807 KAR 5:070. Filing requirements
and standards for commission approval of water district commissioner training
programs.
RELATES TO: KRS 74.020(6), (7)
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 74.020(6),
(7)(b), (c), (d)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS 74.020(6) provides that each water district commissioner may receive an
annual salary of not more than $6,000 to be paid out of the water district
management fund if he completes during an educational year a minimum of six (6)
instructional hours of water district management training approved by the
commission. KRS 74.020(7)(b) provides that the commission shall be responsible
for the regulation of all water district management training programs for
commissioners of water districts, combined water, gas, or sewer districts, or
water commissions. KRS 74.020(7)(c) requires the commission to establish
standards and procedures to evaluate, accredit, and approve water district
management training programs. KRS 74.020(7)(d) provides that the commission may
promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with the provisions of KRS
Chapter 13A to implement KRS 74.020. This administrative regulation establishes
filing requirements and standards for commission approval of water district
commissioner training programs.
Section 1. Filing Requirements. To
apply for approval of a proposed water district commissioner training program,
an applicant shall file with the commission an original and five (5) copies of
the following documents and information concerning the program for which
approval is sought:
(1) The name and address of the
applicant;
(2) The name and sponsor of the
program and the subject matter covered by the program;
(3) A summary of the content of the
program in detail sufficient to describe how the program will enhance the
management, operation, and maintenance of water treatment and distribution
systems;
(4) The number of credit hours
requested for the program;
(5) The name and relevant
qualifications and credentials of each instructor presenting the program;
(6) A copy of written materials given
to water commissioners attending the program; and
(7) If the program has been certified
by an organization that provides training to persons associated with the water
industry, the name of the certifying organization and a statement that the
certification remains valid.
Section 2. Subject Matter. Program
hours consisting of one (1) or more of the following areas of instruction shall
be approved as to subject matter:
(1) Federal and state law regarding
safety standards for drinking water;
(2) Management techniques;
(3) Accounting standards and
treatment of costs;
(4) Financing principles;
(5) Rate design;
(6) Water technology and system
facilities;
(7) Ethics; and
(8) Other areas of instruction
related to, and calculated to enhance the quality of, the management,
operation, and maintenance of a water system.
Section 3. Expiration and Renewal.
Approval of a program shall automatically expire twelve (12) months after
commission approval has been issued, except that an applicant may request that
approval be renewed for an additional twelve (12) month period by submitting
the following:
(1) A copy of the initial application
with a copy of the commission order approving;
(2) Updates, if any, to the application,
with supporting documentation, if necessary. (25 Ky.R. 2245; eff. 5-19-99.)