Section 216-RICR-50-05-5.12 - RenewalA. Operators shall be sent renewal notices approximately sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of their current certification. If an operator fails to renew by the expiration date of their current certificate, he/she may still submit a renewal application up to six (6) months after the expiration date. Any operator allowing this grace period to expire must meet all minimum experience, training and examination requirements to become re-certified.B. To renew any grade or classification of certificate, the applicant shall have been actively working in the area of his/her certification for at least twenty percent (20%) of the time.C. As a prerequisite to certificate renewal, an applicant must complete the number of continuing training/education contact hours related to drinking supply treatment and/or transmission and distribution specified below and which are acceptable to the Board. Courses approved for training contact hour credit may be used for renewal a maximum of one (1) time during any renewal period.D. Contact Hours required (one (1) continuing education unit (CEU) equals ten (10) contact hours): Class | Two (2) Year Renewal Period | Three (3) Year Renewal Period |
VSS | Two (2) Hours | Three (3) Hours |
Class 1 | Ten (10) Hours | Fifteen (15) Hours |
Class 2 | Ten (10) Hours | Fifteen (15) Hours |
Class 3 | Twenty (20) Hours | Thirty (30) Hours |
Class 4 | Twenty (20) Hours | Thirty (30) Hours |
E. Applicants must complete fifty percent (50%) or more of their required training contact hours in technical areas directly related to the operations of the water system employing them and may complete no more than twenty-five percent (25%) each, in the areas of health/safety and supervisory skills.F. Failure to meet these requirements or to furnish the required information shall constitute grounds for refusal to renew.G. In the event of a State of Emergency declared by the governor pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9, the Board may grant an extension beyond the six (6) month grace period for a license that expired during the State of Emergency.H. During the pendency of a State of Emergency declared by the governor pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9, the superintendent (designated operator) may continue with his or her duties as operator in-direct-responsible charge of a public water system past the expiration date of his or her license.216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-50-05-5.12
Amended effective 10/7/2020