Continuing Education

Reporting Requirements

LCP Licensees are required to report continuing education hours (CEH) every two years to remain in active status.

Courses must be from the Pre-Approved list, or have received post-attendance approval before the license is renewed.

If you have held an LCP license for 6 years or more, you need to report 8 hours every two years.

If you have held an LCP license for less than 6 years, you need to report 16 hours every two years.

If you are unsure how long you have been licensed, please call the LCB office.

If your LCP license numbers ends in an odd number, submit CEH at your renewal time in odd years (2023, 2025, etc.)
If your LCP license number ends in an even number, submit CEH at your renewal time in even years (2024, 2026, etc.)

Reporting at Renewal

If this is the year you are required to submit your CEH, you may do so in the Individual License Portal. Please log into the portal and add the courses you have attended within the two-year reporting period prior to the expiration date of your license.
You may enter courses at any time. You do not have to wait until you renew.
Pre-approved course providers will issue a certificate of completion which shows you attended the course and are granted the approved number of CEH.  Check with the provider to make sure you are taking the pre-approved class version before reporting the class during renewal. You can load certificates into the portal, or keep them for your files in case you are audited.

Failure to comply with CEH reporting requirements could result in a civil penalty.

If your LCP license expires before you complete CEH requirements you must first complete the required CEH requirements, then pay the license fee and a $75 late fee, to reactivate your license.

If a business depends on your LCP license to operate, the business license will be suspended automatically until your LCP license is active. The associated business will pay a $75 reinstatement fee to reactivate.

Audit Process

If you are selected for the monthly audit, you will receive written notification with a request to submit documentation verifying you have met the CEH requirement. At that time please submit evidence of course completion or other documentation. Licensees are required to maintain records of CEH completion and may add CEH information and certificates at anytime through their Individual Licensee portal.

If you do not meet the CEH requirement during the audit process, you may be assessed a civil penalty and your license will be suspended until you are in compliance.

Approved Course Listing

Here is a listing of approved courses.

Some are one-time offerings, but many are offered ongoing. Pre-approved course providers will issue a certificate of completion which shows you attended the course and are granted the approved number of CEH. Check with the provider to make sure you are taking the pre-approved class version. You do NOT need to send the certificate into the Board office unless you are selected for the CEH audit. Questions about dates and fees associated to courses should be directed to the course provider listed.

To request CEH for course that was not pre-approved, fill out the individual class approval form.
If you attend a class or course that is not on the approved course list, you may still request CEH for post-approval. All post-approval requests must include a course/class outline or agenda and evidence of course/class completion.

Volunteer Work

To request CEH for volunteer work or teaching fill out the volunteer/teaching approval request form.

Volunteer work may qualify for CEH credit. Volunteer work is awarded on a three-to-one ratio. That means that for every three hours of qualifying volunteer work, one hour of credit will be awarded. The maximum CEH credit allowed for volunteering cannot exceed 4 hours in a two-year reporting period.

The volunteer activity must be directly related to the landscape construction industry, such as, but not limited to:

serving on industry related boards, commissions or committees; or,
providing a not-for-profit service to local or state entities for the enhancement and preservation of the environment and to natural resources through landscape planning, installation and maintenance.

Volunteer work means you did not receive compensation of any kind for this work. Compensation means payment made in the form of money, goods or services (this includes bartering).

Information for CEH Providers

To request pre-approval for your courses/class, please use the program approval request form.

Submit your courses/classes for pre-approval to the LCB at least 30 days before the course/class is to be held. All requests for course/class approval should follow the guidelines and will need to include a course/class outline and sample completion certificate.