2016 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture & Markets
Article 11-A - (Agriculture & Markets) AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
151-A - Planner certification.

  151-a. Planner certification. There is hereby established a planner
  certification program for the purpose of certifying individuals in  both
  the   public  and  private  sectors  who  are  qualified  by  education,
  experience, or examination to develop an AEM plan as defined in  section
  one  hundred  fifty  of  this  article.  Subject  to the availability of
  funding, the department, in cooperation with the state  soil  and  water
  conservation  committee,  may develop or contract to have developed such
  testing procedures, educational requirements,  and  examinations  as  it
  deems   appropriate   to   assure  the  competence  of  persons  seeking
  certification. To the extent practical, and consistent with the purposes
  of this article, the department may waive or  accept  substitutions  for
  educational or testing requirements to facilitate planner certification.
  Such  substitutions  may  include,  but not be limited to, United States
  department of agriculture natural resources conservation services  third
  party  certification  and  job  approval  authority.  The department may
  establish application and testing  fees  and  terms  and  conditions  of
  certification,  such  as  procedures  for  certification  suspension and
  revocation, and planner continuing education.