TITLE 305 INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS
Final Rule
LSA Document #19-162(F)
DIGEST
Amends
305 IAC 1-3-1 concerning the fees for the application for geologist licensure. Amends
305 IAC 1-3-4 concerning the fee for the issuance of a renewal certificate. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.
305 IAC 1-3-1 Application for geologist licensure
Authority:
IC 25-17.6-3-12
Sec. 1. (a) A person seeking a new license must file with the survey an application completed under this section on a form approved by the board.
(b) Information that an applicant must provide in the application includes the following:
(1) Educational background at the undergraduate level and, if applicable, the graduate level. This background includes an official transcript of college credits.
(2) Professional geological work. A person who has taught geological science at the college level must provide information about the level course or courses and the number of hours taught during each semester.
(3) Affiliations with any scientific and technical society, including the grade of membership and whether the applicant is certified or registered by the society.
(4) References from three (3) persons in a geosciences profession attesting the applicant adheres to high professional and ethical standards.
(5) Any other information reasonably required to evaluate the applicant's character, knowledge of geology, and experience in application of the knowledge of geology.
(c) The application form shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of seventy dollars ($70) one hundred sixty dollars ($160) by check or money order made payable to the "Indiana Geological other means as determined by the survey. The application fee is nonrefundable.
(d) The application shall be filed with the survey at least thirty (30) days before the date on which the applicant seeks to have the application reviewed.
(Indiana Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists; 305 IAC 1-3-1; filed Mar 8, 1999, 5:18 p.m.: 22 IR 2216; errata filed Jul 21, 1999, 11:30 a.m.: 22 IR 3937; filed Mar 6, 2000, 7:58 a.m.: 23 IR 1619; readopted filed Dec 1, 2006, 3:11 p.m.: 20061213-IR-305060171RFA; readopted filed Jun 26, 2012, 11:03 a.m.: 20120725-IR-305120209RFA; readopted filed Oct 31, 2017, 3:31 p.m.: 20171129-IR-305170347RFA; filed Sep 18, 2019, 3:53 p.m.: 20191016-IR-305190162FRA)
305 IAC 1-3-4 Issuance of a renewal certificate
Authority:
IC 25-17.6-3-12
Sec. 4. (a) A license expires three (3) years after the date of issuance. A request for renewal must be accompanied by a fee of
sixty dollars ($60) in the form of a one hundred fifty dollars ($150) by check,
or money order,
payable to the "Indiana Geological or other means as determined by the survey. The renewal will be issued unless the board determines the applicant no longer qualifies as a licensed professional geologist under
IC 25-17.6 and this article.
IC 4-21.5-3-4(d) applies to this subsection.
(b) The survey shall mail a renewal notice to each licensed professional geologist at least sixty (60) days before the expiration of the license. The notice shall be directed to the most recent mailing address provided to the survey by the licensed professional geologist.
(c) If the renewal fee is not paid when due, the license is invalidated. The name of the holder shall be deleted from future rosters of the licensed professional geologists unless:
(1) a late renewal fee of seventy-five dollars ($75) one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165) is paid by the applicant before the expiration of two (2) years from the date of its invalidation; or
(2) the certificate is reinstated by the board.
(d) If the renewal fee is not paid within two (2) consecutive years of the invalidation of a certificate, a person may seek reinstatement as a licensed professional geologist only upon successful completion of section 2 of this rule.
(Indiana Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists; 305 IAC 1-3-4; filed Mar 8, 1999, 5:18 p.m.: 22 IR 2218; errata filed Jul 21, 1999, 11:30 a.m.: 22 IR 3937; filed Mar 6, 2000, 7:58 a.m.: 23 IR 1621; filed Sep 1, 2004, 2:45 p.m.: 28 IR 12; readopted filed Dec 1, 2006, 3:11 p.m.: 20061213-IR-305060171RFA; readopted filed Jun 26, 2012, 11:03 a.m.: 20120725-IR-305120209RFA; readopted filed Oct 31, 2017, 3:31 p.m.: 20171129-IR-305170347RFA; filed Sep 18, 2019, 3:53 p.m.: 20191016-IR-305190162FRA)
Hearing Held: June 7, 2019
Approved by Attorney General: September 5, 2019
Approved by Governor: September 18, 2019
Filed with Publisher: September 18, 2019, 3:53 p.m.
Documents Incorporated by Reference: None Received by Publisher
Small Business Regulatory Coordinator: Todd A. Thompson, Director and State Geologist, Indiana Geological Survey, Chairman, Indiana Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists, 611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, (812) 855-7428, igsinfo@indiana.edu
Posted: 10/16/2019 by Legislative Services Agency
DIN: 20191016-IR-305190162FRA
Composed: Apr 25,2024 11:05:54AM EDT
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