Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) To assist the Board in evaluating an
applicant's qualifications, each applicant for licensure as a professional
geologist or as a professional geophysicist shall submit documentation from a
minimum of three references who, in the opinion of the Board, have the training
and experience to have responsible charge of geological work as defined in
Section 3022(b)(1) of
Title 16, California Code of Regulations or geophysical work as defined in
Section 3022.1(b) of
Title 16, California Code of Regulations, respectively.
(1) None of the references can be related to
the applicant by blood, marriage, registration as domestic partners, or
adoption.
(2) Documentation
submitted to the Board by a reference shall be the original copy with an
original signature and seal on every page of the documentation submitted.
Photocopies, scanned copies, and electronic signatures are not
acceptable.
(3) The documentation
shall include the following information:
(A)
The reference shall state that they have personal knowledge of the applicant's
qualifying experience in a responsible position as defined in Section
3003(c) of Title
16, California Code of Regulations and shall clearly indicate the nature of
their relationship with the applicant;
(B) The reference shall clearly indicate the
number of months they can qualify the applicant as having completed
professional geological work as defined in Section
3003(d) of Title
16, California Code of Regulations or professional geophysical work as defined
in Section
3003(e) of Title
16, California Code of Regulations;
(C) The reference shall document how they
computed the number of months of qualifying work experience using the
definition of full time work provided in Sections
3022(b)(2) of
Title 16, California Code of Regulations and 3022.1(b)(1) of Title 16,
California Code of Regulations;
(D)
The reference shall provide a detailed, complete, and accurate description of
the qualifying professional geologic experience or professional geophysical
work completed by the applicant;
(E) The work experience description shall
cover the time period being documented as qualifying experience by the
reference;
(F) The reference shall
use the appropriate scientific terms in describing the work, while avoiding
colloquialisms, industry jargon, and slang; and,
(G) The reference shall include the following
statement:
"I certify under penalty of perjury that these statements are
true and correct to the best of my knowledge."
(4) Nothing contained in this section shall
limit the authority of the Board to require that an applicant submit additional
references, employment verifications, or any other information pertinent to the
applicant's education and/or experience to verify that the applicant meets the
minimum qualifications for a professional geologist license as defined in
Section 7841 of the Code, or the minimum
qualifications for a professional geophysicist license as defined in Section
7841.1 of the
Code.
1. New section
filed 7-11-2019; operative 10-1-2019 (Register 2019, No.
28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
7818,
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
7841
and
7841.1,
Business and Professions Code.
