WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 41

requiring a licensee on inactive status to meet certain
continuing education requirements.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 56 - Licenses

Section 217(f)(1)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 56 - Licenses

217.

(f) (1) (i) After May 1, 1984, within every 2 year license
renewal period, a person licensed under this subtitle shall
comply with the continuing education requirements established in
this subsection as a condition precedent to the renewal of a
license.

(ii) A licensee receiving an initial license in
the second year of a renewal period need not comply with this
continuing education requirement until the next license renewal
period.

(III) A LICENSEE ON INACTIVE STATUS UNDER
SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION NEED NOT COMPLY WITH THE
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION DURING EACH
RENEWAL PERIOD. HOWEVER, TO BE REINSTATED, THE LICENSEE SHALL
SUBMIT PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CONTINUING EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED FOR LICENSE RENEWAL IF
THE LICENSEE HAD NOT BEEN ON INACTIVE STATUS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved April 14, 1987.

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