(a) Prior to the expiration of his or her license, an individual license holder shall renew his or her specialty license(s) by submitting the following to the state fire marshal’s office:
- (1) A completed application form DSFM 123;
- (2) One passport sized photo;
- (3) Applicable fee; and
- (4) Evidence of successful completion of a minimum of 8 hours of technical instruction relevant to the gas industry, 3 hours of which shall be based upon the National Fuel Gas Code as defined in Saf-C 8002.13, during the previous 24 consecutive months.
(b) For the purposes of (a)(4) above:
- (1) The successful completion of the minimum 8 hours of technical instruction shall be applied to one or more specialty licenses and shall not mean that a minimum of 8 hours of technical instruction is required for each specialty license applied for;
- (2) Courses qualifying for technical instruction shall be designed to assist the licensee in keeping abreast of changing technology, laws, rules and practices which will affect the gas fitting industry; and
- (3) A qualifying technical training program may be applied only once toward the requirements for licensing or renewal.
- (c) An individual applicant who meets the relicensing requirements pursuant to this section shall be issued a new pocket card and wall certificate.
Source. #8954, eff 7-21-07; amd by #9542, eff 9-10-09