California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 29 - Board for Geologists and Geophysicists › Article 2 - Applications › Section 3022.2 - Reference Requirements: Professional Geologist and Professional Geophysicist

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To assist the Board in evaluating an
				applicant's qualifications, each applicant for licensure as a professional
				geologist or as a professional geophysicist shall submit documentation from a
				minimum of three references who, in the opinion of the Board, have the training
				and experience to have responsible charge of geological work as defined in
				Section 3022(b)(1) of
				Title 16, California Code of Regulations or geophysical work as defined in
				Section 3022.1(b) of
				Title 16, California Code of Regulations, respectively.
(1) None of the references can be related to
				the applicant by blood, marriage, registration as domestic partners, or
				adoption.
(2) Documentation
				submitted to the Board by a reference shall be the original copy with an
				original signature and seal on every page of the documentation submitted.
				Photocopies, scanned copies, and electronic signatures are not
				acceptable.
(3) The documentation
				shall include the following information:
(A)
				The reference shall state that they have personal knowledge of the applicant's
				qualifying experience in a responsible position as defined in Section
				3003(c) of Title
				16, California Code of Regulations and shall clearly indicate the nature of
				their relationship with the applicant;
(B) The reference shall clearly indicate the
				number of months they can qualify the applicant as having completed
				professional geological work as defined in Section
				3003(d) of Title
				16, California Code of Regulations or professional geophysical work as defined
				in Section
				3003(e) of Title
				16, California Code of Regulations;
(C) The reference shall document how they
				computed the number of months of qualifying work experience using the
				definition of full time work provided in Sections
				3022(b)(2) of
				Title 16, California Code of Regulations and 3022.1(b)(1) of Title 16,
				California Code of Regulations;
(D)
				The reference shall provide a detailed, complete, and accurate description of
				the qualifying professional geologic experience or professional geophysical
				work completed by the applicant;
(E) The work experience description shall
				cover the time period being documented as qualifying experience by the
				reference;
(F) The reference shall
				use the appropriate scientific terms in describing the work, while avoiding
				colloquialisms, industry jargon, and slang; and,
(G) The reference shall include the following
				statement:
"I certify under penalty of perjury that these statements are
				  true and correct to the best of my knowledge."
(4) Nothing contained in this section shall
				limit the authority of the Board to require that an applicant submit additional
				references, employment verifications, or any other information pertinent to the
				applicant's education and/or experience to verify that the applicant meets the
				minimum qualifications for a professional geologist license as defined in
				Section 7841 of the Code, or the minimum
				qualifications for a professional geophysicist license as defined in Section
				7841.1 of the
				Code.