Does state provide a license: Yes
Current Active Licensees
| Title | Licensees |
|---|---|
| Mining And Mineral Engineer | 3 |
| Geological Engineer | 0 |
| Geotechnical Engineer | 0 |
License: Licensed Site Professionals
Exam Entity: State Board
Licensing Board: Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals
Licensing Board Website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-hazardous-waste-site-cleanup-professionals
Degree required:
Majors accepted:
Courses required:
Courses accepted:
Geology credits required: Not available
Credit information: Not applicable
Education Notes: Not applicable
Years of experience required: Not available
Experience credits needed: Not available
Experience information: Not applicable
Continuing education requirements: Yes
Continuing education years: 16
Continuing education details: Forty-eight (48) hours are required every 3 years. Twelve (12) of the forty-eight credits must be earned by attending LSP Board-approved MassDEP courses. An additional eight (8) credits must be regulatory credits. Continuing Education credits may be earned at any time throughout the three years. Although we suggest that you not wait until your third year to begin earning credits.
Geologist in Training license available: No
Can take Fundamentals of Geology test before graduation: No
Fundamentals of Geology test details: None
Legal Code Reference for GIT, FG: None
Most registration and licensure systems include structural approaches to review both the need and operational effectiveness of the process.
Some states provide formal sunset evaluation processes for their licensure programs. Many also include a periodic audit process of the licensure program/agency, which can range from cursory financial reviews to comprehensive evaluation of program effectiveness.
The audit process is often leveraged when political pressure is applied to eliminate geologist licensure, so awareness of the history and codes for audits and sunset evaluations is critical to montioring the health of the licensure within the state.
Current modes for sunsetting evaluation: Audit
License subject to sunset review: No
License subject to audit review: Possible
Sunset regulation name: See auditor information
Sunset statute: See auditor information
Sunset statute reference: See auditor information
Sunset committee: See auditor information
Composition of sunset committee: See auditor information
Sunset committee website: See auditor information
Sunset duration: See auditor information
Auditor name: Office of the State Auditor
Auditor website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-the-state-auditor
Audit statute: General Laws, Part I. Administration of the Government, Title II. Executive Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth, Chapter 11. Department of the State Auditor
Audit Statute abbreviation: General Laws, Part I. Administration of the Government, Title II. Executive Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth, Chapter 11. Department of the State Auditor Section 41-5A-1
Audit statute link: https://malegislature.gov/laws/generallaws
Audit notes: No audits of the board were identified 1999-2019.