Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) All classes of well driller licenses and
pump installer licenses shall be renewed once every three years on a schedule
that applies to all licensees. An application for renewal shall be made by
submitting: documentation of continuing education requirements in accordance
with (e) and (f) below and the renewal fee prior to June 30.
(b) The initial and renewal fees for all
licenses issued pursuant to this chapter and for late renewals are as follows:
| 1. All well driller license classes | $
300.00 |
| 2. Pump installer's license | $ 150.00 |
| 3. Late renewal fee |
$ 50.00 |
4.
Late CEP administration fee $ 500.00
(c) A licensee who fails to satisfy the CEP
requirements specified at (e) or (f) below, as applicable, by April 1, or fails
to renew his or her license prior to June 30, may have his or her license
renewed by completing the following requirements. The licensee shall not
continue to engage in well drilling and pump installing activities past the
June 30 expiration of his or her current license until the license renewal
requirements specified below are completed.
1. Licensees who fail to pay the appropriate
renewal fee prior to June 30 must:
i. Pay the
renewal fee required at (b)1 or 2 above, as appropriate;
ii. Pay the late payment fee required at (b)3
above;
iii. Submit both payments
specified at (c)1i and ii above to the Department within six months of the
expiration of the license; and
iv.
Satisfy all other requirements of this section.
2. Licensees who fail to obtain the required
CEPs prior to April 1 must:
i. Provide
evidence to the Department's satisfaction that all CEPs were
obtained;
ii. Pay the late CEP
administration fee required at (b)4 above; and
iii. Pay the renewal fee prior to June 30 or
comply with the requirements at (c)1 above.
3. Any CEPs earned after the April 1 deadline
for the purposes of a license renewal subject to (c)2 above, shall not be
credited to any other license cycle.
(d) A licensee who fails to renew his or her
license within six months following the expiration date of the license shall
submit an application for a new license pursuant to N.J.A.C.
7:9D-1.8(a)
and
meet the continuing education requirements for the expired license set forth at
(e)2 or (f)2 below.
(e) Prior to
April 1, 2020, all licensees shall obtain CEPs in order to be eligible for
license renewal as follows:
1. Prior to July
1, 2020, all applicants for renewal licenses shall demonstrate that they have
completed at least seven CEPs, within the prior three-year period;
2. CEPs shall be obtained a minimum of 90
days prior to license term expiration;
3. Licensees who have been licensed for less
than three years shall not be required to demonstrate that they have completed
the required number of CEPs prior to their first license renewal.
(f) Beginning April 1, 2020, all
licensees shall obtain CEPs in order to be eligible for license renewal as
follows:
1. On or after April 1, 2023, and
every three years thereafter, all applicants for renewal licenses shall
demonstrate that they have completed at least 21 CEPs, within the prior
three-year period;
2. CEPs shall be
obtained a minimum of 90 days prior to license term expiration;
3. Licensees who have been licensed for less
than three years shall not be required to demonstrate that they have completed
the required number of CEPs prior to their first license renewal; and
4. A licensee in good standing may submit in
writing to the Department, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:9D-1.17, a request, including
supporting documentation, for a waiver from continuing education requirements
pursuant to this subsection on the basis of active duty in the military or
reserves, illness, disability, or other good cause.
(g) The Department shall review and approve
the seminars, workshops, training courses, college courses, or other means
designated to fulfill the continuing education point requirements set forth at
(f) above as follows:
1. All requests for
approval of a course shall be submitted to the Department at least 90 days
prior to the start date of the course. The Department, in its discretion, may,
on a case-by-case basis, decide to review a course that is submitted outside of
this timeframe or that is submitted after the completion of the course,
provided that a recommendation has been made by the Board pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
7:9D-1.10(j) and all other
information set forth at (g)4 below is submitted.
2. Course approvals shall be reevaluated at
the end of the three-year licensing cycle for which they were
approved.
3. The Department shall
not approve continuing education points for courses where:
i. The principal focus of the course is
direct sales of products;
ii. The
course provider does not provide a certification that all information required
to be submitted to the examination and CEP manager that administers the
continuing education program including, but not limited to, documentation
related to the course and certification of attendance, will be submitted in the
required format no later than the end of the continuing education
period;
iii. The course instructor
is not qualified in the subject area; or
iv. The course content is not related to the
well drilling or pump installing industry.
4. Requests for course review shall be made
in writing to the Department at the address set forth at
N.J.A.C.
7:9D-1.17 and shall include the following
information:
i. A detailed description of the
course content;
ii. An agenda for
the course, including duration of each course topic;
iii. All proposed course duration, dates, and
locations;
iv. Name(s) and
qualifications of instructors, including any required certifications for the
subject area, education, experience, and licenses held;
v. Procedures for verification of the
identity of the attendees;
vi. A
sample of the course completion certification forms to be used to document
attendance;
vii. A statement that
the course provider will submit to the examination and CEP manager that
administers the continuing education program, documentation related to the
course and attendees in the format required, no later than the end of the
continuing education period or 45 days following the completion of the course,
whichever comes first;
viii.
Proposed number of CEPs to be assigned for the course; and
ix. Any changes that have been made to the
course since the prior approval date, for those courses requesting renewal
under this section.
5.
After receiving a Board recommendation pursuant to N.J.A.C.
7:9D-1.10(f)
, the
Department shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision to approve or
deny CEPs for the course.
6. A list
of approved courses shall be made publically available on the Department's
website, which is found at N.J.A.C. 7:9D-1.17.
(h) A special dedicated non-lapsing account
is established by the Division of Budget and Finance within the Department into
which any licensed individual may deposit funds to cover well permit and
license renewal fees. Sub-accounts shall be established for each individual
licensee or company, if specifically requested. Upon authorization of the
licensee, the Department shall withdraw well permit application fees or license
renewal application fees from the appropriate sub-account.
