Active Status Renewal Form

TEXAS FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP & CFM CERTIFICATION RENEWAL 2014

NAME: CFM#

TITLE: EMPLOYER/AGENCY:

WORK ADDRESS:

CITY: COUNTY: STATE: ZIP:

HOME ADDRESS:

CITY: COUNTY: STATE: ZIP:

WORK PHONE: AC / EXT.

FAX: AC / HOME: AC /

WORK E-MAIL:

HOME E-MAIL:

Important! Please check here if this is a new address. I prefer to receive TFMA letters at: work home. I prefer to receive TFMA e-mails at: work home. TFMA may put my primary e-mail address on the website.

Please check the box and pay the appropriate fee for your current registration status: MEMBERSHIP CLASS (choose one): Fee Annual Membership (Non CFM) $45 Annual Membership & CFM Recertification (CFM)*** $90 Federal/State Agency (Membership ONLY) $0 Federal/State Agency (Membership & CFM Recertification)*** $45 Corporate Member (Platinum)* $750 Corporate Member (Gold)* $500 Corporate Member (Silver)* $250 * Corporate Member entitles company/agency to only ONE Full membership. If the corporate representative is a CFM, an additional $45 must be submitted as the CFM renewal fee. ***ALL CFMs must submit annual membership & CFM recertification fees, verification of CECs, and supporting documentation listed on CEC Verification Form.

ALL FEES MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 31, 2013

MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION AND MEMBERSHIP FEE TO:

TEXAS FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION PO Box 1237, Cedar Park, TX 78613 Renewal Information and Instructions

For additional information and updates regarding these requirements, please refer to our Web site at www.tfma.org, or contact our office at 512-260-1366 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Renewal Requirements – Renewal notices are sent to your current address of record. You are responsible for notifying the Board of each address change as it occurs, and failure to notify the Board of your mailing address change is a violation of Board rules. ALL CFMs are required to renew their certification regardless of receipt of letter or e-mail.

At the end of the each calendar year, every CFM must submit an application to TFMA for renewal post marked no later than December 31st. By November of each year, approximately 2 months prior to the renewal deadline, CFM’s will receive a reminder email or letter discussing the CEC requirements and CFM renewal process. It is the CFM’s responsibility to review the instructions on the TFMA web-site, notify the Executive Office of any address changes, and submit all required information by December 31st to the TFMA Executive Office.

A CFM who has not requested renewal by January 15 of the renewal year (15 days after the certification expires) will be notified by the Certification Committee via U.S. Postal certified mail to submit CEC documentation and fees on or before February 28. There will be a late fee of $30.00 after January 15. If a CFM fails to make an application for renewal within two (2) months of the required renewal date (by February 28), he/she shall be decertified, and thereafter required to complete a new application package, pay the initial application fee and take another test in order to regain certification.

Continuing Education Program Hours (CEPH):

During the “first year” when an individual becomes certified as a CFM the required number of continuing education credits shall be: • Six (6) if the CFM is certified before June 30th • Zero (0) if the CFM is certified after July 1

Beginning January 1 after an individual becomes certified the annual CEC requirement is as follows: • Eight (8) CEC’s each year (Jan. 1- Dec. 31)

A maximum of twelve (12) CEC’s can accumulate in one calendar year and a maximum of four (4) CEC’s can be carried over into the following year to satisfy the minimum of eight (8) CEC’s per calendar year.

NOTE: A CFM will not receive CECs for taking a course multiple times, unless a minimum of five years have elapsed since taking that course or the course has been updated. For further information on this requirement or the type of training that meets this requirement, please see §VIII of the TFMA Charter. You can access the Charter and find other information at www.tfma.org.