Terms used in this section are defined as follows:
(1) Professional development hour (PDH) - The time engaged in a qualifying activity.
(2) College/unit semester/unit quarter - Completion of courses in college level curriculums satisfactory to the board.
(3) Qualifying activity - Any activity that is related to professional land surveying or will help the licensee maintain competency in their practice as a professional land surveyor.
(4) Year - That 12-month period between the anniversaries of the licensee's birth date.
(5) Renewal cycle - Typically the period of two years beginning on the licensee's birth date, except upon initial licensure when it begins on the initial license date and runs until the licensee's second birth date following licensure.
(6) Renewal date - The licensee's birth date when the renewal period ends and the license expires if not renewed.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.43.035. WSR 26-14-075, s 196-16-105, filed 6/29/26, effective 8/1/26; WSR 06-11-119, ยง 196-16-105, filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.]