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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="17-308" title_number="17" title_name="Marine Contractors" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary shall adopt regulations to stagger the terms of the licenses.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A license expires on the date the Secretary sets, in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>At least 2 months before a license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, by first–class mail or electronically, to the last known address of the licensee:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A renewal application form; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A notice that states:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The date on which the current license expires;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The date by which the Board must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The amount of the renewal fee.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Before a license expires, the licensee may renew the license for an additional 2–year term if the licensee:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is otherwise entitled to be licensed;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Pays to the Board:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The required renewal fee set by the Board; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any outstanding fees; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Submits to the Board:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Satisfactory evidence of compliance with the continuing education requirements established under subsection (e) of this section;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Satisfactory evidence of compliance with the insurance requirements established under § 17–302 of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Satisfactory evidence of the resolution of any license violations, suspensions, denials, revocations, or other Board actions taken under this title; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A renewal application on the form that the Board provides.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A licensee shall complete 12 hours of continuing education instruction covering marine contractor subject matter approved by the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Board shall approve the substance and form of a continuing education course if the course is:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Offered by a qualified instructor; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Conducted by an educational institution approved by the Board.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The licensee is responsible for the cost of any continuing education course.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Board shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
