ND HB1377

Amends the state board of water well contractors membership to replace the state health officer with the director of the department of environmental quality (contingent effective date provision).

Requires water well contractors to complete six hours of board-approved continuing education every two years to renew their certificates, with initial certificate holders exempt until their second renewal year.

Reduces continuing education requirement for water well pump and pitless unit installers to two hours every two years (compared to six hours for other contractors).

Establishes that continuing education courses must be preapproved by the board, with options for providers including the national ground water association, North Dakota well drillers association, and board-sponsored workshops; allows case-by-case approval of unapproved courses.

Declares the act an emergency measure.