Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine March 2026

HVACR NewsMagazine March 2026

State National Chapter News

Never Worry About Continuing Education Again

Do I have my continuing education?

Act 746 determined the timeline for electricians but not for the HVACR industry. Electricians have to get their eight hours in the first year of their 3 year cycle. It appears that the HVACR Board will have to review and approve a plan for us. I think Labor and Licensing is devising a plan to present to the Board. The Board meets on March 11 and we trust that it will be discussed and determined; but, we don’t know for sure. Regardless of how they choose to implement and transition, the Association will provide classes that are near you to meet the continuing education requirement. We ’ ll always offer the two hours during two of the Chapter meetings each year; but, will add additional classes to make it easy for you. These may be 4 hours or 8 depending on what works best. By the way, the idea with continuing education was always for the distributors and manufacturers to be your first choice. We need to stay current on equipment as well as code. Makes the design, installation, and service of comfort and refrigeration system go better for everyone. We ’ ll keep you informed on how all this plays out. Open our emails, attend the chapter meetings, and you ’ ll be on top of your CE requirement. No worry.

Yeah! It is a pain. Do I have my CE? Do I have enough? Do I know where my certificates are? Did I get my certificates? You need everything once a year and a year to get it; but, man, you have better things to do — like running a business. True. That is why the Arkansas HVACR Association has developed a plan for you to ALWAYS have the required continuing education hours to renew your license. Here’s how. Two hours of continuing education are offered during the February and October Chapter meetings. There are 9 active chapters in the state with more coming. So, pick a chapter near you, attend the February and October meeting, and you’ll always have enough CE to renew your license. Two meetings, two hours each total four hours for the year. You’re set. There is a new and coming wrinkle. Act 746, Section 9 passed by the legislature in the 2025 session changed the required continuing education to eight hours every three-year code cycle. The transition from 4 every year to 8 every three years is still to be determined and we’ll have to see how that takes place.