# Title 90 — State Board of Water Well Contractors

## Article 90-01 — General Administration

## Chapter 90-01-03 — Continuing Education

### § 90-01-03-01. Continuing education - Defined.

Repealed effective October 1, 2024.
### § 90-01-03-02. Coursework.

Coursework may be provided by:
1. The national ground water association;
2. The North Dakota well drillers association;
3. The department of environmental quality;
4. The department of water resources; or
5. Any board-approved course provider.
History: Effective May 1, 2002; amended effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-23
### § 90-01-03-03. Preapproval by board.

A continuing education course must be preapproved by the board unless otherwise provided by
law.
History: Effective May 1, 2002; amended effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-23
### § 90-01-03-04. Request preapproval.

The continuing education course provider or certificate holder shall request continuing education
coursework preapproval by submitting to the board a course outline, the instructor's name, the training
duration, and an explanation of how the training relates to water well, pump and pitless unit, geothermal
system, or monitoring well construction or service.
History: Effective May 1, 2002; amended effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-23

### § 90-01-03-05. Request approval after course.

A certificate holder may request continuing education approval that was not preapproved by
submitting to the board attendance verification, a course outline, the instructor's name, the training
duration, an explanation of how the training relates to water well, pump and pitless unit, geothermal
system, or monitoring well construction or service, and an explanation of why preapproval was not
obtained. The board shall determine on a case-by-case basis whether to approve continuing education
that was not preapproved.
History: Effective May 1, 2002; amended effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-23
### § 90-01-03-06. Hours.

Each certificate holder shall earn board-approved continuing education hours every two-year
reporting cycle to qualify for certificate renewal. A water well contractor, geothermal system installer, or
monitoring well contractor shall earn at least six hours and a pump and pitless unit installer shall earn at
least two hours of board-approved continuing education every reporting cycle. A new certificate holder
is required to earn the board-approved continuing education credits during the two years following the
initial certification year. An hour may not be used for more than one reporting period.
History: Effective May 1, 2002; amended effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-17, 43-35-23
### § 90-01-03-07. Hour defined.

Repealed effective October 1, 2024.
### § 90-01-03-08. Noncompliance.

A certificate holder who fails to complete the required board-approved continuing education hours
during the reporting period is not eligible for certificate renewal. Such individual may complete the
required hours by March thirty-first of the following year and be eligible for certificate renewal. After
March thirty-first, the certificate holder shall reapply and pass the examination required to initially obtain
a certificate.
History: Effective May 1, 2002; amended effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-17
