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LA Rev Stat § 37:711.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.9. Receipts and disbursements

RS 711.9 - Receipts and disbursements A. The treasurer or the executive secretary of the board, or any other person or persons authorized by the board, shall receive, disburse, and account for all monies paid to or received by the board. He shall institute a system of books and financial records satisfactory to the legislative auditor, who shall audit them annually. The treasurer shall open an account in a bank designated by the board as its official depository in the city wherein the board is domiciled. All checks disbursing funds of the board must be signed by any two of the following persons: the executive secretary, the deputy executive secretary, the treasurer, or any member of the board as directed by the board. All disbursements of funds shall be approved by the board. All funds of the board shall be deposited within seventy-two hours after receipt. B. The board may employ such investigators, clerical, or other assistants as are necessary for the proper performance of its work, and may make expenditures from its funds for any purpose which, in the opinion of the board, is reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties under this Chapter, including the expenses of the board's delegates to conventions and meetings of, and any applicable membership dues. The board may, if it deems necessary, or upon advice of the attorney general, hire counsel and investigators and pay traveling expenses thereof for the investigation and prosecution of any disciplinary or enforcement proceeding under this Chapter. C. The board may, at its discretion, pay any witness subpoenaed to appear before the board an amount set by the board, but not to exceed one hundred dollars per diem, when actually in attendance, including time spent in traveling, not to exceed one day to and one day from the location of the board meeting, and in addition, the board may reimburse any witness for actual traveling expenses when furnished with proof of such expenses, including hotel when a witness resides in a parish other than the one in which the board is meeting. D. Under no circumstances shall the total amount of warrants issued by the board in payment of the expenses and compensation provided for in this Chapter exceed the amount of the income and funds of the board. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.10. Records and reports

RS 711.10 - Records and reports A.(1) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a file of all applications, which file shall show: (a) The name, age, and residence of each applicant. (b) The date of the application. (c) The place of business of such applicant. (d) Educational and other qualifications of the applicant. (e) Whether or not an examination was required. (f) Whether the applicant was rejected. (g) Whether a license or certification was granted. (h) The date of the action of the board. (i) Such other information which may be deemed necessary by the board. (2) The records of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board set forth therein, and a transcript thereof, duly certified by the secretary of the board, under seal, shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced. B. All records maintained by the board in connection with disciplinary and enforcement proceedings and actions or its administration of examinations, including examinations, answer sheets, solutions, and grade sheets, together with all the background information involving personal and employer references shall be deemed confidential and as such, exempt from the provisions of Chapter 1, Title 44 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; however, any applicant shall have the right to examine other documents relating and pertaining to any action taken by the board with regard to such applicant, but only to the extent that those documents are in the actual possession of the board. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board, at its discretion, may publish and shall disclose any documents and information relating and pertaining to disciplinary and enforcement proceedings and actions once the board has rendered a final decision or order. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.11. Rosters and lists

RS 711.11 - Rosters and lists A. A roster showing the names and addresses of all professional geoscientists and the geoscience discipline under which each professional geoscientist has been listed, and the names and addresses of all geoscientists-in-training may be published at the discretion of the board. B. The board shall maintain a list of each state or foreign country in which the requirements and qualifications for licensure or registration are comparable to those established in this state and with which a reciprocity agreement exists. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.12. License required; exemptions

RS 711.12 - License required; exemptions A. Unless exempted by this Chapter, a person shall not engage in the practice of geoscience unless the person holds a license issued under this Chapter. B. Unless the person is licensed under this Chapter, he shall not engage in any of the following activities: (1) Use the term "Licensed Professional Geoscientist", "Licensed Geoscientist", "Professional Geoscientist", or the initials "P.G." as part of a professional, business, or commercial identification or title. (2) Otherwise represent to the public that the person is qualified to practice as a geoscientist or engage in the practice of geoscience. C. A person shall not take responsible charge of a geoscientific report or a geoscientific portion of a report required by municipal or parish ordinance, state or federal law, state agency rule, or federal regulation that incorporates or is based on a geoscientific study or geoscientific data unless the person is licensed under this Chapter. D. The following activities do not require a license under this Chapter: (1) Geoscientific work performed by an employee or a subordinate of a license holder under this Chapter if the work does not include the responsible charge of geoscientific work and is performed under the direct supervision of a licensed geoscientist who is responsible for the work. (2) Geoscientific work performed by an officer or employee of the United States practicing solely as such an officer or employee. (3) Geoscientific work performed exclusively in exploring for and developing oil, gas, or other energy resources, base metals, or precious or nonprecious minerals, including sand, gravel, or aggregate, if the work is done in and for the benefit of private industry. (4) Geoscientific research conducted through an academic institution, local, state, or federal governmental agency, nonprofit research institution, or for-profit organization, including submission of a report on the research to a public agency. (5) Teaching geoscience or a related physical or natural science. (6) Work customarily performed by a cartographer, technician, or physical or natural scientist, including a geologist, geophysicist, soil scientist, chemist, archaeologist, geographer, or oceanographer, if the work does not include the practice of geoscience. (7) Work performed by an archaeologist, geoscientist, or other person conducting a stratigraphic or historical geological investigation for archaeological purposes. (8) Testifying or preparing and presenting an exhibit or document for the sole purpose of being placed in evidence before an administrative or judicial tribunal or hearing if the testimony, exhibit, or document does not imply that the person is licensed under this Chapter. (9) The evaluation by a state agency or by a hearing examiner of an exhibit or document offered or placed in evidence before an administrative tribunal. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.13. Application for licensure or certification; fees

RS 711.13 - Application for licensure or certification; fees A. Application for licensure as a professional geoscientist shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, shall show the applicant's education and a detailed summary of his technical work, and shall contain such references prescribed by the board. B. Application for certification as a geoscientist-in-training shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, shall show the applicant's education and a detailed summary of his technical work, if any, and shall contain such references prescribed by the board. C. All applications shall include a statement affirming that the information contained on the application is true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge, information, and belief. Electronic signatures are acceptable, if properly encrypted. D.(1) An application fee for professional geoscientists or geoscientists-in-training shall be established at the discretion of the board but shall not exceed two hundred dollars and shall not be increased by the board by more than thirty dollars in any three-year period. (2) The application fee shall accompany the application. If the board denies the issuance of a license or certification to any applicant, the application fee shall be retained by the board. An unsuccessful applicant shall pay the prescribed fee for each subsequent application. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 36, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.14. Examinations

RS 711.14 - Examinations A. The board may prepare, administer, and grade oral and written examinations required or permitted under this Chapter. B. The board may adopt or recognize, in whole or in part, an examination prepared, administered, or graded by another organization, on a regional or national basis, that the board determines appropriate to measure the qualifications of an applicant for a license under this Chapter; however, the board retains the authority to determine a passing grade for a license in this state on an adopted or recognized examination prepared, administered, or graded by another organization, on a regional or national basis. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 228, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.15. License eligibility

RS 711.15 - License eligibility A. To be eligible for a license under this Chapter, an applicant shall meet the following minimum qualifications: (1) The applicant must be of good moral and ethical character as attested to by letters of reference submitted on behalf of the applicant or as otherwise determined by the board. (2) The applicant shall have either: (a) Graduated from a course of study in a discipline of geoscience satisfactory to the board that consists of at least four years of study and includes at least thirty semester hours or forty-five quarter hours of credit in geoscience, of which at least twenty semester hours or thirty quarter hours of credit must be in upper-level college courses in that discipline. (b) Satisfactorily completed other equivalent educational requirements as determined by the board. (3) The applicant shall have a documented record of at least five years of qualifying work experience, as provided by this Chapter, that demonstrates that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible charge of geoscientific work. (4)(a) The applicant must pass an examination required by the board covering the fundamentals and practice of the appropriate discipline of geoscience. (b) An applicant who applies for licensure under this Chapter prior to January 1, 2015, shall be exempt from taking the examination described in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph if the applicant satisfies all other requirements of this Subsection. B. The board may accept qualifying work experience in lieu of the education required by Subsection A of this Section. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 308, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 228, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.16. Qualifying work experience

RS 711.16 - Qualifying work experience A. The board shall apply the following standards in evaluating the work experience of an applicant for a license under this Chapter. (1) Each year of work experience acceptable to the board constitutes one year of qualifying work experience if the experience was acquired under the direct supervision of any of the following: (a) A geoscientist who is licensed in this state or in another state under requirements for licensure or registration that are comparable to those in this Chapter. (b) A geoscientist who meets the educational and work experience requirements for licensure but is not required to be licensed under this Chapter. (c) Another professional acceptable to the board. (2) Each year of work experience acceptable to the board and acquired before September 1, 2010, constitutes one year of qualifying work experience if the experience either: (a) Was acquired under the direct supervision of any of the following: (i) A geoscientist who meets the educational and work experience requirements for a license under this Chapter. (ii) A geoscientist who is licensed or registered under comparable requirements in another state. (iii) Another professional acceptable to the board. (b) Would constitute the responsible charge of professional geoscientific work as determined by the board. (3) Each year of full-time graduate study in a discipline of geoscience that is acceptable to the board constitutes one year of qualifying work experience. However, the board may not accept more than two years of full-time graduate study in a discipline of geoscience as qualifying work experience. B. The board may accept research in or the teaching of a discipline of geoscience at the college or university level as qualifying work experience if the research or teaching, in the judgment of the board, is comparable to work experience obtained in the practice of geoscience. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.17. Reciprocal license

RS 711.17 - Reciprocal license A. The board by rule, adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, may authorize the licensing of a person who has not met the examination requirement of this Chapter, if the person is licensed or registered to practice a discipline of geoscience under the law of another state or a foreign country. B. The board may issue a license to an applicant who provides proof of licensure or registration under requirements that the board determines to be substantially similar to those established by this Chapter. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.18. Temporary license

RS 711.18 - Temporary license A. The board may issue a temporary license to a person who satisfies either of the following: (1) The applicant is not a resident of this state and does not have an established place of business in this state but seeks to engage in the practice of geoscience in this state for a temporary period. (2) The applicant applies for a reciprocal license and seeks to engage in the practice of geoscience pending a determination on the application for the reciprocal license. B. An applicant for a temporary license must satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) The applicant must apply to the board for a temporary license and provide proof of licensure or registration in another state or a foreign country. (2) The applicant must agree to comply with the signature requirements of this Chapter and to affix the person's seal from the jurisdiction in which the person is licensed or registered on all work completed while practicing under the temporary license. (3) The applicant must file the required information and reports and comply with other requirements established by the board concerning the person's temporary practice. C.(1) A temporary license issued under Paragraph (1) of Subsection (A) of this Section expires on the ninetieth day after the date of issuance. (2) A temporary license issued under Paragraph (2) of Subsection (A) of this Section expires on the date the reciprocal license is issued or denied. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.19 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.19. Issuance of license

RS 711.19 - Issuance of license A. The board shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of this Chapter. B. The license shall include all of the following: (1) The full name of the license holder. (2) A serial number. (3) A signature of an appropriate officer of the board under the board's seal. C. The issuance by the board of a license is prima facie evidence that during the term of the license the license holder is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed geoscientist. D. A licensed geoscientist may engage in the practice of any discipline of geoscience. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.20. Expiration and renewals; fees

RS 711.20 - Expiration and renewals; fees A. Licensure and certification shall expire at a time specified by the board and shall become invalid after that date unless renewed. It shall be the duty of the executive secretary of the board to notify by letter to his last known address each licensee and certificate holder of the date of the expiration of the license or certificate and the requirements for its renewal. The notice shall be mailed at least one month in advance of the expiration of such license or certificate. Renewal of licensure as a professional geoscientist or geoscientist-in-training may be effected at any time during the two months prior to expiration by the payment of a fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars per year at the discretion of the board. The board shall not increase the renewal fee by more than twenty dollars in any one-year period. B. Any person who renews his license or certificate within one hundred twenty days of the expiration of such license or certificate shall not be deprived of the right of renewal. C. A maximum fee for late renewal shall be established by the board, but shall not exceed three times the normal renewal fee. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 36, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.21. Continuing professional development for professional geoscientists

RS 711.21 - Continuing professional development for professional geoscientists Professional geoscientists may, by rule of the board, adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, be required to earn annually up to fifteen hours of board-approved continuing professional development. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:711.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§711.22. Seal

RS 711.22 - Seal A. Upon issuance of a license, the license holder shall obtain a seal of a design established by the board bearing: (1) The license holder's name. (2) The license number. (3) The words "licensed geoscientist" or "professional geoscientist". B. A geoscientific report, document, or other record, as defined by the board, that is offered to the public and prepared or issued by or under the supervision of a licensed geoscientist must, in accordance with rules adopted by the board, include the full name, signature, and license number of the license holder who prepared the report, document, or other record or under whose supervision it was prepared and bear an impression of the license holder's seal. Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:754 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§754. Organization of the board; seal; records; meetings

RS 754 - Organization of the board; seal; records; meetings  A. The board at its annual meeting shall elect from its members a president and vice-president. The president shall preside at all meetings and serve as the board's executive officer between meetings, however, he shall not vote in board meetings except in case the members present are equally divided. The board shall also appoint a secretary-treasurer who may be but need not be a member of the board.  B. The board shall have an official seal and shall keep proper minutes and records of all its proceedings, which shall be open at all reasonable times to public inspection. The board shall make a complete record of the names and addresses and license numbers of persons licensed as dentists and dental hygienists, and of all licenses revoked by it. A transcript of the minutes and record entries, certified by the secretary-treasurer under the seal of the board, shall be evidence of the facts therein stated. The secretary-treasurer shall be the legal custodian of all property, money, minutes, records, proceedings, and seal of the board.  C. The board shall hold one regular meeting each year and special meetings as are necessary. The board shall determine the place within the state and time of all meetings.  Amended by Acts 1952, No. 314, §1; Acts 1958, No. 490, §1; Acts 1964, No. 133, §3; Acts 1970, No. 355, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:755 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§755. Compensation of members

RS 755 - Compensation of members Out of the funds of the board, each board member shall receive one hundred fifty dollars per day and actual reimbursement for reasonable traveling expenses for each day actually engaged in the performance of his official duties. In addition, the president shall be paid a salary in connection with performing the official duties of his office in an amount to be set by the board. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 490, §1; Acts 1962, No. 17, §4; Acts 1972, No. 209, §2; Acts 1982, No. 278, §1; Acts 1991, No. 504, §1, eff. July 15, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 83, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:756 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§756. Receipts and disbursements of board

RS 756 - Receipts and disbursements of board  A. All fees received by the board under this Chapter shall be paid to the secretary-treasurer. Disbursements made by the board shall be signed by the president and the secretary-treasurer. In the absence of either the president or secretary-treasurer, the vice president or any employee empowered by the board by majority vote is authorized to sign all disbursements with the remaining authorized signatory. B. The board may expend the necessary funds for its offices, furniture, fixtures, supplies, equipment, printing, and all other expenses necessary to conduct the board's business. Acts 1986, No. 914, §1; Acts 2006, No. 329, §1.