Section 327IAC5-22-9. Substitution of qualifications

   Certification education and experience qualifications required by section 7.3 of this rule may be fulfilled through substitutions based on the following table:

		Acceptable Experience
Class	Education	Total Required	Substitution of Education for Acceptable Experience	Substitution of Acceptable Experience for Responsible Charge Experience	Substitution of Acceptable Experience for Education
A-SO and I-SP	High school diploma or equivalent.	6 months	0	____	See Note (2)
A and I	High school diploma or equivalent.	1 year	0	____	See Note (2)
B and II	High school diploma or equivalent.	3 years	1 year See Note (1)	____	See Note (2)
C and III	High school diploma or equivalent.	3 years at Class B, II, or higher of which 2 years in responsible charge	1 year See Note (1)	See Note (2)	See Note (2)
D and IV	College degree or equivalent. See Note (1)	5 years at Class C, III, or higher of which 2 years in responsible charge	2 years See Note (1)	See Note (2)	See Note (2)
Note (1): Substitution of education for acceptable experience (AE): One (1) college semester equals sixteen (16) college credit hours, two hundred forty (240) contact hours, twenty-four (24) continuing education units (CEUs), one (1) year of acceptable experience (AE), or six (6) months of responsible charge experience (RCE). One (1) year of college equals thirty-two (32) college credit hours, four hundred eighty (480) contact hours, forty-eight (48) CEUs, two (2) years of AE, or one (1) year of RCE. There is no substitution of education for responsible charge experience. The portion of education that is applied toward substitution for experience cannot be used for the education requirement.
Note (2): AE, RCE, and educational experience are interchangeable at the following ratios: One (1) year of AE equals two (2) years of high school, six (6) months of college, or six (6) months RCE. The portion of experience that is applied toward substitution for education cannot be used for the experience requirement.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 5-22-9; filed Nov 20, 2000, 4:07 p.m.: 24 IR 967; readopted filed Aug 17, 2006, 10:31 a.m.: 20060830-IR-327060183BFA; filed Mar 18, 2008, 2:55 p.m.: 20080416-IR-327060179FRA; readopted filed Jul 30, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140827-IR-327140189BFA)