N.J. Admin. Code § 7:10A-1.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:10A-1.5 - Advisory committee on training

(a) An Advisory Committee on Water Supply and Wastewater Licensed Operator Training is hereby established to:

1. Advise the Department through the Board on such matters as are referred to the Committee by the Department or Board with respect to the instructional process leading to State licensing of system operators and for the further educational advancement of licensees;

2. Coordinate the activities of New Jersey educational institutions offering or proposing to offer appropriate coursework;

3. Establish and periodically update standardized course outlines for the educational training of the operators of water supply and wastewater facilities leading to State licenses and specifying a minimum number of classroom hours for each;

4. Periodically review available textbooks in the field of water supply, water treatment and wastewater treatment, and make recommendations for standard textbooks which should be used for approved courses;

5. Act as a clearing house on matters affecting water supply and wastewater licensee training in New Jersey; and

6. Review and make recommendations to the Department regarding those seminars, workshops, training courses, college courses or other means, which are acceptable as credit toward training contact hours for license renewal.

(b) The Committee members shall be appointed and may be reappointed by the Commissioner for terms of three years and shall include, as a minimum:

1. One representative who is a Department employee from the Board;

2. Three representatives who are Department employees, one from wastewater regulation, one from water supply regulation and one from water compliance and enforcement;

3. Two representatives from nomination lists submitted by the New Jersey Section American Water Works Association one of these representatives shall be a licensed operator, and one shall be a member of the Education Committee of the American Water Works Association;

4. Two representatives from nomination lists submitted by the New Jersey Water Environment Association; one of these representatives shall be a licensed operator, and one shall be a member of the Education Committee of the New Jersey Water Environment Association;

5. Two representatives from nomination lists submitted by the Association of Environmental Authorities; one of these representatives shall be from a water authority and one shall be from a wastewater authority;

6. Two members selected from environmental groups in the State actively concerned or involved in water quality or wastewater treatment;

7. One representative from a nomination list submitted by the New Jersey Business and Industry Council;

8. Two members selected from a list prepared by educational institutions in the State conducting courses in water supply or wastewater treatment operations, or which conducted an appropriate course in the immediately preceding academic year; and

9. The Director of the Office of Continuing Professional Education at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

(c) If a vacancy should occur on the committee during the term of a member, the Commissioner may fill the vacancy by appointing a qualified person for the time remaining in the term.

(d) The Advisory Committee shall meet at least once each year.

1. Minutes shall be kept.

2. A copy of all recommendations and minutes shall be sent to each member and the Chairman of the Board.

(e) Administrative support for the Advisory Committee shall be provided by the Examination and Licensing Unit.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:10A-1.5

Amended by R.1997 d.48, effective 2/3/1997.
See: 28 N.J.R. 4300(a), 29 N.J.R. 480(c).
Substantially amended (b); in (d), decreased minimum number of meetings each year from two to one, and deleted reference to the Director of the Division of Water Resources; and in (e), substituted the Bureau of Revenue for the Division of Water Resources.
Amended by R.2000 d.406, effective 10/2/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 2279(b), 32 N.J.R. 3585(a).
Added (a)6; in (e), substituted "Examination and Licensing Unit" for "Bureau of Revenue".
Amended by R.2008 d.381, effective 12/15/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 3785(a), 40 N.J.R. 6961(a).
In (b)9, substituted "the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers" for "Cook College".