Whereas, current law requiring professional land surveyors to complete 12 hours of continuing education to renew their licenses biennially will be repealed on March 1, 1999; and

Whereas, the next renewal date for the approximately 860 professional land surveyors currently licensed is December 31, 1999; and

Whereas, the intent of this legislation is to continue requiring continuing education for professional land surveyors so it is necessary to remove the repeal as soon as possible; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §13908, sub-§4, last ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 353, §26, is repealed.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

This bill removes the March 1, 1999 repeal provision that eliminates the continuing education requirement for professional land surveyors.