Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5J - Division of Consumer Services › Chapter 5J-17 - PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS AND MAPPERS › Section 5J-17.041 - Continuing Education Credit for Biennial Renewal

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Every person licensed pursuant to Chapter 472, F.S., must
				  obtain at least twenty-four (24) continuing education credits per biennium. Up
				  to twelve (12) continuing education credits earned beyond the required
				  twenty-four (24) may be carried forward to the following renewal period. One
				  continuing education credit hour shall be awarded for each classroom hour of
				  instruction. For the purposes of this rule, a classroom hour shall be defined
				  as no less than fifty (50) minutes of classroom instruction.
(1) Continuing education credits may be
				obtained for:
(a) Completion of courses in
				surveying and mapping subjects at universities and colleges which are
				regionally accredited by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the United
				States Department of Education. Six (6) continuing education credits may be
				obtained for each semester hour or quarter hour equivalent thereof.
(b) Completion of courses or seminars offered
				by continuing education providers approved by the Board for the provision of
				continuing education credit hours. A list of such providers is available from
				the Board office upon request.
(c)
				A licensee's attendance, unrelated to disciplinary action against them, at a
				regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers.
				Only two (2) continuing education credits will be allowed for each day of such
				attendance. Licensees shall sign in with a Board designee immediately prior to
				each day of the Board meeting.
(d)
1. No more than ten (10) continuing education
				credits shall be awarded to a licensee who has researched, written, and
				published a book, paper, article, or other scholarly work related to surveying
				and mapping. Continuing education credits shall be awarded only for the
				biennium in which the work is initially published and approved for
				credit.
2. The licensee shall
				submit the published work along with proof of publication to the Board's
				Continuing Education Committee, or its designee, for review and approval at
				least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the biennium for which the
				licensee seeks credits.
(e) A licensee's attendance at a local
				chapter, state or national professional association meeting whose primary
				purpose is to promote the profession of surveying and mapping. One-half (1/2)
				credit shall be awarded for attendance at a local chapter meeting and two (2)
				credits shall be awarded for attendance at a state or national professional
				association meeting during each biennium. No more than six (6) continuing
				education credits shall be awarded in one biennium for attendance at local
				chapter, state or national professional association meetings.
(f) Completion of courses or seminars offered
				as part of a state or national professional association meeting whose primary
				purpose is to promote the profession of surveying and mapping.
(g) A licensee's completion of courses or
				seminars that have led to advanced professional certification in a surveying
				and mapping related discipline are eligible for a maximum of twelve (12)
				continuing education credits in one biennium.