10. a. The board shall establish standards for continuing education for landscape irrigation contractors as a condition of certification renewal for certificates issued under its jurisdiction. The standards shall concern the subject matter and the number and type of continuing education credits to be required.
b. The board shall approve education programs relevant to landscape irrigation and water conservation and designate by regulation the number of credits to be given for continuing education.
c. The board shall approve other equivalent educational programs including, but not limited to, programs provided by educational institutions, irrigation associations and other relevant professional and technical associations, as well as relevant trade groups and shall establish procedures for the issuance of credit upon the satisfactory completion of these programs.
d. The board shall waive continuing education requirements under this section on an individual basis for reasons of certified illness, undue hardship, disability, retirement, or other good cause.