OAR 812-020-0070: Certification of Hours — Continuing Education for Commercial Contractors

(1) Upon renewal, a commercial contractor must certify that one or more key employees obtained the continuing education required by OAR 812-020-0050 to 812-020-0073. (2) For a commercial general or specialty contractor – level 1 with five or more key employees, the commercial contractor must certify that one or more key employees completed at least 80 hours during the preceding license period. (3) For a commercial general or specialty contractor – level 1 with four or fewer key employees, the commercial contractor must certify as follows: (a) With four key employees, that one or more key employees completed at least 64 hours during the preceding license period. (b) With three key employees, that one or more key employees completed at least 48 hours during the preceding license period. (c) With two key employees, that one or more key employees completed at least 32 hours during the preceding license period. (d) With one key employee, that the key employee completed at least 16 hours during the preceding license period. (4) For a commercial general or specialty contractor – level 2, the commercial contractor must certify that one or more key employees completed at least 32 hours during the preceding license period. (5) If a contractor changes its endorsement during the license period or at the time of renewal, the contractor may elect to complete either residential continuing education or commercial continuing education for that license period. (6) For purposes of this rule, if a contractor is subject to the continuing education requirement, the number of key employees is the number of such persons employed by the commercial contractor as of the previous date of license issuance, reissuance or renewal as a commercial contractor.