(a) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on the
third day of August, two thousand eleven, authorized under the
authority of section six, article nineteen, chapter thirty, of this
code, modified by the Board of Registration for Foresters to meet
the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and
refiled in the State Register on the fifth day of December, two
thousand eleven, relating to the Board of Registration for
Foresters (certification of registered foresters,
200 CSR 1
), is
authorized, with the following amendment:
On page 1, subsection 1.1, after the words "rule establishes"
by striking out the remainder of the sentence and inserting in lieu
thereof the words "educational and experience requirements,
approved job titles and continuing education requirements for
foresters and forestry technicians, and meeting requirements for
the board.";
On page 2, subsection 2.9, at the end of the subsection, by
striking out the words "this article" and inserting in lieu thereof
the words "W. Va. Code §30-19-1 et seq. and this rule.";
On page 2, in the first subsection 2.10, by striking out the
word "Permitee" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Permittee",
and at the end of the subsection, by striking out the words "this
article" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "W. Va. Code §30-
19-1 et seq. and this rule.";
On page 2, subsection 2.11, at the end of the subsection, by
striking out the words "this article" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "W. Va. Code §30-19-1 et seq. and this rule.";
On page 2, in the second subsection 2.10, at the end of the
subsection, by striking out the words "this article" and inserting
in lieu thereof the words "W. Va. Code §30-19-1 et seq. and this
rule.";
On page 2, by redesignating the second subsection 2.10 as
subsection 2.12;
On page 2, section 3, after the section heading, by striking
out section 3 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new
section 3 to read as follows:
"§200-1-3. Applications.
3.1. An applicant for certification as a registered forester
shall submit evidence to the board of the following:
3.1.a. A bachelor's degree in forestry from a four year
school, college or university accredited by the Society of American
Foresters and at least two years of full-time equivalent work
experience as a professional forester within the ten years
preceding the date of filing an application for registration; or
3.1.b. An associate's degree from a two year technical
forestry program recognized by the Society of American Foresters
plus a bachelor's degree in another natural science or business and
at least four years of full-time equivalent work experience in the
field of forestry acceptable to the board within the ten years
preceding the date of filing an application for registration.
3.2. An applicant for certification as a registered forestry
technician shall submit evidence to the board of an associate's
degree from a two year technical forestry program recognized by the Society of American Foresters and at least four years of full-time
equivalent work experience in the field of forestry acceptable to
the board within the ten years preceding the date of filing an
application for registration.
3.3. All applicants must complete the application form
provided by the Board and supply the following:
3.3.a. Personal information;
3.3.b. Educational information;
3.3.c. Qualifying work experience;
3.3.d. Verification of license, certification or other
authority to practice from other state licensing boards, if
applicable;
3.3.e. Written responses to questions regarding criminal
offenses;
3.3.f. Written responses to questions regarding child
support obligations; and
3.3.g. Applicable fee or fees as provided in 200 CSR 4.";
On page 3, subsection 6.1, after the words "name and" by
striking out the word "license" and inserting in lieu thereof the
word "certification";
On page 4, subsection 6.7, by striking out the words "will
automatically" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "will be
automatically classified as";
On page 4, subsection 6.9, after the words "non-renewal of
any" by striking out the word "license" and inserting in lieu
thereof the word "certification" and after the words "return the
certificate" by striking out the words "of registration";
On page 4, subsection 7.1, after the words "issuing of a
certificate" by striking out the words "of registration";
On page 5, subsection 7.2, after the words "working toward
eligibility for" by striking out the word "licensing" and inserting
in lieu thereof the word "certification", and after the words
"leading to the issuance of a" by striking out the words "license
and" and after the word "certificate" by striking out the words "of
registration";
And,
On page 6, subsection 10.1, after the words "To renew a" by
striking out the word "license" and inserting in lieu thereof the
word "certificate" and after the words "renewal or initial" by
striking out the word "registration" and inserting in lieu thereof
the word "certification" and after the words "The board shall not
renew a" by striking out the word "license" and inserting in lieu
thereof the word "certificate".
(b) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on the
third day of August, two thousand eleven, authorized under the
authority of section six, article nineteen, chapter thirty, of this
code, modified by the Board of Registration for Foresters to meet
the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and
refiled in the State Register on the fifth day of December, two
thousand eleven, relating to the Board of Registration for
Foresters (schedule of fees,
200 CSR 4
), is authorized, with the
following amendments:
On page 1, in the first subsection 2.2, after the word "fee"
by striking out the word "for";
On page 1, in the second subsection 2.2, after the word
"certification" by striking out the word "license"; and
On page 1, section 2, by numbering the subsections of said
section 2 sequentially.
(c) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on the
third day of August, two thousand eleven, authorized under the
authority of section six, article nineteen, chapter thirty, of this
code, modified by the Board of Registration for Foresters to meet
the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and
refiled in the State Register on the fifth day of December, two
thousand eleven, relating to the Board of Registration for
Foresters (code of ethics,
200 CSR 5
), is authorized.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session
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