| (3) A licensee employed outside the United States,
its possessions and territories, actively engaged in the practice
of geoscience for a period of time exceeding three hundred (300) consecutive
days in a year shall be exempt from obtaining the professional development
hours required during that year except for five (5) hours of self-directed
course work.
(4) A licensee who is impacted by a long term physical
disability or illness (of the licensee or a family member or other
person) may be exempt.
(5) Supporting documentation must be furnished to the
TBPG. The Executive Director shall review circumstances and documentation
and make a decision. A licensee may appeal a decision of the Executive
Director to an appropriate Committee or the full Appointed Board,
as appropriate.
(o) A licensee may bring an expired license to active
status by obtaining all delinquent PDH units. However, if the total
number required to become current exceeds 30 PDHs, including 2 PDHs
of professional ethics, roles and responsibilities of Professional
Geoscientists, then 30 PDHs (including 2 PDHs of ethics) shall be
the maximum number of PDHs required.
(p) Noncompliance:
(1) If a licensee does not certify that CEP requirements
have been met for a renewal period, the license shall be considered
expired and subject to late fees and penalties.
(2) A licensee must submit the CEP certification log
and supporting records for credits claimed not later than 30 days
after the Board sends an audit notification and request for a log
and supporting documentation to the licensee's last known address
as shown by the Board's records. Failure to timely submit a CEP certification
log and supporting records for credits claimed is grounds for disciplinary
action.
(3) A licensee must satisfy CEP requirements. Failure
to satisfy CEP requirements during the applicable period is grounds
for disciplinary action.
(4) Falsely reporting that CEP requirements have been
met for a renewal period is misconduct and will subject the licensee
to disciplinary action.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §851.32 adopted to be effective December 15, 2010, 35 TexReg 10695; amended to be effective October 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 5731; amended to be effective December 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 9539; amended to be effective March 15, 2016, 41 TexReg 1843; amended to be effective November 24, 2016, 41 TexReg 9138; amended to be effective October 31, 2018, 43 TexReg 7140; amended to be effective March 6, 2022, 47 TexReg 947 |
