3. Alabama will cooperate with Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and any other state who wishes to cooperate in developing, maintaining, and administering a regional exam instead of a state specific exam.

4. The Chairman of the Board will appoint representatives(s) to the regional exam committee or functions. Decisions made by these representatives in cooperation with representative from other states will be binding.

5. Reciprocity Agreements.

• Established with Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida in a single agreement.
• Established with Mississippi in a separate agreement.
• Chairman of the Board has authority to sign other agreements, as long as they are similar to and not more restrictive than current agreements.

6. Chairman of the board or an appointed representative will represent Alabama on the National CCA Coordinating Committee.

7. Requirements for Certification will be same as the National CCA Requirements.

8. Standard and Ethics Committee

Duties:

• Investigate complaints on standard and/or ethics violations
• Make Judgements on credentials if necessary
• Serve as the first point of appeal on decision made by any committee or any complaint or request. If this committee cannot solve the issue or problem, the next and final line for action is the entire "Board of Directors".

9. Credential Review for Certification:

The chairman of the board will appoint one person to review credentials submitted for certifications. If everything is in order (educational requirements, letters of reference and recommendation for certification by references) this person will approve certification.

If those writing references raise a question or a concern or if the reviewer has a concern, credentials will be forwarded to the standard and ethics committee or the entire "Board of Directors" for evaluations and or decisions.

If there is an experience problem with the applicant, application will be put on hold until experience is gained. If the applicant disagrees with experience allowed, he/she can appeal to the standard and ethics committee.

10. CEU's.

• The chairman of the Board will appoint someone to assign and track CEU's. If those requesting CEU's disagree with hours assigned, they can appeal to the standard and ethics committee.
• Training approved for pesticide certification or recertification by the Alabama Department of Agriculture will be assigned pre-approved CEU's.
• Up to 50% of the CEU's can be self directed.
• National CEU's will be honored by the Alabama program including those earned through registered correspondence exams.
• The Alabama program will honor CEU's assigned by any state.

11. Membership dues are $20.00/year.

12. Monies:

• As with all states, Alabama CCA monies are held by the American Society of Agronomy. The national CCA program automatically withdraws funds to cover state expenses, such as mailing and exam printing. The remaining monies are to be used by the state to administer the CCA program
• The chairman of the State Board will serve as treasurer. The treasurer will request ASA to withdraw funds to cover state expenses, such as mailing, exam administration, coping, portage, etc.
• Funds will not be used to reimburse the treasurer for expenses incurred unless the expenses were pre-approved by the standard and ethics committee.
• Expenditures that are not normal operating cost must be pre-approved by the standard and ethics committee.
• The treasurer will present a financial report to the board of directors each year.

13. Exam Fee Exemptions. State fees will be waived for public employees who cannot be reimbursed for exam fees. This waiver is for first attempts only.

Certified Crop Advisors - Board of Directors - Alabama - 2008