HB 4559 Text

H. B. 4559

(By Delegates Morgan and Stephens)
[Introduced February 18, 2010 ; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]

A BILL to amend and reenact §30-19-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the requirements to be a certified as a registered forester.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §30-19-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 19. FORESTERS.

§30-19-8. General requirements to be certified as a registered forester.

(a) To be eligible to be certified as a registered forester, the applicant must:
(1) Be of good moral character;
(2) Have a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(3) Have obtained either:
(A) Completion of a four-year degree program or masters degree program in ~~professional forestry~~ forest management, accredited by the Society of American Foresters, or other accrediting body as determined by the board, and have two years related experience in the field of forestry; or
(B) Completion of a two-year technical forestry program in a program accredited or recognized by the Society of American Foresters, completion of a bachelor's degree in a field used in the practice of forestry as approved by the board and four years related experience in the field of forestry;
(4) Successfully pass an examination approved by the board.
(b) Those persons licensed by the board as a forester as of the effective date of this section are not required to take the examination.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit the Board of Forestry to certify as a registered forester a person who completes a four-year degree program or masters degree program in forest management, accredited by the Society of American Foresters, or other accrediting body as determined by the board.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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