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(A)An appointed official or professional employee must certify that he has satisfied the educational requirements in Section 6-29-1340 by filing a certification form and documentation with the clerk no later than the anniversary date of the appointed official's appointment or professional employee's employment each year.
(B)Each certification form must substantially conform to the following form and all applicable portions of the form must be completed: EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION FORM FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLANNING OR ZONING OFFICIALS OR EMPLOYEES To report compliance with the educational requirements, please complete and file this form each year with the clerk of the local governing body no later than the anniversary date of your appointment or employment. To report an exempt
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(A) An appointed official or professional employee must certify that he has satisfied the educational requirements in Section 6-29-1340 by filing a certification form and documentation with the clerk no later than the anniversary date of the appointed official's appointment or professional employee's employment each year. (B) Each certification form must substantially conform to the following form and all applicable portions of the form must be completed: EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION FORM FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLANNING OR ZONING OFFICIALS OR EMPLOYEES To report compliance with the educational requirements, please complete and file this form each year with the clerk of the local governing body no later than the anniversary date of your appointment or employment. To report an exemption from the educational requirements, please complete and file this form with the clerk of the local governing body by no later than the first anniversary of your current appointment or employment. Failure to timely file this form may subject an appointed official to removal for cause and an employee to dismissal. Name of Appointed Official or Employee: _________________ Position: ___________________________________________ Initial Date of Appointment or Employment: _______________ Filing Date: _________________________________________ I have attended the following orientation or continuing education program(s) within the last three hundred and sixty-five days. (Please note that a program completed more than one hundred and eighty days prior to the date of your initial appointment or employment may not be used to satisfy this requirement.): Program Name Sponsor Location Date Held Hours of Instruction Also attached with this form is documentation that I attended the program(s). OR I am exempt from the orientation and continuing education requirements because (Please initial the applicable response on the line provided): ____ I am certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners. ____ I hold a masters or doctorate degree in planning from an accredited college or university. ____ I hold a masters or doctorate degree or have specialized training or experience in a field related to planning as determined by the State Advisory Committee on Educational Requirements for Local Government Planning or Zoning Officials and Employees. (Please describe your advanced degree or specialty on the line provided.) ___________________________________________________ ____ I am licensed to practice law in South Carolina. Also attached with this form is documentation to confirm my exemption. I certify that I have satisfied or am exempt from the educational requirements for local planning or zoning officials or employees. Signature: __________________________________________ (C) Each appointed official and professional employee is responsible for obtaining written documentation that either: (1) is signed by a representative of the sponsor of any approved orientation or continuing education program for which credit is claimed and acknowledges that the filer attended the program for which credit is claimed; or (2) establishes the filer's exemption. The documentation must be filed with the clerk as required by this section.