1.    As provided under section 43-35-17, each certificate holder shall earn board-approved continuing education during every two-year reporting cycle to qualify for certificate renewal, except a new certificate holder is not required to earn continuing education until the second renewal year following initial certification.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-35-23

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33

2.    Continuing education coursework may be provided by the national ground water association,    the    North    Dakota    well    drillers    association,    incorporated,    a board-sponsored workshop, the department of environmental quality, the state water commission, or by any board-approved course provider.

3.    A continuing education course must be disapproved by the board unless otherwise provided under this section. A continuing education course provider or a certificate holder shall request disapproval of continuing education coursework by submitting to the board a course outline, the instructor’s name, the length of the training, and an explanation of how the training relates to the construction and service of water wells.

4.    A certificate holder may request approval of education that was not preapproved by submitting to the board verification of attendance, a course outline, and an explanation of why preapproval was not obtained. The board shall determine on a case-by-case basis whether to approve education that was not preapproved.