Action | Develop regulations for a mandatory continuing education requirement for architect, professional engineer, and land surveyor licenses. |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 5/2/2008 |
My response to section number 54.1-404.2 of house bill 1054;
(i) Content and subject matter
The Board should have final authority with respect to approval of courses, credit, PDH value for courses and other methods of earning credit.
(ii) Curriculum
The course must have a "clear purpose and objective which will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's field of practice".
(iii) Standards and procedures for the approval of activities, courses, sponsors, and instructors
This responsibility should rest on each licensee to determine whether an activity meets the requirements in the Code of Regulations. The board should not pre-approve providers or specific courses.
(iv) Methods of instruction for continuing education courses
Same response as (iii) above.
(v) The computation of course credit
Other inclusions not mentioned in House Bill 1054;
Provide exemptions to licensees serving active duty in the armed forces, licensees with extenuating circumstances that prevent them from participation in CE (i.e. physical disabilities, illnesses, etc), and licensees who list their occupation as ‘retired’.