HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2) WHO THE SECRETARY DETERMINES HAS APPROPRIATE
EXPERIENCE IN THE INDIVIDUAL'S RESPECTIVE JOB CLASSIFICATION.

(B)(1)(D) FOR NONREGISTERED INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY
PRACTICING AS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS SANITARIANS,
REGISTRATION WITH THE BOARD SHALL BE REQUIRED BY JULY 1, 1985.

(2)(E) A NONREGISTERED INDIVIDUAL CURRENTLY
PRACTICING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER SANITARIAN MAY
BE REGISTERED WITH THE BOARD IF THE INDIVIDUAL:

(I) IF THE INDIVIDUAL EITHER:

1. MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN
§ 5.5-302; OR

(1) GRADUATES FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY WITH:

(I) A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE OR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND 12 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE,
ACCEPTABLE TO THE BOARD, IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; OR

(II) A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN THE NATURAL
SCIENCES INCLUDING:

1. A MINIMUM OF 60 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
OR THE EQUIVALENT QUARTER CREDIT HOURS OF BASIC SCIENCES
ACCEPTABLE TO THE BOARD;

2. A COURSE IN MATHEMATICS AND AT LEAST 1
LABORATORY COURSE IN 3 OF THE FOLLOWING FIELDS: CHEMISTRY,
PHYSICS, MICROBIOLOGY, AND BIOLOGY; AND

3. 24 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE, ACCEPTABLE TO
THE BOARD, IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; OR

(III) A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE THAT INCLUDES:

1. 30 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS OR THE
EQUIVALENT IN QUARTER UNITS IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES THAT MEET THE
EDUCATION STANDARDS SET BY THE BOARD;

2. A COURSE IN MATHEMATICS AND AT LEAST 1
LABORATORY COURSE IN 3 OF THE FOLLOWING FIELDS: CHEMISTRY,
PHYSICS, MICROBIOLOGY, AND BIOLOGY; AND

3. 24 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE, ACCEPTABLE TO
THE BOARD, IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; OR

(IV) A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH OR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES THAT INCLUDES: