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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" citation="COMAR 26.06.01.13" title_num="26" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="01" heading="Training.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Training Requirements for Certification Renewal. In order to be eligible for certification renewal, operators and superintendents shall demonstrate completion of the training requirements set out in Table 8 of Regulation .16 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Except as provided in §C of this regulation, training used to renew a certificate under Regulation .12 of this chapter shall be completed during the 3-year period that precedes the expiration date of the certificate.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Training used to renew a certificate late may be taken either during the 3-year period that preceded the expiration date of the certificate or during the late renewal period.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Training Approval. The Board, in conjunction with the Department and based on a review of the recommendations of the Training, Review, and Evaluation Committee, if applicable, will approve courses for purposes of satisfying the training requirements in §A, based on the following factors:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Course objectives;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Course outline;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Training material;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Instructor credentials; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Student evaluation methods and criteria.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Type of Training. Any of the following types of training may be approved:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Academic courses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>On-the-job training;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Home-study courses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Laboratory practice;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Technical part of operator or superintendent meetings; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Providing instructions.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Assignment of Units for Approved Training.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board in conjunction with the Department will assign one training unit to approved training courses for each hour of instruction.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Instructors shall earn units at the rate of 1.5 times for each hour of instruction given.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Training Used for Certification Renewal.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Training that is to be used to satisfy the requirements for certificate renewal must have been approved by the Board for the class of certificate that is to be renewed.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A certificate holder may not use the units from an approved training course more than once per renewal period to satisfy the requirements for certification renewal.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the Board has approved a training course for both operators and superintendents, a certificate holder may apply the units from that course toward the renewal of either an operator or a superintendent certificate renewal, but not both.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Process related training means a class or training event where at least 50 percent of the material presented concerns the processes listed in Tables 1, 2, and 3 of Regulation .16 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The Board may direct operators or superintendents to participate in specific training as determined necessary.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>