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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 202

21-308.

(a) A license expires on the [June 30 after its effective
date] DATE SET BY THE BOARD, unless the license is renewed for [a
1-year] AN ADDITIONAL term as provided in this section. A
LICENSE MAY NOT BE RENEWED FOR A TERM LONGER THAN 2 YEARS.

(c)  Before the license expires, the licensee periodically
may renew it for an additional [1-year] 2-YEAR term if the
licensee:

(1)  Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

(2)  Pays to the Board a renewal fee of [$25] $50,
except that a master well driller shall pay a renewal fee of
[$50] $100 and an apprentice well driller shall pay a renewal fee
of [$5] $10; and

(3)  Submits to the Board:

(i) A renewal application on the form that the
Board requires; and

(ii) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with
the performance bond and contractor's liability insurance
requirements of the Board; and

(iii) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with
any continuing education requirement established under this
subtitle for license renewal, except licensees designated as
apprentice licensees A and B by the Board.

(d)  (1) Beginning July 1, 1985, within the [annual] license
renewal period, each licensee shall comply with the continuing
education requirements of this section as a precondition for the
renewal of that license. These requirements do not apply to
apprentice licensees A and B.

(2)  A licensee shall complete [10] 20 hours PER YEAR
of approved continuing education instruction covering well
drilling subject matter approved by the Board.

(3)  (i) The Board shall approve the substance and
form of each continuing education course, if the course is:

1.  Offered by qualified instructors
experienced in the well drilling, industry and approved by the
Board; or

2.  Conducted by educational institutions
approved by the Board.

(ii) The licensee is responsible for the cost
of any continuing education course.