Nebraska Board of Examiners for Land Surveryors
Kathy Martin, Administrative Assistant
555 North Cotner Blvd. - Lower Level
Lincoln, Nebraska 68505
402 471-2566
402 471-3057 FAX
kmartin@sso.state.ne.us

Attention Nebraska Land Surveyors: The Nebraska Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors does not have a formal pre-approval process for any continuing education materials from any provider. Online courses are acceptable, however, the course must be, “directly related to land surveying.”

Renewal Dates
Continuing education is due on December 31st even years.

License renewal occurs on April 1st odd years.

Any registrant applying for renewal must return the Application for Renewal, Professional Development Form and the appropriate fee to be received by the Office of the Secretary on or before January 2 of each odd numbered year.

Prior to November 1 of each even numbered year, the Secretary shall notify all persons currently registered of the current renewal requirements. This notice shall include the current biennial fee and the form for Professional Development.

Any registration which has not been renewed for the next biennium will be canceled on April 1 immediately following. The Secretary will immediately remove said registrations from the active roster and within fifteen (15) days, notify said registrant by registered mail.

Statutes
Sec. 81-8,119 Chapter 10

Special Designations or Stipulations
A certificate holder may at any time prior to the termination of his or her registration request to be classified as inactive. Such inactive registrations may be maintained by payment of a biennial fee of not less than 5 nor more than 50 dollars as determined by the examining board.

A holder of an inactive certificate of registration may return his or her certificate to an active registration to practice land surveying by the applicant electing to either:
(1) Complete one and one-half the biennial requirement for professional development. Such requirement shall be satisfied as set forth in the rules or bylaws; or
(2) Take such examination as the examining board deems necessary to determine his or her qualifications. Such examination shall cover areas designed to demonstrate the applicant's proficiency in current methods of land surveying practice. Additionally he or she shall pay the biennial fee as required.

Audit Potential
Random - 10%

Allowable Carryover Hours
15 PDH per renewal period

Applicable Course of Study
Professional Development Hours shall be credited based on the following list:
(1) The active full-time teaching of land surveying at the college level within the immediate preceding two calendar years shall be counted as 3 PDH per calendar year. In no case shall PDHs be issued for partial fulfillment of a calendar year in this rule and no more than 6 PDH shall be issued for teaching at the college level in any renewal period.
(2) Membership in a local, regional, state or national society which is directly related to the practice of land surveying shall be counted as 1 PDH per society per calendar year with a maximum credit of 4 PDH in this category in any renewal period.
(3) Serving as a member of a board or commission which has as its primary duty the registration and review of land surveyors, such as the state boards of registration, shall be counted as 1.0 PDH per calendar year.
(4) Serving as a member of a committee of a board or commission which has as its primary duty the preparation and grading of written tests which are given for the purpose of determining the proficiency of an applicant for registration as a land surveyor shall be counted as 5.0 PDH per calendar year.
(5) Organizing a conference and seminar with a duration of a minimum of 4 hours which is directly related to land surveying shall be counted as 1.5 PDH.
(6) Attendance at workshops or seminars which are directly related to land surveying shall be counted as 1.0 PDH per actual hour of attendance. Such sessions must be planned in advance, a record must be maintained describing the content and the sponsoring organization must certify attendance.
(7) Teaching a workshop or seminar which is directly related to land surveying shall be counted as 2.0 PDH per actual hour of teaching time, not to include preparation.
(8) College level courses directly related to land surveying shall be counted as 30 PDH per credit hour and 15 PDH per credit hour for extension or correspondence courses which are directly related to land surveying and are not college level.
(9) Presentation and/or publication at a technical meeting of a professional paper, authored by the presenter, directly related to land surveying shall be counted as 5.0 PDH per paper. The maximum allowable under this paragraph shall be 15.0 PDH in any renewal period.

Proof of Compliance
Each licensee is responsible for maintaining records confirming PDH requirements. The record must describe the content of the professional development activity and the sponsoring organization must certify it.

Non-Compliance Penalties
Any registration which has not been renewed for the next biennium will be canceled on April 1 immediately following. The Secretary will immediately remove said registrations from the active roster and within fifteen (15) days, notify said registrant by registered mail.

The examining board shall not renew the certificate of registration for any certificate holder who has failed to complete the professional development requirements unless he/she can show good cause why they were unable to comply with such requirements. If the examining board determines that good cause was shown, the examining board shall permit the registered surveyor to make up all outstanding required hours of professional development.

The Board may revoke or suspend the registration of any land surveyor or place any land surveyor on probation when such land surveyor has been found guilty of fraud or deceit in obtaining a registration. Before the Board shall take such disciplinary action the applicant or registrant shall be given a hearing.

Disallowed Credits
N/A

Exceptions and Exemptions
Holders of inactive certificates of registration shall not be required to complete professional development. Holders of inactive certificates shall not practice land surveying. If the examining board determines that an inactive registrant has actively practiced land surveying, the examining board may immediately revoke his or her certificate of registration.

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