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► 12. 11 i 96 12:55 $1 919 733 1065 NCACC <br /> L6�uu7 <br /> Proposed Goals <br /> (As Approved by Board of Directors) <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION <br /> 1. Critical Habitat Rules • <br /> Support legislation to assure that inconsistent rules adopted by state-level <br /> commissions with overlapping jurisdictions do not have the effect of unreasonably <br /> precluding use or development in critical habitats of threatened or endangered <br /> species. (revised goal from 1995). <br /> In 1995, the Association supported"legislative action to prohibit the Wild(ife Resources <br /> Commission from adopting rules that attempt to restrict development in`critical habitats' <br /> of threatened and endangered species." This proposal resulted from actions by the <br /> Wildlife Resources Commission which then changed water supply watershed <br /> classifications determined by the Environmental Management Commission. These <br /> classifications, in turn,affected development. The language of the goal was revised by the <br /> Steering Committee on the Environment to read as stated above. The Lq;islative Goals <br /> Committee added the words"use on"before the word"development." <br /> 2. Training and Certification of Sanitarian <br /> Support legislation to improve the process through which sanitarian are trained <br /> and certified,involving the Community College System and develophig a program <br /> to permit probationary certification similar to that applied to building inspectors or <br /> student teachers; provided that current educational standards and requirements are <br /> maintained. (Cleveland County). <br /> Article 4 of Chapter 90A of the General,Statutes currently requires that arc applicant for a <br /> certificate of registration as a sanitarian possess a minimum four-year college degree, and <br /> have completed sixteen credit hours of science. In addition,the applicant must work as an <br /> intern for a mi&m=of one year. An intern who is in the process of completing his <br /> training requirement has no authority to authorize any work related tasks-Mthout the prior <br /> approval of a Licensed Sanitarian. Another requirement that must be met is the <br /> completion of training courses offered through the State on a semiannual basis. <br /> These requirements create the opportunity for turmoil and confusion. This atmosphere <br /> can be created when a county has any significant turn over in staffing. When this happens, <br /> either the county attempts to employ a Licensed Sanitarian from another county or to <br /> employ an intern who has to complete one year of training before he can f inction on his <br /> own volition <br />