OAR 812-022-0015: Minimum Continuing Education Requirements — Continuing Education for Residential Contractors

(1) Except as provided in section (3), residential contractors shall have an owner, officer, RMI or employee, or a combination of those persons, who complete a minimum of eight hours of continuing education every licensing period as described in sections (2) and (3). (2) Residential continuing education hours consist of the following: (a) Three hours of education on laws, regulations and business practices offered by the agency or by an approved provider under an agreement with the agency; and (b) Five hours of education, approved by the agency and offered by approved providers, in one or more of the following subjects: (A) Construction business practices; (B) Marketing; (C) Customer service; (D) Accounting; (E) Business law; (F) Bidding; (G) Building Codes; (H) Safety; (I) Energy; (J) Trade specific courses, including, but not limited to, roofing, excavation and exterior shell construction; (K) Environmental hazards, including, but not limited to, asbestos, lead and radon. (3) Residential contractors that have not been licensed as a residential contractor during any part of the six-years immediately preceding their scheduled renewal date must complete an additional eight hours of residential continuing education in one or more of the subjects listed in section (2)(b). (4) Courses shall be a minimum of 50 minutes to qualify for one hour of residential continuing education credit. Courses shall be at least one credit hour. (5) Credit shall not be given for an individual student repeating the same residential continuing education course during a two-year licensing period, or for more than three hours of laws, regulations and business practices courses provided by the agency during a two-year licensing period. (6) If, during the two years immediately preceding the expiration date of the license, a residential contractor served on active duty in the United States armed forces, including but not limited to mobilization or deployment, the residential continuing education requirement is waived for that two-year licensing period. This exemption applies only if the residential contractor is a: (a) Sole proprietor without employees; (b) Sole owner of a corporation; or (c) Sole member of a limited liability company.