Sec. P-1. 32 MRSA §4909, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 760, §13, is amended to read:
2-A. Soil scientist examination requirements. As a soil scientist, to qualify to sit for the examination for certification, an applicant shall must:
A. Be a graduate of an approved 4-year college curriculum leading to a Baccalaureate Degree, in which the applicant has successfully completed a minimum of 15 credit hours of soil or soil related soil-related courses of a pedological nature and have a specific record of an additional 3 years or more of experience in soil science of a grade and character which that indicates to the board that he the applicant may be competent to practice as a soil scientist and be otherwise qualified. Teaching pedological courses in a college or university offering an approved 4-year soil science or agronomic curriculum shall must be considered as experience in soils investigations.
Applicants may sit for the general practice examination upon graduation from an approved 4-year college and may sit for the professional practice examination upon completion of the experience requirement as stated in this subsection.
"Additional 3 years of experience" does not imply a sequence of obtaining a degree and then experience. Experience time shall may not be granted for time while enrolled in courses, but summer employment shall must be counted even though a degree may not have been obtained.
Actual field experience in an acceptable apprenticeship program shall count counts as experience time.
Each degree beyond the Bachelor's Degree shall be counted bachelor's degree counts as one year of experience.
Soil related Soil-related courses will may amount to only 20% of the required 15 credits for a maximum of 3 credits.
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