Section 260-RICR-30-15-7.14 - Continuing Education RequirementsA. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-20.1(d), mandatory continuing education requirements established by the board are limited to Certificate A and Certificate B electricians.B. R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-20.1 requires licensees to complete at least fifteen hours of continuing education in a course of study approved by the board as a condition of licensure renewal.C. Out-of-state licensees who are residents of another state and cannot access board approved courses may take a National Electrical Code course, and obtain a copy of the Rhode Island amendments from the Rhode Island Building Code Commission Office.D. In addition to the continuing education requirements in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-20.1, instructors and inspectors shall adhere to the following requirements set by the board:1. Instructors or inspectors shall attend a preparation seminar held by Department of Labor and Training, Division of Professional Regulations, every three (3) years, prior to teaching a fifteen (15) hour course.2. Instructors or inspectors are required to teach a class during each and every code cycle.3. Instructors or inspectors are required to teach the current electrical code with necessary amendments to be forwarded to the student, upon adoption of the same.4. Instructors or inspectors are required to ensure that any and all of their students are actually in attendance for the required fifteen (15) hours of continuing education. Instructors or inspectors shall issue an approved uniform certificate verifying the completion of the fifteen (15) hour course, to each student, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-20.1(f). Any instructor or inspector who has provided a false statement, shall be subject to the penalties, prosecution and enforcement of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-6.5. Instructors or inspectors are hereby required to provide the Department of Labor and Training/Division of Professional Regulation with copies of their fifteen (15) hour mandatory continuing education course curriculum, class location and class schedules.6. A minimum of ten (10) students per class is required, unless approved by the Department of Labor & Training.260 R.I. Code R. 260-RICR-30-15-7.14
Amended effective 11/28/2018