Section 422.80  Continuing Education Requirements

All applicants for renewal of individual licenses shall provide evidence of having participated in an Agency-approved program of continuing education as indicated in this Section.

a)         Effective July 1, 2005, the required continuing education per year for categories of licenses issued pursuant to this Part is as follows:

            AGENCY NOTE:  Effective July 1, 2005, the individual who is licensed for both Measurement and Mitigation needs 6 credits per year for each license (i.e., 12 credits per year).

b)         Until July 1, 2005, the individual may choose to meet the continuing education criteria that becomes effective July 1, 2005 or the required continuing education per year period for the category of license issued pursuant to the following:

AGENCY NOTE:  All applicants for individual licenses shall provide evidence of participating in an approved program of continuing education as indicated in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.  All credits are Category I, unless otherwise noted.  Category I can be substituted for Category II.

c)         Effective July 1, 2005, continuing education credits may be obtained via participation in courses or teaching approved courses.  Until July 1, 2005, the individual may choose to meet the criteria that becomes effective July 1, 2005 or continuing education credits may be obtained via participation in courses, teaching approved courses, and by documented attendance at seminars or meetings of professional organizations.  To obtain credit for attendance at seminars and meetings, licensees shall submit a copy of the agenda and the sign-in sheet or other similar proof of attendance.

d)         Effective July 1, 2005, licensed individuals shall receive continuing education credits (CECs) for an approved radon course only once during a 5 year interval. Until July 1, 2005, the individual may choose to meet the criteria that becomes effective July 1, 2005, or for Radon Measurement Professionals and Radon Mitigation Professionals, at least 8 of the required 16 CECs shall be in approved radon courses.

e)         The basis for a unit of continuing education credit shall be the contact hour (50 minutes) of lecture.  Activity other than lecture shall be submitted to the Agency for evaluation in accordance with Section 422.85 of this Part.

f)          Licensees shall submit required documentation for CECs as part of the application for renewal.

g)         Continuing education credit for courses shall be given for courses approved by the Agency in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 422.85 of this Part.

h)         For courses not approved by the Agency, a licensee may submit the information required by Section 422.85 of this Part to the Agency for approval.  This documentation shall be submitted at least 180 days prior to license expiration.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 3212, effective February 22, 2005)