11 NCAC 08 — Engineering and Building Codes Division

11 NCAC 08 .1348 SOLICITATION OF STUDENTS Sponsors and instructors may make available for purchase by students materials that belong to the sponsor, instructor, or some other party; however, class time may not be used to promote or sell any materials or to solicit affiliation or …

11 NCAC 08 .1349 CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICIES Course sponsors shall administer course cancellation and fee refund policies in a non-discriminatory manner. If a scheduled course is canceled, a sponsor shall notify preregistered students of the cancellation. All prepaid fees re…

11 NCAC 08 .1350 COURSE MONITORS A course sponsor shall admit an authorized representative of the Board to monitor any continuing education class without prior notice. A Board representative shall not be required to register or pay any fee and shall not be reported as having comp…

11 NCAC 08 .1351 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Course sponsors may deviate from Board rules concerning the conduct of continuing education courses, such as rules addressing classroom facilities, minimum class size, and instructional methods, as may be necessary in …

SECTION .1400 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD CONTINUING EDUCATION 11 NCAC 08 .1401 DEFINITIONS As used in this Section: (1) "Board" means the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board, as defined in G.S. 143-143.9(1). (2) "CE Administrator" means a person designated by the Board to…

11 NCAC 08 .1402 CE COURSES -- GENERAL (a) Credit shall be given only for courses that have been approved by the Board. No other continuing education hours for other State occupational licenses shall be used by a licensee to satisfy the continuing education requirements in this S…

11 NCAC 08 .1403 SPONSOR ADVANCE APPROVAL REQUIRED A prospective sponsor of a CE course shall obtain written approval from the Board according to these Rules to conduct the course before offering or conducting the course and before advertising or otherwise representing that the c…

11 NCAC 08 .1404 SPONSOR NAME (a) The official name to be used by any course sponsor in connection with the offering of an approved CE course shall clearly distinguish the sponsor from any other previously approved CE course sponsor. (b) Any advertisement or promotional material …

11 NCAC 08 .1405 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS (a) Prospective sponsors of CE courses shall apply for approval from the Board by submitting the following information to the Board for consideration: (1) The nature and purpose of the course; (2) The course objectives or goals; (3) The ou…

11 NCAC 08 .1406 CE COURSE SUBJECT MATTER (a) CE courses shall help assure that licensees possess the knowledge, skills, and competence necessary to function as manufactured home salespersons or set-up contractors in a manner that protects and serves the public interest. The know…

11 NCAC 08 .1407 SCHEDULING Courses shall be scheduled and conducted in a manner that limits class sessions to a maximum of eight classroom hours in any given day, including breaks for each class session. The maximum permissible class session without a break is 90 minutes. Course…

11 NCAC 08 .1408 NOTICE OF SCHEDULED COURSES (a) A sponsor shall provide the Board with written notice of each scheduled course offering not later than 10 days before a scheduled course date. The notice shall include the name and assigned number for the sponsor, the name and assi…

11 NCAC 08 .1409 ADVERTISING and PROVIDING COURSE INFORMATION (a) Course sponsors shall not use advertising of any type that is false or misleading. If the number of CE credit hours awarded by the Board for an approved CE course is less than the number of scheduled hours for the …

11 NCAC 08 .1410 SOLICITATION OF STUDENTS Sponsors and instructors may make available for purchase by students unapproved materials, pamphlets, and brochures that belong to the sponsor, instructor, or some other person. However, class time shall not be used to promote or sell any…

11 NCAC 08 .1411 CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICIES Course sponsors shall administer course cancellation and fee refund policies in a non-discriminatory manner. Such policies shall be clearly defined in course advertising and information as outlined in 11 NCAC 08 .1409. If a schedu…

11 NCAC 08 .1412 DENIAL OR WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF COURSE OR COURSE SPONSOR The Board shall deny or withdraw approval of any course or course sponsor upon finding that: (1) The course sponsor has made any false statements or presented any false information in connection with an…

11 NCAC 08 .1413 RENEWAL OF COURSE AND SPONSOR APPROVAL (a) Board approval of all CE courses and course sponsors shall expire one year following the date of approval. In order to assure continuous approval, renewal applications shall be accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee a…

11 NCAC 08 .1414 SPONSOR CHANGES DURING APPROVAL PERIOD (a) Course sponsors shall give prior written notice to the Board in writing of any change in business name, Continuing Education Coordinator, address, or business telephone number. (b) Course sponsors shall obtain prior appr…

11 NCAC 08 .1415 CE REQUIREMENTS (a) In order to renew an active manufactured housing salesperson or set-up contractor license for license periods beginning on or after July 1, 2003, and in accordance with G.S. 143-143.11B(a), a licensee shall have completed the number of credit …

11 NCAC 08 .1416 CONTINUING EDUCATION COORDINATOR Every sponsor of a CE course shall designate one person to serve as the Continuing Education Coordinator for all Board-approved continuing education courses offered by the sponsor. The designated Coordinator shall serve as the off…

11 NCAC 08 .1417 MONITORING ATTENDANCE (a) Continuing Education Coordinators, or their designees, shall monitor attendance for the duration of each class session to assure that all students reported as satisfactorily completing a course have attended at least 90 percent of the sc…

11 NCAC 08 .1418 INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS (a) Instructors shall assure that class sessions are started on time and are conducted for the full amount of time that is scheduled. Instructors shall also assure that each CE course is taught according to the course outline and plan that…

11 NCAC 08 .1419 STUDENT PARTICIPATION STANDARDS (a) In addition to requiring student compliance with the attendance requirement, sponsors and instructors shall require that students comply with the following student participation standards: (1) A student shall direct his or her …

11 NCAC 08 .1420 STUDENT FEE FOR CE COURSES The sponsor of an approved CE course may establish the amount of the fee to be charged to students taking the course. The established fee shall be an all-inclusive fee, and no separate or additional fee may be charged to students for pr…

11 NCAC 08 .1421 MINIMUM CLASS SIZE The minimum class size for any session of an approved CE course shall be five students, as determined by the sponsor's preregistration records. The minimum class size requirement shall not apply to class sessions when the sponsor notifies the B…

11 NCAC 08 .1422 CLASSES OPEN TO ALL LICENSEES All class sessions of approved CE courses shall be open to all licensees on a first-come, first-served basis. The sponsor of a course that has a bona fide education or experience prerequisite may refuse admission to a licensee who do…

11 NCAC 08 .1423 CLASSROOM FACILITIES A classroom in which a course is provided shall: (1) Accommodate all enrolled students; (2) Be equipped with student desks, worktables with chairs, or other seating arrangement which provides a surface whereby each student can sit and write; …

11 NCAC 08 .1424 STUDENT CHECK-IN Upon initially checking in for a class session, sponsors and instructors shall require licensees to provide their manufactured housing salesperson license number or set-up contractor license number and qualifier number. Student identity shall be …

11 NCAC 08 .1425 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Course sponsors may deviate from Board rules concerning the conduct of CE courses, such as rules addressing classroom facilities, minimum class size, and instructional methods, as may be necessary in order for the spon…

11 NCAC 08 .1426 COURSE COMPLETION REPORTING (a) The Continuing Education Coordinator designated by the sponsor in accordance with 11 NCAC 08 .1416 shall prepare and submit to the Board reports verifying completion of a CE course for each licensee who satisfactorily completes the…

11 NCAC 08 .1427 retention of COURSE RECORDS All course sponsors shall retain records of student registration, attendance, and course completion for each session of a CE course for five years. All course sponsors shall make these records available to the Board upon request. Histo…

11 NCAC 08 .1428 REQUEST FOR VIDEO OF AN ELECTIVE COURSE If concerns about the quality of a course or instructor are made known to the Board, the Board shall, through written request, require that the sponsor of an approved CE course submit to the Board a video depicting the cour…

11 NCAC 08 .1429 CHANGE IN SPONSOR OWNERSHIP The approval granted to a course sponsor may be transferred to a new or different person, firm, or corporation only with the prior approval of the Board. The Board shall approve the transfer if the transferee satisfies the accreditatio…

11 NCAC 08 .1430 COURSE MONITORS A course sponsor shall admit authorized representatives of the Board to monitor any CE class without prior notice. Board representatives shall not be required to register or pay any fee and shall not be reported as having completed the course. His…

11 NCAC 08 .1431 NON-RESIDENT LICENSEES AND CE CREDITS A non-resident licensee may obtain required CE credits as set forth in this section. If a non-resident licensee resides in a state requiring continuing education for a manufactured housing license, the courses or educational …

11 NCAC 08 .1432 NON-COMPLIANCE If a licensee fails to complete the CE requirements specified in these Rules by June 30 of a given license year, his or her license shall not be renewed. A licensee may renew at any time prior to the following June 30, but may not operate as either…

11 NCAC 08 .1433 DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES A sponsor requesting approval of a distance education course shall comply with 11 NCAC 08 .1405. Additionally, the proposed distance education course shall satisfy the following criteria, as applicable: (1) The course shall be designed …

SECTION .1500 - ALTERNATIVE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION APPEALS 11 NCAC 08 .1501 TIME FOR APPEAL AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED Within 30 days after the date a local authority having jurisdiction ("local authority") notifies a designer or owner-representative that the local authority has dec…

11 NCAC 08 .1502 SERVICE ON LOCAL AUTHORITY The designer or owner-representative shall provide the local authority with a written notice of the appeal and copies of all documents the designer or owner-representative provides to the Engineering Division in accordance with Rule .15…

11 NCAC 08 .1503 RESPONSE BY LOCAL AUTHORITY Within five business days after the date the appeal is received by the Engineering Division, the local authority may file a response to the appeal with the Engineering Division at the same address in Rule .1501 of this Section. History…

11 NCAC 08 .1504 REVIEW OF LOCAL AUTHORITY DECISION (a) If the Engineering Division determines that the requested alternative design and construction does not conform to the requirements of the Code, and does not provide the equivalent level of protection of public health, safety…

11 NCAC 08 .1505 ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW A party that is aggrieved by the determination of the Engineering Division may appeal to the Building Code Council pursuant to G.S. 143-141. History Note: Authority G.S. 143-140.1; Eff. March 1, 2008; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A…

SECTION .1600 ALTERNATIVE INSPECTIONS 11 NCAC 08 .1601 DEFINITIONS As used in this Section: (1) "Alternative inspection" means an inspection conducted by a Qualified Marketplace Inspector pursuant to G.S. 143-139.4 and the rules of this Section. (2) "Authority having jurisdiction…

11 NCAC 08 .1602 REQUEST FOR AN ALTERNATIVE INSPECTION (a) Each request for an alternative inspection may request only one of the types of inspections outlined in G.S. 143-139(b). Any additional inspections, including a follow-up inspection, require a new written request by the p…

11 NCAC 08 .1603 QUALIFIED MARKETPLACE INSPECTORS (a) In order to conduct an alternative inspection in accordance with G.S. 143-139.4 and the rules of this Section, a Qualified Marketplace Inspector shall meet the requirements of a code enforcement official contained in 11 NCAC 0…