Oregon Code § 671.676·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Continuing education; rules.
(1) The State Landscape Contractors Board shall adopt rules establishing
continuing education requirements for landscape construction professionals. A
continuing education requirement adopted by the board must equal or exceed:
(a) Sixteen hours
of continuing education during a two-year period for a landscape construction
professional who has six years or less of experience as an active licensee on
the beginning date of the period; or
(b) Eight hours
of continuing education during a two-year period for a landscape construction
professional who has more than six years of experience as an active licensee on
the beginning date of the period.
(2) The board may
approve programs for purposes of continuing education for landscape
construction professionals and determine the number of hours to be credited to
the programs. The board shall ensure that continuing education opportunities
for landscape construction professionals are readily available.
(3) Programs
approved by the board for continuing education purposes must be designed to
directly contribute to the professional competency of landscape construction
professionals. Approved programs may include, but need not be limited to:
(a) Professional
development programs and technical meetings of professional associations for
landscape contracting businesses or for related industries such as pesticide
application or irrigation auditing;
(b) University or
college courses related to landscaping or horticulture;
(c) Professional
staff training programs by associations of landscape construction
professionals; and
(d) Online or
other forms of educational programs.
(4) The board may
adopt rules establishing grounds for obtaining a waiver of the continuing
education requirements for landscape construction professionals. The board may
not allow a waiver for consecutive two-year periods except for a waiver due to
military service, retirement, disability, absence from the state, inactive
status or extreme hardship. [2007 c.550 §2; 2007 c.550 §5; 2015 c.672 §12]