Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4101:16 - Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board
Chapter 4101:16-2 - Administrative Section
Section 4101:16-2-08 - Continuing education - hours of instruction requirements
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) Except as provided in rule 4101:16-1-08 of the Administrative Code, a licensee shall complete ten classroom hours of an approved continuing education course each year to be eligible to apply for the renewal of their license or licenses as follows:
(B) A classroom hour consists of at least fifty minutes of instruction. The remaining ten minutes shall only be used for the training agency's or instructor's administrative duties or a break. The training agency or instructor shall not accrue the ten minutes of non-instruction to start a course late, end a course early, or to allow a longer break.
(C) Continuing education hours obtained by individuals holding a license pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code in excess of the total hours required each renewal period for renewal eligibility shall not be transferred to help meet the requirements of the following renewal period.
(D) No individual holding a license pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code will receive credit for more than ten classroom hours of continuing education instruction taken in one calendar day.
(E) Upon application, within one calendar year from the date of expiration of the license or licenses, the appropriate specialty section of the board may waive any portion of the continuing education hours requirement in cases of certified illness, disability, military service, foreign residence, or excusable neglect, which prevents the attendance of approved continuing education courses by a person holding a license pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code or extend the time for the licensee to complete the required continuing education requirements if the licensee has substantially met the other renewal requirements as set forth in division (E) of section 4740.06 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:16-2-07 of the Administrative Code or demonstrates excusable neglect. Continuing education waivers or extensions of time to complete the required continuing education requirements will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
(F) Pursuant to division (E) of section 4740.06 of the Revised Code, if the continuing education requirements are not timely met by an individual holding a license on or before the expiration date set forth on the license, the license shall be suspended automatically without the taking of any action by the appropriate section or the board's secretary. A suspended license may be reactivated upon application within one calendar year from the expiration date of the license and approval of the appropriate section, provided that the renewal fee plus a late fee, certification that contractor liability insurance is maintained, and completion of the continuing education hours required for that renewal period are completed within the time frame pursuant to rule 4101:16-2-08 of the Administrative Code. Failure to reactivate the license as provided in this rule shall result in automatic revocation of the license, without the taking of any action by the appropriate section or the board secretary.