N.J. Admin. Code § 13:31-5.5
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 13:31-5.5 - Continuing education requirements(a) Upon triennial registration renewal, a qualified journeyman electrician shall attest that he or she has completed 15 credit hours of continuing education on the most recent edition of the National Electrical Code. Falsification of any information submitted on the registration renewal application may require an appearance before the Board and may subject the registrant to disciplinary action as set forth at N.J.S.A. 45:1-21 et seq. Falsification of any information submitted on the registration renewal application by a qualified journeyman electrician who is also a licensed electrical contractor may also result in the suspension or revocation of his or her electrical contracting license. A licensed electrical contractor who satisfies the requirements at N.J.A.C. 13:311.7 shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this section. 1. The 15 credit hours shall be conducted in-person. Webinars and electronic media distance learning courses shall not satisfy this requirement.(b) Any continuing education credits completed by the qualified journeyman electrician in compliance with an order or directive from the Board as set forth in (g) below shall not be used to satisfy the minimum continuing education requirements of this section.(c) One credit of continuing education shall be granted for each hour of attendance at programs or courses approved by the Board pursuant to 13:31-1.7(d)1, consistent with the following requirements:1. Credit shall not be granted for programs or courses that are less than one instructional hour long;2. Credit shall not be granted for more than eight instructional hours obtained in one day; and3. Completion of an entire program or course or segment of program or course instruction shall be required in order to receive any continuing education credit.(d) The Board shall perform audits on randomly selected qualified journeyman electricians or upon any qualified journeyman electrician who is the subject of a complaint received by the Board or who is the subject of any Board investigation to determine compliance with continuing education requirements. A qualified journeyman electrician shall maintain a certificate of completion from the sponsor for a period of six years after completion of the continuing education credits and shall submit such documentation to the Board upon request.(e) All sponsors of continuing education programs or courses shall comply with the requirements set forth in 13:31-1.7(h) and (i).(f) The Board may waive the continuing education requirements of this section on an individual basis for reasons of hardship, such as severe illness, disability, or military service, or for retirement of the certificate of registration as provided in 13:31-5.3. 1. A qualified journeyman electrician seeking a waiver of the continuing education requirements shall apply to the Board in writing at least 90 days prior to registration renewal and set forth in specific detail the reasons for requesting the waiver. The qualified journeyman electrician shall provide the Board with such supplemental materials as will support the request for waiver.2. A waiver of continuing education requirements granted pursuant to this subsection shall only be effective for the triennial period in which such waiver is granted. If the condition(s) which necessitated the waiver persist(s) into the next triennial period, a qualified journeyman electrician shall apply to the Board for the renewal of such waiver for the new triennial period.(g) The Board may direct or order a qualified journeyman electrician to complete continuing education credits: 1. As part of a disciplinary or remedial measure in addition to the required 10 hours of continuing education credit; or2. To correct a deficiency in the qualified journeyman electrician's continuing education requirements. N.J. Admin. Code § 13:31-5.5
Recodified from 13:31-5.4 by 47 N.J.R. 651(b), effective 3/16/2015.Amended by 55 N.J.R. 391(b), effective 3/6/2023