Proposed Rule Changes in Texas
Here are the changes taken straight from the December 5, 1014 Texas Register…
§661.41. Applications.
(2) Accompanying this application shall be two sample survey reports (sketch, map or plat) completed under the direction of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor. Submissions should be paper copies and also digital copies on a CD, DVD, or USB accessible medium. Each survey report should be on a single piece of paper not to exceed 11″ x 17″[24 x 36].The digital copy should be in pdf or similar format. Each survey report should include a certification and a list of all documents reviewed in preparation of the survey. However, a signature and seal are not necessary. One survey should be an urban type survey (residential or commercial platted property) with the other being a rural type survey (metes and bounds). Each report will be evaluated for compliance with the existing Act and Rules. All documents filed with the application shall remain in the permanent files of the Board.§661.46. Seal and Oath.
(b) At the time an applicant receives a certificate of registra-tion/licensure, before he/she can offer land surveying services, they shall sign and affix their seal to the following oath and forward same to the Board office: I, ______________, Registered Professional Land Surveyor, Certificate Number______, hereby affirm that I will place the interest of the public above all others in my practice of Professional Land Surveying and I will adhere to the Texas Professional Land Sur-veying Practices Act and General Rules of Procedures and Practices adopted by the Board.§661.53. Active Duty Military.
Registrants are exempt from any increased fee or other penalty for failing to renew the license in a timely manner if the individual establishes to the satisfaction of the Board (copies of orders) that the individual failed to renew the license in a timely manner because the individual was on active duty in the United States armed forces serving outside Texas. An applicant who is a military service member or military veteran with relevant military service, training or education in land surveying or a land surveying career field, may receive credit for service, training or education upon Board verification and evaluation.§661.57. Land Surveying Firms Compliance.
(10) Any firm furnishing contract land surveying crews must have a RPLS as a full-time employee in that firm and as reflected in its registration form filed with the Board. A full-time employee is an individual employed by a company in an on-going position with a minimum of 35 scheduled work hours per week, 52 weeks per year.§663.18. Certification.
(a) The Registered Professional Land Surveyor shall person-ally apply his/her seal and signature[only]to final documents released to the public representing professional land surveying as defined in the Act. The professional land surveyor shall maintain control and posses-sion over his/her seal at all times.http://sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1205/1205prop.pdf
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