§ 5-6-20.1. Mandatory continuing education.
(a) On or before January 1, 1996, the board of examiners of electricians shall, by regulation,
establish a mandatory continuing education program for all persons licensed under
this chapter. The program is designed to ensure current competency in each licensee's
area of certification and/or licensing.
(b) On and after January 1, 1997, no license under this chapter shall be renewed unless
the licensee demonstrates, in a manner prescribed by the board of examiners of electricians,
that he or she has successfully completed at least fifteen (15) clock hours of continu
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§ 5-6-20.1. Mandatory continuing education.
(a) On or before January 1, 1996, the board of examiners of electricians shall, by regulation,
establish a mandatory continuing education program for all persons licensed under
this chapter. The program is designed to ensure current competency in each licensee's
area of certification and/or licensing.
(b) On and after January 1, 1997, no license under this chapter shall be renewed unless
the licensee demonstrates, in a manner prescribed by the board of examiners of electricians,
that he or she has successfully completed at least fifteen (15) clock hours of continuing
education pursuant to and in compliance with the mandatory continuing education program
established under this section.
(c) The course of study to be conducted over the fifteen-clock-hour (15) period shall
be approved by the board of examiners of electricians. Course providers may include,
but not be limited to, vocational schools, association seminars, labor training programs,
employee training programs, and private instructors or inspectors and must also be
approved by the building commissioner's office. Instructors or inspectors shall be
Rhode Island licensed electrical contractors employed by or about to be employed by
the providers and be board approved.
(d) The mandatory continuing education requirement is limited to Class A and Class B electricians.
(e) Out-of-state residents who hold a Rhode Island electrical license are allowed to submit
a fifteen-hour (15) continuing education credit from their state if it meets the Rhode
Island requirements and their state recognizes the Rhode Island continuing education
certificates.
(f) Upon completion of the fifteen-clock-hour (15) course, an approved uniform certificate
of completion shall be issued. Licensees are required to submit this verification
of completion for license renewal. The continuing education credits shall be included
in the currently adopted edition of the National Electrical Code and the International
Code Council (ICC) national codes.
(g) Only those approved instructors actually teaching a fifteen-clock-hour (15) course
shall be exempt from attending the fifteen-hour (15) course.