California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 8 - Accreditation, Certification and Work Practices for Lead-Based Paint and Lead Hazards › Article 2 - Eligibility Requirements for Accreditation and Course Approval › Section 35054 - Operational Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  accredited training provider shall provide facilities for classroom instruction,
				  hands-on training, and simulated field visits. The training provider shall also
				  provide equipment, instructional material, and instructor personnel to provide
				  training needed to achieve the objectives for which the course or continuing
				  education instruction is offered. Equipment shall be maintained in proper working
				  condition and licensed and stored in compliance with applicable requirements and
				  regulations.
(b) A student-to-instructor
				  ratio of not greater than ten to one shall be maintained during hands-on training
				  and instructors shall provide attention to and observation of each student's
				  activities.
(c) Only an accredited
				  training provider shall be approved to offer continuing education
				  instruction.
(d) An accredited training
				  provider shall administer a final examination to eligible students seeking a Course
				  Completion Form in each course or continuing education instruction.
(e) A minimum score of 70% shall be considered a
				  passing score on a final examination.
(f) An accredited training provider shall allow a
				  student who fails to attain a passing score on a final examination to retake the
				  examination up to two more times within 30 calendar days from the date the original
				  examination was given. These examinations shall be different from, but equivalent
				  to, the original final examination.
(g)
				  Within 30 calendar days of a student passing a final examination, an accredited
				  training provider shall issue a completed Course Completion Form to the student and
				  the Department.
(h) A final examination
				  shall be designed to test a student's knowledge of information and ability to
				  perform job tasks taught in a course or continuing education instruction. This
				  examination may be administered verbally or in written form, shall be given to
				  student's individually, shall include demonstration testing if hands-on training is
				  done, and shall consist of the following:
(1)
				  Demonstration testing shall comprise a minimum of 15% and shall not exceed 35% of
				  the final examination, except for the lead-related construction work course which
				  shall not exceed 50%; and
(2) A minimum
				  of 100 questions for the lead-related construction inspection and assessment course
				  and the lead-related construction supervision and project monitoring course;
				  or
(3) A minimum of 75 questions for the
				  lead-related construction Certified Industrial Hygienist course; or
(4) A minimum of 50 questions for the lead-related
				  construction work course and the lead-related construction supplemental supervision
				  and project monitoring course; or
(5) A
				  minimum of 30 questions for the lead-related construction sampling technician
				  course; or
(6) A minimum of five
				  questions for each contact hour of continuing education
				  instruction.