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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 09.28.04.02" title_num="09" subtitle_num="28" chapter_num="04" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meaning indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“ASLA” means the American Society of Landscape Architects.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“ Board” means the State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“College credit hour” means the credit for a course described in Regulation .04 of this chapter, offered by a university, college, or community college.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Continuing education standard activities” means traditional continuing education course work presented to students by an instructor in an in-person or virtual classroom format.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Continuing education alternative activities” means work that qualifies under this chapter for continuing professional competency credits that is not traditional continuing education course work presented to students by an instructor in an in-person or virtual classroom format.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Health, safety, and welfare (HSW) subjects” means content areas identified as such by Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System as those content areas may be updated or otherwise amended from time to time.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“LACES” means Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Professional development hour (PDH)” means a minimum of 50 minutes of face-to-face or distance learning instruction per 60-minute hour.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Qualifying activities” means professional development activities which qualify for PDH credit by meeting the following requirements:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Meet the criteria set forth in Regulation .04 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Are approved and accepted for credit by LACES or the Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>