Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
 
Board
Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects
 
chapter
Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects Regulations [18 VAC 10 ‑ 20]
Action Develop regulations for a mandatory continuing education requirement for architect, professional engineer, and land surveyor licenses.
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 5/2/2008
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3/26/08  12:31 pm
Commenter: RAYMOND A. FROST, LS

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROPOSED REGULATIONS
 

I BELIEVE THIS LAW PASSED BY OUR LEGISLATURE WAS MISGUIDED AND UNNECESSARY. WE IN THE LAND SURVEYING PROFESSION ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES ON OUR OWN TIME & BUDGETS. WE DON'T NEED THE STATE LEGISLATURE DICTATIING YET ANOTHER REQUIREMENT ON OUR PROFESSION. I PERSONALLY DO NOT SEE EDUCATION AS BEING A PROBLEM IN THE LAND SURVEYING PROFESSION,  I SEE ETHICS AS BEING A MORE PRESSING ISSUE AND ALSO OUR FAILURE AS A PROFESSION TO ACHEIVE THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS THAT WE  RIGHTLY DESERVE.  I BELIEVE THIS LAW SHOULD BE REPEALED AND THE SEMINAR LOBBYIST SENT PACKING.

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