Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16 § 1950.5

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 43, October 25, 2024

Section 1950.5 - Hour Value System

The following hour values shall be assigned to the educational activities approved by the Board. All educational activities must be submitted to the Board for approval before presentation for continuing education credit, in accordance with section 1953. Each activity approved for technical or rules and regulations continuing education hours must include a written examination to be administered at the end of the course. Examinations administered at the end of the course must consist of ten questions per one hour of instruction, with 40 questions minimum for any activity of instruction of four hours or more. Licensees must obtain a passing score of 70% or better in order to obtain a certificate of course completion. If the examination is failed, the licensee shall be allowed to be reexamined by taking a different examination within sixty days.

(a) Accredited college courses - 10 hours for each 2 semester-unit course; 16 hours for each 3 semester-unit course.

(b) Adult education courses - 6 hours

(c) Professional seminars or meetings - up to a maximum of 6 hours per seminar or meeting. Additional hours may be approved depending on the complexity of the activity and its relevance to new developments in the field of pest control.

(d) Technical seminars or meetings - up to a maximum of 6 hours per seminar or meeting. Additional hours may be approved depending on the complexity of the activity and its relevance to new developments in the field of pest control.

(e) Operators' courses approved by the Board pursuant to section 8565.5 of the code - 1 hour per hour of instruction.

(f) Correspondence courses developed by the Board pursuant to section 8565.5 of the code - full credit per branch.

(g) Correspondence courses approved by the Board - hours will be assigned depending on the complexity of the course and its relevance to new developments in the field of pest control.

(h) Association meetings - 1 hour for every hour of instruction up to a maximum of 4 hours per meeting.

(i) Structural Pest Control Board meetings - 1 general hour and 1 rule and regulation hour per meeting, up to a maximum of 4 hours per renewal period (excluding Board Members.) This activity is exempt from examination requirements pursuant to this section.

(j) Structural Pest Control Board Committee meetings - 1 hour per meeting, up to a maximum of 2 hours per renewal period (excluding Board Members).

(k) In-house training in technical subjects - 1 hour per hour of instruction.

(l) Board approved Rules and Regulations courses - 1 hour for every hour of instruction.

(m) Integrated Pest Management courses - 1 hour for every hour of instruction.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1950.5

1. Amendment filed 6-13-91; operative 7-13-91 (Register 91, No. 41).
2. Amendment of subsections (c), (d), (g), (h) and (l) and new subsection (m) filed 5-12-94; operative 6-13-94 (Register 94, No. 19).
3. Amendment of subsections (d) and (h) filed 3-6-95; operative 4-5-95 (Register 95, No. 10).
4. Amendment of subsections (d) and (m) filed 3-13-96; operative 4-12-96 (Register 96, No. 11).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (c), (d), (g) and (h) filed 3-26-2002 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2002, No. 13).
6. Amendment filed 7-6-2005; operative 8-5-2005 (Register 2005, No. 27).
7. New subsection (m) filed 3-20-2009; operative 4-19-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).

Note: Authority cited: Section 8525, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 8593, Business and Professions Code.