Board of Forestry seeks statutory fee-range increases as membership falls; lawmakers ask about workforce implications
The Board of Forestry described a long-running decline in registered professional foresters, presented a trailer-bill request to raise statutory fee ranges and discussed workforce outreach; lawmakers asked about training pipelines and whether fee changes would deter entrants.
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Dan Stapleton, assistant executive officer for Foresters Licensing at the Board of Forestry, briefed the subcommittee on the state27s registered professional foresters (RPF) program and a trailer-bill request to expand statutory fee ranges so the board can set fees that cover program costs.
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