HB 2145
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
HB 2145: registered sanitarians; qualifications
Sponsor: Representative Bliss, LD 1
Committee on Science & Technology
Overview
Changes the requirements for a person to become a registered sanitarian in the state of
Arizona.
History
A.R.S. § 13-136.01 governs the requirements to become a registered sanitarian in the state
of Arizona. A person is eligible for registration as a sanitarian if the person:
1) has completed five years of employment as a sanitarian aide, in either a recognized
public health agency or private industry, in a position directly related to
environmental health;
2) has completed at least five years of full-time military duty in the field of
environmental health; or
3) has successfully completed 30 semester hours of credit at an accredited college or
university in the natural sciences.
Provisions
1. Lowers the minimum years of employment required, as either as sanitarian aide or in
military duty, for an applicant to become a sanitarian, from five years to three years. (Sec.
1)
2. Revises the education needed for employment as a sanitarian, from 30 semester hours of
credit in the natural sciences, to 30 hours in subjects relevant to the role of a sanitarian,
as approved by the Sanitarians Council. (Sec. 1)
3. Makes technical changes. (Sec 1)
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