2006 Georgia Code - 12-7-19

12-7-19. (a) After December 31, 2006, all persons involved in land development design, review, permitting, construction, monitoring, or inspection or any land-disturbing activity shall meet the education and training certification requirements, dependent on their level of involvement with the process, as developed by the commission in consultation with the division and the Stakeholder Advisory Board created pursuant to Code Section 12-7-20. (b) No less than the following training programs shall be established: (1) A fundamentals seminar (Level 1) will be established which provides sufficient training to all participants as to the applicable laws, requirements, processes, and latest means and methods recognized by the state to effectively control erosion and sedimentation; (2) An advanced fundamentals seminar (Level 1) will be established which provides additional details of installation and maintenance of best management practices for both regulatory and nonregulatory inspectors and others; (3) An introduction to design seminar (Level 2) will be established which provides required training to design and review a successful erosion, sedimentation, and pollution control plan; (4) An awareness seminar (Level 1) will be established which provides information regarding the erosion and sediment control practices and processes in the state and which will include an overview of the systems, laws, and roles of the participants; and (5) A trainer and instructor seminar will be established for both Level 1 and Level 2 trainers and instructors which will provide the minimum training as to applicable laws and best management practices and design of erosion, sedimentation, and pollution control plans in the state. (c) Trainer and instructor qualifications will be established with the following minimum requirements: (1) Level 1 trainers and instructors shall meet at least the following minimum requirements and any other requirements as set by the commission: (A) Education: four-year college degree or five yearśexperience in the field of erosion and sediment control; (B) Experience: five-yearśexperience in the field of erosion and sediment control. Where years of experience is used in lieu of the education requirement of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, a total of ten yearśfield experience is required; (C) Approval by the commission and the Stakeholder Advisory Board; and (D) Successful completion of the Level 1 trainer and instructor seminar found in paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of this Code section; and (2) Level 2 trainers and instructors shall meet at least the minimum requirements of a Level 1 trainer or instructor, any other requirements as set by the commission, and successful completion of the Level 2 trainer and instructor seminar created under paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of this Code section. (d) In addition to the requirements of subsection (c) of this Code section, the commission shall establish and any person desirous of holding certification must obtain a passing grade as established by the Stakeholder Advisory Board on a final exam covering the material taught in each mandatory seminar. Final exams may, at the discretion of the commission, serve in lieu of attendance at the seminar. (e)(1) A certification provided by achieving the requirements established by the commission shall expire no later than three years after its issuance. (2) A certified individual shall be required to attend and participate in at least four hours of approved continuing education courses, as established by the commission, every three years. (3) A certification may be extended or renewed by meeting requirements established by the commission. (4) Revocation procedures may be established by the commission in consultation with the division and the Stakeholder Advisory Board.

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