Amend CSHB 1523 (house committee report) by striking page 12, lines 15 through 18, and substituting the following:
Sec. 1001.216. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The board shall appoint an advisory committee composed of five land surveyors for the purpose of providing advice and recommendations to the board on matters related to the regulation of land surveying.
(b) The board may not adopt a rule related to the scope of practice of, the professional or technical standards for, or the standards of conduct and ethics for land surveyors before considering advice and recommendations from the advisory committee described in Subsection (a).
(c) The board may appoint additional advisory committees to provide advice and recommendations to the board on any other matter relevant to the administration of this chapter or Chapter 1071.