2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-5308 — Certificate of competency; application; issuance; term; investigation.

Section 71-5308
Certificate of competency; application; issuance; term; investigation.

(1) Application for a certificate of competency to act as a certified operator of a public water system shall be made upon forms prepared by the director and shall contain such information as the director, by rule and regulation, deems necessary. If the applicant is an individual, the application shall include the applicant's social security number. The department shall establish and collect fees for certificates of competency as provided in section 71-162.

(2) Certificates of competency to act as certified operators of public water systems shall be issued by the department for the calendar years applied for and shall expire at midnight on December 31 of the third year. Certificates of competency may be renewed triennially upon application and completion of continuing competency requirements established by the department in rules and regulations. The requirements may include, but not be limited to, one or more of the continuing competency activities listed in section 71-161.09. The department shall notify each certificate holder at least ninety days before the expiration of the certificate by a letter addressed to him or her at his or her last place of residence as noted upon its records.

(3) The department shall, within thirty days after receipt of an application, make an investigation and, if found in compliance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 71-5309, shall issue a certificate of competency, valid until midnight of December 31 of the third year.

Source:

Laws 1976, LB 821, § 8

Laws 1997, LB 752, § 190

Laws 2001, LB 667, § 39

Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 90

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 131

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska