Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 70 - Home Inspection Industry Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Examination Applications, Examinations, Course Approval Requirements, Instructor Requirements, Continuing Education, Denied Application Appeal, Submission of Records, Substantial Compliance and Reciprocity › Section 158:70-9-5 - Continuing education

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Continuing education hours.
No home inspection license shall be
				renewed unless the licensee has completed at least eight (8) credit hours,
				consisting of no more than two (2) hours of Ancillary Systems topics per year,
				of continuing education prior to the date of renewal.
(b)
Special approval requirements for
				continuing education.
All continuing education providers shall abide by
				the following requirements:
(1) Course content
				should be designed to update knowledge and improve inspection skills directly
				related to the components and systems described in Subchapter 1 of this
				Chapter.
(2) All courses shall be
				at least two (2) hours in length. Recommended curriculum for Committee approval
				may cover, but it is not limited to, the following topics related to
				residential real property of four or fewer residences: (Approval of Continuing
				Education material is not an endorsement or underwriting of the subject content
				or the presentation.)
(A) structural
				systems
(B) foundations, basements,
				grading and drainage
(C) interior
				walls, windows, doors, stairways, ceilings and floors
(D) exterior walls, windows, doors, and
				stairways
(E) exterior coatings,
				claddings and glazing
(F) roof
				structure, coverings, penetrations, drainage and attics
(G) porches, decks, driveways and
				walkways
(H) railings and assistive
				devices
(I) thermal insulation, air
				penetration, and moisture barriers
(J) electrical service entrances, panels,
				branch electrical circuits, connected devices
(K) environmental heating, cooling
				ventilation, and air conditioning devices, controls and distribution
				systems
(L) solid, liquid, and gas
				fuel heating systems
(M)
				electrical heating and cooling systems chimneys, ductwork, vents, fans and
				flues (including dryer vents)
(N)
				home inspection administrative subjects
(i)
				Oklahoma home inspection laws and regulations
(ii) Oklahoma Standards of Practice
(iii) ethics
(iv) Home Inspection documentation, forms and
				contracts
(v) Report writing and
				legal ramifications of report content
(O) Ancillary Systems
(i) Plumbing systems, controls, and
				components (including septic systems)
(ii) Water supply system, capacities, and
				components (drilled wells/community water supplies)
(iii) Swimming pools, spas and hot tubs
(iv) Solar/wind/generator energy
				systems
(v) Lawn irrigation
				systems
(vi) Energy
				auditing
(3)
				Unless provided after regular working hours, the course location shall be
				outside the regular work place.
(4)
				The CE provider shall return the sign-in sheets to the home inspection license
				unit.
(5) Complaint procedure.
(A) A person, government, or private
				organization may submit a written complaint to the Committee, or its designee,
				charging a provider of continuing education with a violation of the rules, and
				specifying the grounds for the complaint.
(B) Complaints must be in writing and include
				contact information, and shall be filed on the proper complaint form prescribed
				by the Construction Industries Board, or its designee.
(C) The Committee or its designee may
				consider an unsigned or anonymous complaint for further
				investigation.
(D) Upon receipt of
				a signed complaint form, a copy shall be sent to the continuing education
				provider addressed in the complaint. The continuing education provider shall
				provide a written response within fifteen (15) days. Upon receipt of the
				continuing education provider's written response, both complaint and response
				shall be considered by the Committee, or its designee, for appropriate action
				including dismissal of the complaint, further investigation, or a finding of
				violation of a statute or rule. The Committee, or its designee, shall notify
				both complainant and continuing education provider of the determination made by
				the Committee, or its designee for an anonymous complaint. Failure of the
				continuing education provider to respond will be considered as a violation of
				this rule.
(E) If a reasonable
				cause violation determination is made by the Committee, the Oklahoma
				Administrative Procedure Act shall be followed for all disciplinary proceedings
				undertaken including but not limited to all parts of this subsection.