Section 425-2-006 - REQUIREMENTS - INITIAL LICENSE006.01 INITIAL CLASS B LICENSE REQUIREMENTS An individual may be issued an initial Class B License as a county highway superintendent or a city street superintendent upon application and meeting the following requirements:
006.01A Fee. The applicant shall pay the Class B license application fee of twenty-five dollars ($ 25.00) for each license as provided in Section 39-2306, Nebraska Revised Statutes.006.01B Qualifications. The candidate shall qualify under either Section 006.01B1 or Section 006.01B2. 006.01B1 The candidate shall successfully complete a written examination approved by the Board and administered semiannually by the Board. The examination shall test the candidate's qualifications for the positions of county highway superintendent and city street superintendent as prescribed in Section 39-2307, Nebraska Revised Statutes. Prior to the first of the year, the Board shall schedule the dates of the examination for that year and shall determine the minimum score necessary for successful completion of the examination. 006.01B1(a) A candidate for a Class B license shall take and successfully complete one (1) of the next four (4) semi-annual examinations following his or her approval by the Board as a candidate for examination.006.01B1(b) A candidate for a Class B license who does not successfully complete the examination may retake the examination once within the period prescribed in Subsection 006.01B1 (a) without reapplying. The person shall remain a candidate until he or she again fails to complete the examination successfully or until the period expires.006.01B2 The candidate shall demonstrate to the Board that he or she is a licensed registered professional engineer in Nebraska, in good standing, and therefore is exempt from examination.006.02 INITIAL CLASS A LICENSE REQUIREMENTS An individual holding a Class B license may be issued a Class A license as a county highway superintendent or a city street superintendent upon application and meeting the following requirements:
006.02A County or City License. The initial Class A license applied for (county or city) shall correspond to the type of the Class B license which it will replace. An applicant holding both Class B licenses shall specify which Class B license or licenses (county or city or both) he or she wishes to have replaced by a Class A license or licenses.006.02B Fee. The applicant shall pay the Class A license application fee of seventy-five dollars ($ 75.00) for each license as provided in Section 39-2308.01, Nebraska Revised Statutes.006.02C Eligibility - Prior License. To be eligible, the applicant shall have held his or her current Class B county highway superintendent or city street superintendent license for at least two (2) calendar years dating back from January 1 following the December 31 application deadline prescribed in Subsection 005.03B2(a).006.02D Qualifications - Prior Experience. The applicant either shall document sufficient experience as an employed superintendent or shall document comparable work experience. 006.02D1 Employed Superintendent. The applicant was appointed by the governing body of, and was employed by, one or more counties and/or one or more municipalities as a county highway superintendent or city street superintendent, at least half-time, for at least twenty-four (24) months within the preceding six years. 006.02D1(a) Such employment shall include responsibility for all aspects of street or highway superintending as defined in Subsection 003.04 of this rule, including managerial or supervisory responsibility over departments, sections or positions responsible for roads, streets or highways, except that such managerial or supervisory responsibility shall not extend to general executive, administrative or elected positions such as mayor, city manager, city administrator, or county board, city council or village board member.006.02D1(b) The six (6) year period specified in Subsection 006.02D1 shall extend from October of the sixth year preceding the year the Class A application is due, through December of the year such application is due.006.02D2 Comparable Work Experience. The applicant had at least forty-eight (48) months of work experience that is comparable to the work experience of appointed and employed county highway superintendents and city street superintendents, on at least a half-time basis, in the preceding eight (8) years. 006.02D2(a) Such experience shall include performing work substantially similar to all of the superintendent duties defined in Subsection 003.04 of this rule, including managerial or supervisory responsibility over departments, sections or positions engaged in such comparable work.006.02D2(b) The following shall constitute comparable work experience: 006.02D2(b)(i) Responsibility for federal, state, municipal or private industry highway, road or street improvement or maintenance projects, including serving as lead consultant, project manager, principal designer, design supervisor, budget and resources manager, or overall manager or administrator, for such projects.006.02D2(b)(ii) Serving as an appointed and contracted consulting county highway or city street superintendent or engineer, or in a comparable capacity, including concurrent service for two or more jurisdictions, if such service included oversight or active advisory responsibility for substantially all aspects of street or highway superintending as enumerated in Subsection 003.04.006.02D2(b)(iii) Training county highway or city street superintendents or engineers, or persons in comparable capacities.006.02D2(b)(iv) Other comparable work experience as may be presented to the Board for its consideration.006.02D2(c) The eight (8) year period specified in Subsection 006.02D2 shall extend from October of the eighth year preceding the year the Class A application is due, through December of the year such application is due. Such eight (8) year requirement may be waived for exceptional circumstances as approved by the Board.425 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 006