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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the practice of professional land surveying by a |
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business entity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1071.352, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1071.352. SURVEYING BY BUSINESS ENTITY. (a) An |
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association, partnership, or corporation may not offer |
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professional surveying services unless the entity is registered |
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with the board and a registered professional land surveyor is |
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employed full-time where the services are offered. |
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(a-1) The board shall adopt rules prescribing the |
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requirements for the registration of an entity described by |
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Subsection (a). |
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(a-2) The board may refuse to issue or renew and may suspend |
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or revoke the registration of a business entity and may impose an |
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administrative penalty against the owner of a business entity for a |
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violation of this chapter by an employee, agent, or other |
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representative of the entity, including a registered professional |
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land surveyor employed by the entity. |
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(b) A registered professional land surveyor or licensed |
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state land surveyor [registration holder or license holder] may |
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organize or engage in any form of individual or group practice of |
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surveying allowed by state statute. The individual or group |
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practice must properly identify the registered professional land |
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surveyor or licensed state land surveyor [registration holder or
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license holder] who is responsible for the practice. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act by the |
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amendment of Section 1071.352, Occupations Code, applies only to |
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professional surveying services offered on or after January 1, |
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2008. Professional surveying services offered before that date are |
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governed by the law in effect at the time the services are offered, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) The Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying shall |
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adopt rules required by this Act not later than November 1, 2007. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |