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DHLSA Annual Christmas Party                      Did you know NSPS has a
                                 Delaware-Hudson held their Annual                 Stolen Equipment Registry?
                                 Christmas Party on December 13 at                 You can view the current registry at
                                 the Olde Erie Pub in Middletown.                  https://www.nsps.us.com/StolenEquipment
                                 About 32 Members with their guests   To report stolen equipment, please provide the following
                                 attended and had a great time with   information by email to trisha.milburn@nsps.us.com:
                                 delicious food and an awesome
                                 atmosphere.                       1.  Description of Instruments including Serial Number
                                                                   2.  Location where equipment was stolen, include nearest
                                 Steve Green provided a Surveying    Town and State
                                 themed cake and cookies decorated
                                 with drones, prisms and the DHLSA   3.  Date stolen
                                 Logo!  We also raffled off gift cards   4.  Contact person to provide information, include phone
                                 and DHLSA Apparel coordinated by    and/or email
                                 Gary Rich.
                                 The only real business was the election   Reminder - NYS Education Department’s Office
                                 of the 2023 officers:            of Profession’s Advisory Notice: Regulatory
                                 President:                       Amendments approved and Effective January 1,
                                 Donald R. Stedge, LS             2022 for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology
                                 1st Vice President:              The New York State Board of Regents approved regulatory
                                 Steven J. Green, LS              amendments in engineering, land surveying and geology that
                                 2nd Vice President:              are effective January 1, 2022. These regulatory amendments
                                 James Clearwater, LS             offer greater flexibility by updating and modernizing
                                 Treasurer:                       the continuing education requirements for professional
                                                                  engineers and land surveyors while implementing continuing
                                 Gary R. Rich, LS
                                                                  education requirements for professional geologists.
                                 Secretary:                       For a detailed view of the regulatory amendments, see
                                 Joseph Baron, LS                 the Regulations of the Commissioner on their website at
                                 Orange County Director:          http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/pels/part68.htm.
                                Thomas J. Barry, LS               Below is a summary of the major regulatory changes:
                                Rockland County Director:           •  The continuing education requirements may be completed
                                 John J. Bezuyen, LS
                                                                     via courses of learning or in live classes as determined by
                                 Sullivan County Director:           the licensee, provided that the continuing education is
                                 Margaret M. Hillriegal, LS          completed through a Department-approved sponsor and is
                                                                     in an acceptable subject area
        Congratulations to the new officers! We are looking forward to a great
        and prosperous 2023.                                        •  Professional engineers, land surveyors and professional
                                                                     geologists may now complete their continuing education in
        Are you Receiving our NYSAPLS’ E-newsletters?                additional subject areas, including architecture, landscape
                                                                     architecture, and interior design.
        Are you receiving our weekly and monthly updates? We send   •  Six hours of “carry over” credit may now be used from one
        our latest updates via email including membership updates    registration period to another, within certain parameters.
        and upcoming events as well as our establish e-newsletters:
        Headquarters Updates, Upcoming Events,  and  Legislative   Committee Updates
        Update. If you are not receiving these updates, be sure to check
        your spam/junk folders and add our staff email addresses to   Did you know ALL of our committees have a webpage with
        your contacts.                                            meeting minutes and other member resources? We post brief
                                                                  monthly updates for all committees in our HQ news feature. But
                                                                  if you’re looking for more details, visit our website committee
                                                                  pages and see what they’ve been up to!





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