1. (a) Each applicant for certification shall meet eligibility requirements as noted in the following table.

   CERTIFICATE CLASS	POINTS	EXPERIENCE
   Small System	12.5	6 months
   I	13.0	1 year
   II	14.0	1 year
   III	16.0	2 years
   IV	18.0	2 years

   1. (1) Point totals shall be determined using the following table.

      EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION	POINTS
      Each year of operating experience	1.0
      High school graduation (GED or equivalent)	12.0
      Each full year of college (30 hours credit)	1.0
      Each department-approved educational course (10 consecutive contact hours)	0.25
      Successful completion of California state university correspondence courses (each volume)	1.0
      Department-approved semester courses (60 contact hours)	1.5
      Department-approved two-year environmental technology degree	6.0

   2. (2) Completion of an approved two-year environmental technology degree shall fulfill the one year of experience requirement for taking a Class I examination.
2. (b) Minimum training requirements. Each operator who holds a certificate of competency shall be required to meet minimum training requirements before certificate renewal. All Class I, II, III, and IV certified operators shall acquire at least 10 hours of approved training every two years. Small system operators shall acquire five hours of approved training every two years.
3. (c) Each operator who conducts approved training for water supply system operators and wastewater treatment facility operators may receive credit equal to the number of hours of training provided. Credit shall be granted for teaching a department-approved course or seminar only in its initial presentation.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-4512; effective Sept. 28, 1992; amended Aug. 31, 2001.)