11 NCAC 8.0713 IS PROPOSED FOR ADOPTION AS FOLLOWS:
11 NCAC 08 .0713 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
(a) To be eligible to renew a certificate, whether active standard or active limited, a Code Enforcement Official (CEO) shall have completed the requisite number of credit hours by June 30.
(b) A credit hour is 60 minutes of class contact course instruction or equivalent distance learning time.
(c) A CEO with an active limited certificate must complete six hours of continuing education courses per renewal year in each technical area for which the limited certificate is valid. A CEO with an active standard certificate must complete six hours of continuing education courses per renewal year for each standard certificate. A CEO with a limited and a standard certificate valid for the same technical area must complete only six hours for that technical area.
(d) A CEO with only a probationary certificate and no standard or limited certificate is not required to complete any continuing education courses.
(e) If a course exceeds the number of credit hours specified for renewal of a technical area certificate, the excess credit hours may be carried forward into the following renewal year of that technical area certificate. The number of carry over credit hours may not exceed six.
(f) The Board may require mandatory courses following revision to the Building Code, or whenever the Board determines that there is a specific need for training for CEOs.
