NAC534.2927. Continuing education of well drillers.

     1. A credit unit of continuing education is earned for each hour the holder of a well-drilling license attends a workshop, seminar or course or participates in any other type of educational activity related to well drilling or related subjects approved by the Division. Such educational activities may include, without limitation, the completion of college courses or Internet courses, compiling and instructing courses approved by the Division, active participation on the board of a professional organization and authoring appropriate publications.

     2. A well driller must maintain documentation verifying that he or she has completed the number of credit units of continuing education required by NAC 534.2923. Documentation of completion of continuing education which is satisfactory to the Division includes, without limitation:

     (a) A log, on a form provided by the State Engineer, indicating the type of educational activity claimed, the sponsoring organization, the duration of the course or activity, the name of the instructor and the number of credit units; and

     (b) Documents providing evidence of attendance at or participation in an educational activity, including, without limitation, a certificate of completion.

     3. A well driller shall maintain the documentation required pursuant to subsection 2 for a period of 3 years after the date of completion of the credit units of continuing education and shall make the documentation available for review by the State Engineer at the request of the Division.

     4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 or 6, the Division shall deny the renewal of a license if, at the time of renewal, the well driller is unable to provide documentation of completion of the number of credit units of continuing education required by NAC 534.2923.

     5. The Division may exempt a well driller from all or part of the number of credit units of continuing education required by NAC 534.2923 if the well driller:

     (a) Served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for 120 consecutive days or more during the licensing period immediately preceding the application for renewal;

     (b) Was prevented from earning the number of credit units of continuing education required by NAC 534.2923 because of a physical disability, serious illness or other extenuating circumstances; or

     (c) Is within the first renewal period after the well driller has applied or reapplied for his or her license and has passed all three parts of the examination.

     6. A well driller who has allowed his or her license to expire or otherwise become of no effect is exempt from the requirements of continuing education set forth in NAC 534.2923 unless the well driller files an application for renewal of the license within 1 year after the license expired or otherwise became of no effect.

     7. A well driller who is not a resident of this State is subject to the same requirements of continuing education as a well driller who is a resident of this State.

     8. The Division shall request that the Nevada Groundwater Association:

     (a) Develop a program for continuing education for review and, if appropriate, approval by the Division;

     (b) Implement a program that is developed and approved pursuant to paragraph (a);

     (c) Provide recommendations to the Division concerning:

          (1) The amount and nature of continuing education that is necessary to maintain and improve the competency of a well driller; and

          (2) The number of credit units of continuing education that should be assigned to specific educational activities; and

     (d) Encourage other associations for well drillers, related professional organizations and educational institutions to make additional educational activities available for well drillers.

     9. If the Nevada Groundwater Association does not submit a program for continuing education to the Division pursuant to subsection 8, or if the program submitted pursuant to subsection 8 is not approved by the Division, the Division may request that the Board or another established professional organization approved by the State Engineer:

     (a) Develop a program for continuing education for review and, if appropriate, approval by the Division; and

     (b) Implement a program that is developed and approved pursuant to paragraph (a).

     10. The Division shall review each educational activity submitted to the Division to satisfy the continuing education requirements set forth in NAC 534.2923 to determine the number of credit units of continuing education, if any, to assign to the educational activity.

     11. The Division is not obligated to provide credit units of continuing education for a course that was completed before the Division has approved the course.

     (Added to NAC by St. Engineer by R009-06, eff. 6-1-2006; A by R039-12, 6-29-2012)