Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAND SURVEYORS BOARD OF EXAMINERS › Title 234 - Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors - Agency 62 › Chapter 7 - Professional Development › Section 234-7-002

Current through June 17, 2024
Professional Development Hours (PDHs) are credited based upon
				  the following list:
002.01. The active
				full-time teaching of land surveying as defined by the Land Surveyors
				Regulation Act, at the college level within the immediately preceding 2
				calendar years shall be counted as 3 PDHs per calendar year. Partial
				fulfillment of a calendar year in this rule will not be counted. Maximum credit
				of 6 PDHs in this category in any renewal period.
002.02. Membership in a local, regional,
				state or national society which is directly related to the practice of land
				surveying shall be counted as 1 PDH per society per calendar year with a
				maximum credit of 4 PDHs in this category in any renewal period.
002.03. Serving as a member of a board or
				commission which has as its primary duty the registration and review of
				professional land surveyors, such as a state board of registration, shall be
				counted as 1 PDH per calendar year.
002.04. Serving as a member of a committee of
				a board or commission which has as its primary duty the preparation and grading
				of written tests which are given for the purpose of determining the proficiency
				of an applicant for registration as a professional land surveyor shall be
				counted as 5 PDHs per calendar year.
002.05. Organizing a conference or seminar
				with a duration of a minimum of 4 hours which is directly related to land
				surveying shall be counted as 1.5 PDHs per conference or seminar.
002.06. Attendance at a workshop, conference,
				or seminar which is directly related to land surveying shall be counted as 1
				PDH per actual hour of attendance. "Attendance at" includes participation on a
				live interactive video conference. Such sessions must be certified by the
				sponsoring organization, planned in advance, and a record maintained describing
				the content.
002.07. Teaching at a
				workshop, conference, or seminar which is directly related to land surveying
				shall be counted as 2 PDHs per actual hour of teaching time, not to include any
				preparation time,
002.08. College
				level courses directly related to land surveying shall be counted as 30 PDHs
				per credit hour.
002.09.
				Non-college level extension or correspondence courses which are directly
				related to land surveying shall be counted as 15 PDHs per credit
				hour.
002.10. Publication of and/or
				presentation at a technical meeting of a professional paper, authored by the
				writer or presenter, directly related to land surveying shall be counted as 5
				PDHs per professional paper. The maximum allowable under this paragraph is 15
				PDHs in any renewal period.
002.11.
				Completion of "on-line" correspondence, televised, videotaped, audiotaped and
				other non-interactive or pre-recorded short courses/tutorials shall be counted
				as 1 PDH per actual hour of attendance. An exam is required for completion
				unless attendance is documented. The maximum allowable under this paragraph is
				15 PDHs in any renewal period.
002.12. Completion of a minimum of 2 hours of
				Professional Development in an ethics course or a course on the Nebraska Land
				Surveyors Regulation Act is required for each renewal period. This course may
				be "on-line" or in person and is counted toward any previously established
				maximum described above.