Requirements for continuing education.
Omaha Municipal Code § 49-218
in effectSec. 49-218. - Requirements for continuing education.
All license holders shall fulfill a continuing education requirement to ensure their knowledge and skills remain current with industry innovation and pertinent state and local regulations. The following provisions shall apply:
(a) License holders are required to submit proof of their continuing education participation to the plumbing board by December 31 of each calendar year. Failure to report compliance of the required hours may lead to license suspension or revocation by the plumbing board. The hours of continuing education required for each license are as follows:
(1) Master plumber .....8 hours
(2) Journeymen plumber .....8 hours
(3) Sewer layer .....4 hours
(4) Water conditioning contractor and installer .....4 hours
(5) Lawn sprinkler contractor .....4 hours
(b) All classes or seminars shall have prior plumbing board approval and may cover any of the following subjects:
(1) Omaha Plumbing Code, MUD rules, plumbing theory, or other related subjects.
(2) New and existing products and their installation.
(c) The plumbing board may exercise the following options regarding written education waiver requests:
(1) Extend the deadline for the license holder to complete the required hours or reassign excess hours from previous years when the license holder demonstrates good cause.
(2) Allow a license holder who does not complete the required hours in a calendar year to complete missing hours plus:
(i) An additional four-hour course for master and journeyman licensees for each year the license holder is delinquent.
(ii) An additional two-hour course for sewer layer, lawn sprinkler contractor or water conditioning contractor licensees for each year the license holder is delinquent.
(3) Grant a waiver based on license holder illness, disability or other medically-related condition (or that of an immediate family member). The written waiver request shall be accompanied by a letter:
(i) Addressed to the plumbing board.
(ii) Written and signed by a licensed physician stating the nature of the impeding medical condition and the correlation between that condition and circumstances that hinder the license holder's ability to comply with this section.
(4) Grant a continuing education waiver for other demonstrated good cause. The request shall be in writing and accompanied by supporting documentation that the licensee desires the plumbing board to consider in connection to the request.
(Ord. No. 40524, § 1, 10-20-15)
Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH49PL_ARTIILI_DIV1GELIPR_S49-218RECOEDFetched: 10/28/2026