Residential Endorsement Holders Requirements - Alaska
Listed below are the current state requirements for a(n) Residential Endorsement in the state of Alaska.
| Renewal Dates |
Total Hours Annually |
Units of time |
Distance Learning Accepted |
Teaching Credit Accepted |
Committee Credit Accepted |
Self-Study Accepted |
| Dec. 31st of even years |
16 minimum |
50 minutes contact time |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
No |
Completion Requirements
General contractors with a residential endorsement are required to complete 16 contact hours of continuing educational biennially.
A maximum of 8 contact hours may be in business related topics.
An applicant for renewal of a residential contractor endorsement for the first time must complete 8 contact hours for each calendar year during the concluding licensing period.
Renewal Dates
General and residential contractor renewal occurs December 31 of even years.
Forms should be submitted by November 30 to ensure processing by the lapse date of December 31.
Mechanical and specialty contractor renewal occurs August 31 of odd years.
Statute:
AS 08.18 and Alaska Administrative Code 12 AAC 21
Special Designations or Stipulations:
All construction contractors required to be licensed by the State of Alaska must obtain an Alaska Business License.
If a licensee completes more than the required number of contact hours of approved continuing competency activities during a licensing period, the holder may carry forward to the next licensing period no more than 5 of the surplus contact hours that were completed during the last 12 months of a licensing period. However, the holder may not carry forward any surplus contact hours to the next licensing period if the next begins on or after January 1, 2003.
Residential renewal and general contractor renewal applications should be submitted together. Failure to submit the residential endorsement renewal with the general contractor renewal may cause substantial delays or rejection in processing the contractor renewal.
If the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education has determined you are in loan default, or if the Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division has determined you are in arrears on child support, you will be issued a nonrenewable, temporary license valid for 150 days.
Audit Potential:
Random
Allowed Carry-Over Hours:
5 hours per renewal
Applicable Course of Study:
The department will award a residential endorsement holder contact hours for completion of:
(1) One new home per licensing period for a licensing period that begins before January 1, 2003, if the home is assigned an energy rating of “four-star” or higher by an energy rater certified under and using the Energy Rated Homes of Alaska program established under 15 AAC 155.510 – 15 AAC 155.560; the department will award contact hours under this program as follows:
(a) For a “four-star” home, 4 contact hours;
(b) For a “four-star plus” home, 8 contact hours;
(c) For a “five-star” home, 10 contact hours;
(d) For a “five-star plus” home, 12 contact hours;
(2)One new home per licensing period for a licensing period that begins after January 1, 2003, if the home is assigned an energy rating of “four-star plus” or higher by an energy rater certified under and using the Energy Rated Homes of Alaska program established under 15 ACC 155.510 – 15 ACC 155.560; the department will award contact hours under this program as follows:
(a) For a “four-star plus” home, 4 contact hours;
(b) For a “five-start” home, 6 contact hours;
(c) For a “five-star plus” home, 8 contact hours; or
(3) One remodel of an existing home per licensing period, if the remodel increases, by at least a half a star, the energy rating assigned to the home by an energy rater certificated under and using the Energy Rated Homes of Alaska program; the department will award 1 contact hour for each half-star rating increase obtained on a remodel.
For the first time preparation and presentation of a residential construction course, seminar, or workshop, the department will award one and one-half times the contact hours approved for students in the course, up to a maximum of 16 contact hours.
The department will not accept more than 8 contact hours per licensing period for continuing competency activities in business related topics. Business related topics include:
(1) Building and property management;
(2) Finance and housing programs;
(3) Labor, safety, and health issues;
(4) Land development and environmental regulations;
(5) Marketing and customer service;
(6) Organization and business management;
(7) Trends and forecasting housing markets;
(8) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), not to exceed 2 contact hours per licensing period; and
(9) First aid, not to exceed 2 contact hours per licensing period.
The department will accept up to 16 hours per licensing period for continuing professional competency activities in technical topics. Technical topics include:
(1) Architecture and interior design;
(2) Construction codes;
(3) Materials and energy issues;
(4) Remodeling issues; and
(5) Construction techniques.
The provisions listed for business related and technical topics will apply to endorsements being renewed for a licensing period beginning January 1, 2003 or later.
To be approved by the department, a continuing competency activity must contribute directly to the professional competency of a residential contractor and must be directly related to the skills and knowledge required for a person to work as a residential contractor.
A continuing competency activity approved by one of the following organizations is approved by the department, without additional action, if the organization submits the information required in the list that will follow the organizations listed, and verification that the activity meets the requirements of the code.
(1) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Department of Public Safety, or another state agency that offers an activity meeting the requirements of the code;
(2) The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC);
(3) The University of Alaska;
(4) The Alaska State Homebuilders Association;
(5) The Alaska Professional Design Council;
(6) The Alaska Building Science Network;
(7) The Alaska Craftsman Home Program, Inc.
(8) The Associated General Contractors of Alaska.
Proof of Compliance:
The licensee is responsible for maintaining adequate and detailed records of all contact hours of acceptable continuing competency activities claimed and shall make the records available to the department upon request if audited.
Records must be maintained for 4 years after the date the contact hours were earned and should include the following:
(1) The name of the participant;
(2) The number of contact hours awarded;
(3) A description of the continuing competency activity;
(4) The dates of participation;
(5) The name and signature of the instructor, sponsor, or other verifier.
Non-Compliance Penalties:
There is no “inactive” license status. Licenses which have expired more than 5 years cannot be renewed.
Disallowed Credits:
The department will not award contact hours to a licensee for the same activity more than once during a licensing period.
Contact hours used to satisfy reinstatement requirements when an endorsement has lapsed may not be submitted again to satisfy the requirements for a future renewal.
Exceptions or exemptions:
If an applicant held an endorsement for less than one complete calendar year during the concluding licensing period, the applicant is not required to complete any contact hours of continuing competency activities.
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