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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE BILL No. 97 |
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| 4 | 4 | | _____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL |
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| 6 | 6 | | Citations Affected: IC 25-17.6-5-5. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Synopsis: Continuing education for professional geologists. Specifies |
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| 8 | 8 | | that the renewal of a professional geologist license after June 30, 2025, |
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| 9 | 9 | | requires continuing education. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Effective: July 1, 2024. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Zay |
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| 12 | 12 | | January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2024 IN 97—LS 6078/DI 153 Introduced |
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| 14 | 14 | | Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024) |
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| 15 | 15 | | PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana |
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| 16 | 16 | | Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, |
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| 17 | 17 | | additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional |
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| 19 | 19 | | provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the |
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| 20 | 20 | | word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds |
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| 21 | 21 | | a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts |
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| 23 | 23 | | between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE BILL No. 97 |
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| 25 | 25 | | A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning |
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| 26 | 26 | | professions and occupations. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 SECTION 1. IC 25-17.6-5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.108-2022, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) Before July 1, 2024, the board shall adopt |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 rules in accordance with IC 25-1-4 to: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5 (1) require a licensed professional geologist to obtain continuing |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6 education in geological sciences as a condition of license renewal; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7 and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8 (2) set forth the conditions, requirements, and implementation of |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9 the continuing education program. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10 (b) The continuing education requirements adopted under this |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11 section must allow a licensed professional geologist to receive full |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12 credit for continuing education courses completed in a state other than |
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| 40 | 40 | | 13 Indiana. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 14 (c) The continuing education requirements adopted under this |
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| 42 | 42 | | 15 section do not apply to a licensed professional geologist until after the |
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| 43 | 43 | | 16 first full license renewal cycle beginning one (1) year after final |
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| 44 | 44 | | 17 adoption of the rules under this section. In order to renew a license |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2024 IN 97—LS 6078/DI 153 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 1 after June 30, 2025, a professional geologist must comply with the |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2 continuing education requirements adopted under this section. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 3 (d) The continuing education requirements adopted under this |
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| 49 | 49 | | 4 section do not apply to a person who is not licensed under this article. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2024 IN 97—LS 6078/DI 153 |
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