State Continuing Education Requirements for License Renewal
Am asking surveyors in states nearby to Colorado if they would chime in with their state’s continuing ed requirements. I would appreciate any info on the number of hours mandated per renewal period, the verification/audit process, whether the continuing education must be approved by the licensing board, specific classes like ethics that are mandatory, and cites to the statutes and board rules.
I’m trying to find out what other states currently require. Last year a bill was introduced here mandating continuing ed. It was a very short bill that only specified that the continuing ed be approved by the state board, but no specifics on the number of hours, required CE courses, or whether the Board would approve all courses, or just promulgate general rules that the continuing education must meet to be “approved by the board”.
The PLSC did state in their 2017 application to the Dept. of Regulatory Agencies that they would like to see an ethics course requirement and that the number of CE credits be a minimum of 30 contact hours (maybe that many hours is deemed necessary to catch up with our peers in other states). The bill was summarily killed by the Republican controlled Senate who were rather interested in following Nebraska with legislation to reduce regulatory mandates. BTW…has that impacted the CE requirement in Nebraska or is something planned to reduce or eliminate it based on the “deregulation” bill?
Just a preliminary heads up for those in other states that also are licensed in Colorado. You might find it necessary to come visit us to get your CE hours if any new bill has similar language. The Legislative Session starts next week, so a quick look at the Colorado General Assembly’s web site will see if another attempt will be made to, “get us to be like all those around us”. ????
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