The Board for Professional Land Surveyors
Deborah Evans
Rm 308
500 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-3651
410 230-6322
410 333-0021 FAX
devans@dllr.state.md.us
| Report Date |
Total Hours Annually |
HSW Hours Annually |
Distance Learning Accepted |
Self-Study Accepted |
| occurs biennially from date of issuance |
24 CPC units
|
N/A |
yes |
N/A |
Completion Requirements
24 CPC Units beginning October 1, 2003.
Licenses expiring between Oct 1, 2002 and Sept 30, 2003--MUST fulfill 50% of Required CPC (12 CPC Units)
Oct 1, 2003 Full CPC Requirements in effect.
Renewal Dates
Renewal occurs on a biennial basis from the date of issuance.
Renewal notices/applications are sent approximately 60 days before expiration.
Statute
Title 09 Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
Subtitle 13 Board for Professional Land Surveyors
09.13.08.00 Continuing Professional Competency Requirements
Special Designations or Stipulations
.03 Requirements
A. A licensee shall complete, as a condition of a license renewal, a minimum of 24 CPC units in each individual 2 year licensing term as follows:
(1) All 24 CPC units may be in Category A programs; or
(2) At least 16 CPC units shall be in Category A programs; and
(3) Not more than 8 CPC units may be in Category B programs.
Audit Potential
Random
Allowable Carryover Hours
12
Applicable Course of Study
.05 Categories of Programs
A. Category A Programs
(1) A program shall meet the following requirements in order to be considered as a Category A program:
(a) Provide for clear outcome measures in the form of a test, report, study, research paper, or any other appropriate form or method;
(b) Have content area that includes at least one of the following:
(i) Issues related to COMAR 09.13.06;
(ii) Issues related to COMAR 09.13.07;
(iii) Issues related to business management, ethics, and practices, as applicable to the practice of land surveying or property line surveying; or
(iv) Other appropriate issues or content areas; and
(c) Meet the requirements for qualifying programs set forth in Regulation .04 of this chapter.
(2)Programs meeting the criteria for a Category A shall be formally organized and classified as:
(a) University, college, and community college courses;
(b) Professional workshops;
(c) Seminars; and
(d) Technical presentations
(e) Programs may be presented;
(a) Live;
(b) Televised;
(c) Videotaped;
(d) Audiotaped;
(e) By the World Wide Web; or
(f) Other appropriate format
B. Category B Programs
(1) A program shall meet the following requirements to be considered a Category B program:
(a) Have content area that includes at least one of the following:
(i) Self-improvement skills;
(ii) Language and writing courses which relate to the improvement of a licensee's business or professionally related skills; or
(iii) Other appropriate issues or content areas; and
(b) Meet the requirements for a qualifying program set forth in Regulation .04 of this chapter.
(2) Programs meeting the criteria for a Category B program shall be formally organized and classified as:
(a) University, college, and community college courses;
(b) Professional workshops;
(c) Seminars; and
(d) Technical presentations.
(3) Programs may be presented
(a) Live;
(b) Televised;
(c) Videotaped;
(d) Audiotaped;
(e) By the World Wide Web; or
(f) Other appropriate format.
.06 Sources of Credit
A. A licensee may earn CPC units in the appropriate category of programs by the following methods:
(1) Attendance and successful completion of a Category A program;
(2) Attendance and successful completion of a Category B program;
(3) Publishing a paper on a land survying subject;
(4) Publishing a book on a land surveying subject;
(5) Mentoring activities;
(6) Teaching of land surveying and related subjects; and
(7) Other appropriate methods
Proof of Compliance
.11 Reporting Requirements for License Renewal
A. A licensee shall complete a form approved by the Board attesting to the satisfactory completion of the CPC requirements by the last day of the month in which the licensee's individual license is to be renewed for the following 2 year cycle. The licensee shall submit the form along with the renewal application and appropraite fees.
B. The Board at its discretion may audit up to 10 percent of randomly selected licensees to ascertain compliance with CPC requirements.
C. Licensees who are audited shall provide any additional documentation required by the Board to complete the audit.
Non-Compliance Penalties
A. A licensee is entitled to a hearing if the Board decides to deny license renewal because of failure to meet CPC requirements.
B. If a licensee fails to request a hearing within 30 days of delivery to the licensee of a certified notice of a proposed denial of license renewal, the Board shall deny the license.
Disallowed Credits
N/A
Exceptions and Exemptions
Licenses renewed prior to October 1, 2002 are exempt from the new regulation.
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