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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of land surveyors by the Texas Board of |
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Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.216, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The advisory committee appointed under Subsection (a) |
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may, on its own initiative or at the request of any interested |
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person, prepare a written report or recommendation to the board on |
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any surveying-related subject regulated by the board. |
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(a-2) The advisory committee appointed under Subsection (a) |
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shall maintain a written public record of each subject discussed |
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and action taken at the committee's meetings. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1071.254(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An applicant for registration as a registered |
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professional land surveyor must[: |
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[(1)] hold a certificate as a surveyor-in-training and |
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must: |
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(1) [; |
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[(2)] have: |
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(A) at least two years of experience satisfactory |
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to the board as a surveyor-in-training in performing surveying in |
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delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a surveyor |
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registered or licensed to engage in the practice of surveying in |
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this state or in another state having registration or licensing |
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requirements equivalent to the requirements of this state; and |
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(B) [(3) have] earned a [an associate or] |
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bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher |
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education that included at least 32 semester hours in a combination |
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of courses acceptable to the board in: |
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(i) [(A)] civil engineering; |
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(ii) [(B)] land surveying; |
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(iii) [(C)] mathematics; |
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(iv) [(D)] photogrammetry; |
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(v) [(E)] forestry; |
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(vi) [(F)] land law; or |
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(vii) [(G)] the physical sciences; or |
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(2) have: |
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(A) at least six years of experience satisfactory |
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to the board as a surveyor-in-training in performing surveying in |
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delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a surveyor |
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registered or licensed to engage in the practice of surveying in |
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this state or in another state having registration or licensing |
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requirements equivalent to the requirements of this state; and |
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(B) earned an associate degree in surveying from |
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an accredited institution of higher education; or |
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(3) have: |
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(A) at least eight years of experience |
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satisfactory to the board as a surveyor-in-training in performing |
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surveying in delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a |
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surveyor registered or licensed to engage in the practice of |
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surveying in this state or in another state having registration or |
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licensing requirements equivalent to the requirements of this |
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state; and |
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(B) earned an associate degree from an accredited |
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institution of higher education that included at least 32 semester |
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hours in a combination of courses acceptable to the board in: |
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(i) civil engineering; |
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(ii) land surveying; |
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(iii) mathematics; |
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(iv) photogrammetry; |
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(v) forestry; |
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(vi) land law; or |
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(vii) the physical sciences. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1001.601(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) On its own initiative or at the request of any |
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interested person, the board shall prepare a written advisory |
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opinion about: |
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(1) an interpretation of this chapter or Chapter 1071; |
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or |
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(2) the application of this chapter or Chapter 1071 to |
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a person in regard to a specified existing or hypothetical factual |
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situation. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1071.254(c), Occupations Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 5. Section 1071.254(a), Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an application for |
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registration as a registered professional land surveyor filed with |
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the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. An application for a |
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registration filed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |