Nebraska Statutes 38-1308. Certification; qualifications; exception; term
A person shall be eligible for certification as an environmental health specialist if he or she has graduated with a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university, has satisfactorily completed at least forty-five quarter hours or thirty semester hours of academic work in the basic natural sciences, has been employed full time as an environmental health specialist for a period not less than two years, and has passed an examination approved by the board, except that a person holding a degree higher than a baccalaureate degree who has satisfactorily completed at least forty-five quarter hours or thirty semester hours of academic work in the basic natural sciences may qualify when employed as an environmental health specialist for a period of not less than one year.
Source
- Laws 1963, c. 400, § 3, p. 1279;
- Laws 1989, LB 344, § 28;
- Laws 1991, LB 703, § 39;
- Laws 1997, LB 752, § 182;
- Laws 2003, LB 242, § 117;
- R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-3703;
- Laws 2007, LB463, § 529.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-1308
- Board: means the Board of Registered Environmental Health Specialists. See Nebraska Statutes 38-1303
- Environmental health specialist: means a person who by education and experience in the physical, biological, and sanitary sciences is qualified to carry out educational, investigational, and technical duties in the field of environmental sanitation. See Nebraska Statutes 38-1304
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Person shall: include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801