Code of Colorado Regulations
400 - Department of Natural Resources
402 - Division of Water Resources
2 CCR 402-14 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF LICENSING, FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND REMEDIAL ACTION FOR WELL CONSTRUCTION AND PUMP INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS
STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE
8 - Continuing Education
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
The statutory authority for this Rule is found under sections 37-91-104(1), 105(7), and 107(6), C.R.S. (2017).
Rule 8.1 implements the continuing education requirement established in section 37-91-105(7), C.R.S. (2017). Eight hours of approved continuing education training must be obtained during each calendar year for license renewal. The Rule was modified to incorporate BOE Policy 2005-1, which limits the annual number of continuing education hours that can be obtained by internet or online participation and from safety, CPR, First Aid, or other safety-related training. This Rule encourages diversity in the areas of continuing education and limits the redundancy of safety-related training.
Rule 8.1.1 was modified to incorporate BOE Policies 2007-1 and 2009-1 to provide consistency in evaluating the fulfillment of the continuing education requirement. The Rule specifies that only training obtained during the applicable calendar year is eligible for the continuing education obligation for license renewal, and that training in excess of the required eight hours cannot be applied to the obligation for the following year.
Rule 8.2 and its subsections establish criteria for accreditation of training courses and programs in accordance with section 37-91-107(6), C.R.S. (2017). The Rule was modified to incorporate BOE Policy 2004-1 so that the Board will establish such accreditation in conjunction with the CE Committee, as defined under Rule 4.2.7, whose membership includes a designee from the Colorado Water Well Contractors Association. Subsections of Rule 8.2 designate general criteria for evaluating a continuing education training program or course for accreditation, provide standards for program or course sponsorship and instruction, and require the documentation of attendance. The subsections also provide for the determination of the number of eligible hours for an accredited course or program and a means of modifying the number of hours when necessary.
Rule 8.2.9 was added to specify that the CE Committee will not consider post-attendance requests for continuing education course accreditation. This Rule incorporates BOE Policy 2008-1. The purpose for the rule is so that prior approval of courses can be noticed and posted so that other contractors can attend, sponsor documentation and maintenance of attendance records can be demonstrated, and the Board can function more efficiently in evaluating continuing education accreditation requests.
Rule 8.2.10 and its subsections were added to establish a process for awarding continuing education credit for preparing and presenting a continuing education course. The Rule incorporates BOE Policy 2007-2. The provides for consistency in evaluating fulfillment of continuing education requirements.
Rule 8.3 addresses the Certificate of Completion required by section 37-91-107(4), C.R.S. (2017), and the contractor's responsibility to maintain records of attendance at accredited continuing education training that is reported on the certificate. The Rule and its subsections implement the statutory requirement for annual submittal of the Certificate of Completion, specify the certificate will consist of a form prescribed by the Board, and advise that failure to submit the certificate by the fifteenth of January of each year for license renewal will result in lapse of the license.
