Sec. 6.5. (a) A wastewater treatment plant operator, water treatment plant operator, or water distribution system operator certified under this chapter may renew the operator’s certificate triennially by:

(1) paying a renewal fee of thirty dollars ($30); and

(2) meeting any continuing education requirements established under rules adopted by the board.

     (b) The:

(1) fee is due and payable; and

(2) proof of compliance with continuing education requirements must be submitted to the department;

on or before the renewal date established under rules adopted by the board.

     (c) A person who fails to renew a certificate under this section within one (1) year after the date the certificate expires may not receive a renewal certificate without reexamination.

As added by P.L.132-2000, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.147-2015, SEC.8; P.L.181-2018, SEC.6.