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RULE 16.RWb~-b D~J~1I7 T or
MAINTENANCE OF PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING
(~}1-~ All licensed and certified pesticide applicators are
required to maintain competency in the use
and application of pesticides. At the end
of five years from the date of their license or
certification. licensed and certified applicators must
demonstrate competency by either re-examinations or
by accruing the reciuired number of credit
hours through continuing education as specified
for each license and certification in Section B of this Rul one training
program, approved by the Director, during a five
year period, in order to:
(j}& ensure that they continue to meet the
requirements of changing technology, covering uses for which they are certified
or licensed
(~)b7 assure that they maintain a continuing level of competence and ability to use pesticides safely and properly covering uses for which they are certified or licensed and
(j)e7 acquaint them with
changes in Federal and State regulations.
(B) Credit Hours - A standard number
of credit hours will be required within every
five years from the date of an applicators license
or certification in order for an applicator to
maintain their license or certification as an
applicator of pesticides. Recertification credits must
be obtained by attendance at a Department
anproved training proaram. The total number of
recertification credits required for each license or
certification category are as follows:
(1) Private
Certification - Six (6) Credit Hours every five years.
(2) Commercial
License - Eight (8) Credit Hours every five years.
(3) Commercial Certification - Eight~8) Credit Hours Per Category every five years.
One credit hour eQuals fifty (50) consecutive
minutes of continuing education training.
(C) Standards for Continuing Education The following
standards will assist the licensed or certified pesticide
applicator in selecting an appropriate program and the provider
of education in planning and implementin2 continuing
education proarams. The over-ridin2 consideration in determining
whether a specific program qualifies as accentable
continuina education is that it be a
nlanned program of learning, which contributes
directly to the professional competence of a
licensed pesticide applicator.
(1) Amount
(a) Fifty (50) consecutive clock
minutes is equivalent to one credit hour.
(b) One continuing education credit unit
(CEU) equals ten credit hours.
(c) One semester hour equals fifteen (15)
credit hours.
(2) Continuing
Education Provider Standards
(a) Course Objectives: Objectives shall be
written and be the basis for deterininin~ content. learniua experience.
teaching methodologies.and evaluation.
(b) Subject matter Appropriate subject matter for continuing education purposes shall include, but not be limited to. one or more of the following:
(i) Applicable
State and Federal Laws and Re2ulations:
(ii) Integrated Pest Management:
(iii) Non-chemical Alternatives:
(iv) Ground Water or Surface water ~
(v) Endangered Species:
(vii Pesticide Impact on Human Health:
(vii) Pesticide Impact on beneficial insects, fish, birds
andwildlife
(viii Label and Labeling Comprehension:
(ix) Acute and Chronic Toxicity:
(x) Biological Control:
(xi) Subject matter, which improves competency and is not specified on the foregoing list.
(c) Emplovees orientation or in-seryice
presentations concerning standard operating procedures specific to the
emploving agency shall not be accepted for continuin2 education purposes.
(d) Subject matter shall be described in
outline form and shall include course objectives, content, time allotment.
faculW and evaluation format.
(e) Continuing Education providers must notify the Department a minimum of fourteen (14) days in advance of offering credit hours.locations(s) and contact persons.
(3)
Method of Obtaining Credit
Hours : workshops, lectures and
seminars are acceptable for obtaining continuing education credit hours.
Continuing education credit hours may also be obtained from an academic institution.
self-study or correspondence course, and for teaching and/or publishing
activities provided the following standards are adhered to:
(a)
Academic Course: The course must be within the
framework of a curriculum that leads to an academic dearee in entomology,
botany. vlant pathology. agriculture, pest control. toxicology. public health
or is relevant to pesticide use, or any course within that curriculum that is
necessary to an. individual’s professional growth and development.
(b)
Self-Study or Correspondence Course:
The course should:
(I) be developed by a professional
group, which is a pesticide
related
educational corporation or professional. association:
(ii) follow a logical
sequence:
(iii) involve the student by requiring active response to module
materials and providing feedback:
(iv) contain a test to indicate progress and verify completion of
module: and
·(v) supply
a bibliography for continued study.
(c) Teaching or Publication: Continuing education
hours may be earned by teaching a particular
course, seminar series, or workshop for the first time,
delivering a paper or lecture, or publishing an article or book
in pesticide use. As provided above, a course.
seminar, or book may be considered for up
to nine (9) continuing education hours: a published article
may be considered the euuivalent of up to
five (5) credit hours: and a lecture or paper
may be considered the equivalent of up to three
(3) credit hours.
(4) Education Methods
(a) Learning
experiences and teaching methods should be appropriate to achieve the
objectives of the program.
(b) Principles
of adult education should be considered in the design of
(c) Time
allotted for each activity should be sufficient for the
student to meet the objectives of the program.
(5) Faculty Qualifications - Faculty should be familiar with the
principles of adult education and should provide documentation to the
provider/student-illustrating competency in the content of the vlanned learning
experience.
(6) Evaluation
(a) Provision may be made for evaluating
the Participant’s attainment of the stated student
objectives/outcomes.
(b) Participants may be given the opportunity to evaluate faculty, learning experiences, instructional methods, facilities and educational resources used for the offerings/programs.
(7) Specific Conditions Regarding Continuing Education
Requirements
Certified or Licensed applicators taking
courses for the purposes of obtaining a baccalaureate or
higher degree in the biological sciences may meet the
continuing education requirements specified in this section provided
such courses ~ual at least the required number of hours
and content of course(s) be related to pesticide or Pest
management topics. Other academic de~ee programs may
qualify at the discretion of the Department.
Individuals must submit copies of course transcripts
to the Department to verify proof of attendance
before continuing education credit is granted.
(d) 2~ Licensed
and certified applicators who attend successfully complete
such a training program, as outlined in paragraph (Al), shall be issued a
certificate of attendance for verification, a copy of which will be
filed with the applicators reeord~.
(e)3~ Licensed and certified applicators who fail to satisfy
the continuing education r~~Air..~meifl~at4end-a4Fainingpfe~eam,
as required in paragraph (Al), at-least once every five years shall be
required to attend the appropriate core and category training sessions, and
re-take another examination before their certification or license will
be renewed.
RULE 17. RUbE-M COMMERCIAL
APPLICATOR LICENSES
(A}1-7 a7 On and after October 21, 1977, Each
person engaged in the application of any pesticide, other than a
“restricted-use” or “state limited use pesticide”, as a commercial applicator
shall possess a valid commercial applicator license, issued by the Director, except that a person who is
applying such a pesticide on land owned or rented by the applicator or his
employer shall not be required to possess such a license.
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