An operator shall apply for renewal of current certificates. Certificates shall be renewed by payment of the applicable fee as set forth in § 74:21:02:50 unless certificates are not renewable under § 74:21:02:53, replaced by one of a higher grade, or revoked or suspended under § 74:21:02:57. Renewal receipts must be issued by the secretary upon receipt of the renewal fee.

Criteria for yearly renewal must include the operator's attendance at seminars, training courses, technical conferences, or related college courses approved by the board's secretary.

An operator holding only one certificate, which is a Class I or II certificate, must have 10 contact hours or one continuing education unit in the three years prior to the renewal date. An operator holding only one certificate, which is a Class III or IV certificate, is required to have 20 contact hours or two continuing education units in the three years prior to the renewal date. If an operator has more than one certificate and all certificates are Class I and II certificates, the operator is required to have 15 contact hours or 1.5 continuing education units in the three years prior to the renewal date. If an operator has more than one certificate and at least one of those certificates is a Class III or IV certificate, the operator is required to have 30 contact hours or three continuing education units in the three years prior to the renewal date.

Source: 6 SDR 49, effective January 1, 1980; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; 27 SDR 53, effective December 4, 2000; 34 SDR 304, effective June 9, 2008; 46 SDR 66, effective November 27, 2019.

General Authority: SDCL 34A-3-24.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-3-1 8 .

Prior versions effective: 2008-06-09.