Sec. 08.07.07.07. License Application and Renewal Fees

A. An applicant shall pay to the Department, as part of the examination application, a $30 fee. If the applicant fails an examination, an additional $20 fee must be paid for each subsequent examination application.

B. A tree expert license shall be renewed every 2 years.

C. A licensed tree expert shall pay a $20 fee every 2 years for license renewal.

D. Professional Development. Commencing with the 2017 renewals, a licensed tree expert shall complete at least 8 hours of Department-approved continuing education instruction during the preceding 2-year term.

E. The Department shall review and approve the curriculum for continuing education instruction provided that the curriculum includes information on:

(1) New State and federal laws, regulations, and policies; or

(2) Technologies affecting the work of a licensed tree expert.

F. Before a course may be approved and advertised as meeting the continuing education instruction requirement of this section, the course holder shall:

(1) Submit the course curriculum to the Department for approval at least 4 weeks before the date of the scheduled course; and

(2) Submit documentation that includes the number of classroom hours, the curriculum, and the entity conducting the course.

G. Documentation of completion of a course approved by the Department may be submitted to the Department by:

(1) A licensed tree expert providing a Certificate of Completion; or

(2) The approved course holder providing names and license numbers of those who completed the course.

H. The Department may consider whether a licensee may receive credit for continuing education instruction for a course that was not pre-approved based on a licensee’s submission of the documentation required under §§E, F, and G of this regulation.

I. The Department shall maintain continuing education records for each licensed tree expert to reflect the completion of approved course hours.

J. If a licensed tree expert does not complete the required continuing education instruction within the 2-year license renewal deadline, the licensee shall only be able to renew a license by taking and passing the tree expert examination given by the Department.