HB2341: Forester title; educational criteria.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact § 10.1-1181.9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to forester title.
[H 2341]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 10.1-1181.9 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 10.1-1181.9. Requirements for forester title.

A. In order to use the title of forester in connection with any practice of forestry, the person shall (i) hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from an a public or private institution of higher education curriculum, having completed a degree program that (a) is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (the Society) and such degree curriculum shall meet (b) meets the minimum education criterion criteria set forth by the Society in the fields of forest ecology and biology, management of forest resources, and forest resources policy and administration or (ii) have met the educational criteria for Certified Forester as reviewed and officially recognized in writing by the Society.

B. No person shall be appointed by the Governor to serve as State Forester unless he meets the requirements of clause (i) of subsection A.


HOUSE BILL NO. 2341
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
on January 30, 2019)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Edmunds)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-1181.9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to forester title.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 10.1-1181.9 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 10.1-1181.9. Requirements for forester title.

A. In order to use the title of forester in connection with any practice of forestry, the person shall (i) hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from an a public or private institution of higher education curriculum, having completed a degree program that (a) is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (the Society) and such degree curriculum shall meet (b) meets the minimum education criterion criteria set forth by the Society in the fields of forest ecology and biology, management of forest resources, and forest resources policy and administration or (ii) have met the educational criteria for Certified Forester as reviewed and officially recognized in writing by the Society.

B. No person shall be appointed by the Governor to serve as State Forester unless he meets the requirements of clause (i) of subsection A.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2341

Offered January 9, 2019
Prefiled January 8, 2019
A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-1181.9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to forester title.
Patron-- Edmunds

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 10.1-1181.9 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 10.1-1181.9. Requirements for forester title.

In order to use the title of forester in connection with any practice of forestry, the person shall (i) hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from an a public or private institution of higher education curriculum, having completed a degree program that is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (the Society) and such degree curriculum shall meet meets the minimum education criterion criteria set forth by the Society in the fields of forest ecology and biology, management of forest resources, and forest resources policy and administration or (ii) have met the educational criteria for Certified Forester as reviewed and officially recognized in writing by the Society.