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Welcome New NYSAPLS Members! Retired Membership FAQs
Thank you for joining our amazing team of professional What’s the difference between a Life Member and
licensees, technicians, students, thinkers, leaders, professors, Retired Member?
volunteers, and all-around good people! Watch for your new • License Status: While a Life Membership is also reserved for retired
member kit in the mail. In addition, one of our membership members, an INACTIVE license is required to apply for the Life
committee members will be contacting you by phone to Category. Many of our members fall into a “grey” area between
welcome you. the time they retire from practice and when their license actually

Christopher J. Barr, Kenmore, NY – Regular Member expires or becomes inactivated by the NYS Education Department.
Michael J. Bourgeois, Ballston Lake, NY – Regular Member Retired membership would allow for an active license status,
Karsen R. Granger, Halfmoon, NY – Associate Member however, you must truly be retired from practicing.
Kyle A. Mott, Wayland, NY – Regular Member • Fees: Life membership is complimentary, as it is a privilege and
status voted on by the Board of Directors. Retired members
Congratulations New Licensees! would have a discounted annual membership fee of $100, plus
regional dues.
NYSAPLS would like to congratulate the following How do I apply for a retired membership?
individual(s) who have been granted the title of “Land
Surveyor” as an official licensee in the state of New York: If you satisfy the requirements of this new member type and are
interested in applying for retired membership status, please contact a
Mark A. Day 51131 East Fairfield, VT NYSAPLS Staff Member, 518-432-4046 or email info@nysapls.org.
Donald Metzger 51132 Riverhead, NY
Matthew S. Brooks 51133 Brandon, FL Are you Receiving our NYSAPLS’ E-newsletters?
Francesco De Domenico 51134 Massapequa, NY Are you receiving our weekly and monthly updates? We send
Nathan M. Dunn 51135 Canandaigua, NY our latest updates via email including membership updates and
Timothy R. Durr 51136 Uniontown, OH upcoming events as well as our establish e-newsletters: Headquarters
Dannielle M. O’Buckley 51137 Jamaica, NY Updates, Upcoming Events, The Secretary’s Scoop, and Town Hall
Andrew P. Weed 51138 Warren, NJ Tuesday. If you are not receiving these updates, be sure to check your
spam/junk folders and add our staff email addresses to your contacts.
Bryan J. White 51139 Bergen, NY
Benjamin M. Gallup 51140 Saint Johnsville, NY Member Benefit Spotlight: Free Webinars!
Alexander F. Alli 51141 Jamaica, NY The NYSAPLS Finance Committee has received approval from the
Alicia M. Jacobs 51142 East Moriches, NY NYSAPLS Board of Directors to once again offer our members
All new licensees are granted a complimentary 1-year NYSAPLS TWO (2) FREE 1-hour 1st Friday Webinar for the 2021-2022 dues
membership and will be honored at the Awards Ceremony during year as an added member benefit ($98 value). A coupon including
the promo code will be sent to you after your membership has been
the NYSAPLS Annual Surveyors Conference. renewed. If you misplaced your coupon, contact our office for the
promo code. The promo code is valid for use towards two 1-hour
The Vote is in: NYSAPLS Bylaws Amended First Friday webinars only. Must be used by 7/31/22. Offer not
At the July 16, 2021 NYSAPLS Membership Meeting, the redeemable for cash or future credit. Not valid towards previous
amendments proposed by the Bylaws committee were officially purchases. May not be combined with any other coupons or
passed with a majority vote in favor. A total of 126 votes were discounts. May not be transferred.
cast: 119 in favor; 5 not in favor; 2 abstained.
The amendment creates a new membership category for Important Continuing Education Updates from the NYS
“Retired Member” which is defined as “A NYS registered land Education Department’s Office of Profession’s Website:
surveyor who has retired from practice based on Social Security Some regulations restrict licensees to a certain percentage of self-
criteria, and who has been a member of NYSAPLS for 10 or study for continuing education requirements. In response to the
more years over the past 15 years.” evolving situation with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19),
The new category was spearheaded by the Membership and for those licensees whose registrations are due to renew
Committee who were looking for an opportunity to keep our March 1, 2020 – January 1, 2022, the Department will grant
longtime members who have retired a way to stay involved an adjustment to all licensees to complete up to 100% of the
and informed while offering a discount on their annual continuing education as self-study, provided that it is taken from
membership dues. a Department-approved provider and is in an acceptable subject
To view the bylaws, login to the NYSAPLS website with area for the specific profession.
your member credentials and visit: https://www.nysapls.org/ Additionally, the Department will grant an adjustment to
page/Bylaws. all licensees, regardless of registration renewal date, to utilize

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