Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-155-112. License and registration renewal--term of license--renewal--fees--reinstatement--continuing education--rules

(1)(a) Beginning with the plumbing license cycle that begins on March 1, 2027, and each subsequent license cycle thereafter, the board shall issue and renew plumbing licenses for a period of three years unless otherwise determined by the director.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section, all license and registration renewal and renewal fees shall be in accordance with sections 12-20-105 and 12-20-202(1).

(2)(a) Licenses and registrations issued pursuant to this article 155 are subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202(1) and (2). Any person whose license or registration has expired is subject to the penalties provided in this article 155 or section 12-20-202(1).

(b) This subsection (2)(b) does not apply to water conditioning installers and water conditioning principals. To reinstate a license or registration that has been expired for two or more years, a person must demonstrate competency by:

(c) To reinstate a license or registration that has been expired for less than two years, a person must comply with subsection (3)(a) of this section; except that this subsection (2)(c) does not apply to water conditioning installers and water conditioning principals.

(3)(a) On or after May 1, 2021, the board shall not renew or reinstate a license unless the applicant has completed eight hours of continuing education for every twelve months that have passed after the later of the last date of renewal or reinstatement. This subsection (3)(a) does not apply to the first renewal or reinstatement of a license for which, as a condition of issuance, the applicant successfully completed a licensing examination pursuant to section 12-155-110.

(b) On or before July 1, 2020, the board, in collaboration with established industry training programs and industry representatives, shall adopt rules establishing continuing education requirements and standards. The requirements and standards must include course work related to the code, including core competencies, as determined by the board. The board may count a licensed plumber's enrollment in a course designed to help the plumber attain nationally recognized plumbing and building inspection certifications towards the plumber's continuing education requirements. A renewal or reinstatement license applicant must furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the board, in a form and manner determined by the board, documentation demonstrating compliance with this subsection (3) and rules promulgated to implement this subsection (3).

(c) To ensure consumer protection, the board's rules may include audit standards for licensee compliance with continuing education requirements and requirements pertaining to the testing of licensees by the continuing education vendor.