing education courses, the applicant also shall retain certificates of completion. For college level courses, the applicant also shall retain a grade report or transcript showing successful completion of the course.008.02B2(c)(iii) For other PDH, the applicant shall retain descriptive and justificative evidence of the activity and shall retain documentation of the duration of his or her participation.008.02B2(d) All requests for certification or pre-certification shall be submitted no later than June 30 preceding the December 31 due date of the license renewal application. The Board office shall compile, keep current and make available a list of certified and pre-certified activities.008.02B2(e) The Board or its designee shall conduct random audits of Class A renewal applications in order to verify completion of sufficient valid PDH. The Board's auditor shall be authorized to request and inspect the renewal applicant's documentation. 008.02B2(e)(i) Failure to submit such documentation, or submission of documentation which is incomplete, illegible, or which otherwise does not support the required PDH, shall constitute failure to complete renewal requirements.008.02B2(e)(ii) Licensees who are not audited, or whose audits are completed after the license was renewed, are subject to provisions of Subsection 012.02 concerning fraudulent or deceitful renewal.008.02C Exception for Good Cause. The Board shall not renew the Class A license of a license holder who fails to complete the professional development requirements of Subsection 008.02B of this rule, unless such license holder can show exceptional circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the license holder causing him or her to be unable to comply with such requirement. 008.02C1 If the Board determines that good cause has been shown, the Board shall extend the previous license for an additional one hundred and eighty (180) days to allow the renewal applicant to make up all outstanding PDH. Upon successful completion, the license shall be retroactively renewed. Licensees receiving such extension shall be subject to a non-random audit.008.02C2 If the Board determines that good cause was not shown, the license shall be retroactively renewed as a Class B license.425 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 008