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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to licensure requirements for land 2
surveyors and mappers; amending s. 472.0101, F.S.; 3
authorizing an exiled professional to substitute a 4
specified lawful practice of the profession for the 5
education requirement of the examination; amending s. 6
472.013, F.S.; revising education requirements for 7
licensure to include an applicant who has received an 8
associate degree under certain circumstances; 9
requiring such education to be from a college or 10
university accredited by an accrediting body 11
recognized by the United States Department of 12
Education; providing that specified experience may be 13
substituted for education requirements for licensure 14
as a land surveyor or mapper; providing that an 15
applicant who holds a valid license from another 16
state, jurisdiction, or territory, and has certain 17
experience in the practice of surveying and mapping 18
may take the licensure examination to practice as a 19
land surveyor or mapper in this state; providing that 20
completion of a specified apprenticeship program may 21
be substituted for education requirements for 22
licensure as a land surveyor or mapper; amending s. 23
472.003, F.S.; conforming a cross -reference to changes 24
made by the act; providing an effective date. 25
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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Section 1. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subsection (1) of 29
section 472.0101, Florida Statutes are amended, and paragraph 30
(d) of that subsection is republi shed, to read: 31
472.0101 Foreign-trained professionals; special 32
examination and license provisions. — 33
(1) When not otherwise provided by law, the department 34
shall by rule provide procedures under which exiled 35
professionals may be examined under this chap ter. A person is 36
eligible for the examination if the exiled professional: 37
(d) Demonstrates to the department, through submission of 38
documentation verified by the applicant's respective 39
professional association in exile, that the applicant was 40
graduated with an appropriate professional or occupational 41
degree from a college or university. However, the department may 42
not require receipt of any documentation from the Republic of 43
Cuba as a condition of eligibility under this section; 44
(e) A person who has lawfully practiced the profession for 45
at least 3 years may substitute such practice of the profession 46
for the education requirement under paragraph (d) ; 47
(f) Before Prior to 1980, successfully completed an 48
approved course of study pursuant to chapters 74 -105 and 75-177, 49
Laws of Florida; and 50
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Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 472.013, Florida 51
Statutes, is amended to read: 52
472.013 Examinations, prerequisites. — 53
(2) An applicant shall be entitled to take the licensure 54
examination to practice in this stat e as a surveyor and mapper 55
if the applicant is of good moral character and has satisfied 56
one of the following requirements: 57
(a) The applicant has received a bachelor's degree, its 58
equivalent, or higher in surveying and mapping or a similarly 59
titled program, including, but not limited to, geomatics, 60
geomatics engineering, and land surveying, from a college or 61
university accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the 62
United States Department of Education board and has a specific 63
experience record of 4 or more years as a subordinate to a 64
professional surveyor and mapper in the active practice of 65
surveying and mapping, which experience is of a nature 66
indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge of the 67
accuracy and correctness of the surveying a nd mapping work 68
performed. Work experience acquired as a part of the education 69
requirement may not be construed as experience in responsible 70
charge. 71
(b) The applicant has received a bachelor's degree, its 72
equivalent, or higher in a course of study, other than in 73
surveying and mapping, at a an accredited college or university 74
accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United 75
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States Department of Education and has a specific experience 76
record of 6 or more years as a subordinate to a registered 77
surveyor and mapper in the active practice of surveying and 78
mapping, 5 years of which shall be of a nature indicating that 79
the applicant was in responsible charge of the accuracy and 80
correctness of the surveying and mapping work performed. The 81
applicant must have completed a minimum of 25 semester hours 82
from a college or university accredited by an accrediting body 83
recognized by the United States Department of Education approved 84
by the board in surveying and mapping subjects or in any 85
combination of courses in civil engineering, surveying, mapping, 86
mathematics, photogrammetry, forestry, or land law and the 87
physical sciences. Any of the required 25 semester hours of 88
study completed not as a part of the bachelor's degree, its 89
equivalent, or higher may be approved at the discretion of the 90
board. Work experience acquired as a part of the education 91
requirement may not be construed as experience in responsible 92
charge. 93
(c) The applicant has received an associate degree and has 94
a specific experience record of 6 or more years as a subordinate 95
to a professional surveyor and mapper in the active practice of 96
surveying and mapping, 5 years of which shall be of a nature 97
indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge of the 98
accuracy and correctness of the surveying an d mapping work 99
performed. The applicant must have completed a minimum of 25 100
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semester hours from a college or university accredited by an 101
accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of 102
Education in surveying and mapping subjects or in any 103
combination of courses in civil engineering, surveying, mapping, 104
mathematics, photogrammetry, forestry, or land law and the 105
physical sciences. Work experience acquired as a part of the 106
education requirement may not be construed as experience in 107
responsible charge. 108
(d) The applicant has received a high school diploma, or 109
its equivalent, and has a specific experience record of 6 or 110
more years as a subordinate to a professional surveyor and 111
mapper in the active practice of surveying and mapping, 5 years 112
of which shall be of a nature indicating that the applicant was 113
in responsible charge of the accuracy and correctness of the 114
surveying and mapping work performed. The applicant must have 115
completed a minimum of 25 semester hours from a college or 116
university accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the 117
United States Department of Education in surveying and mapping 118
subjects or in any combination of courses in civil engineering, 119
surveying, mapping, mathematics, photogrammetry, forestry, or 120
land law and the phy sical sciences. Work experience acquired as 121
a part of the education requirement may not be construed as 122
experience in responsible charge. 123
(e) The applicant holds a valid license to practice 124
surveying and mapping in another state, jurisdiction, or 125
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territory, and has 2 years of experience in the active practice 126
of surveying and mapping, which experience is of a nature 127
indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge of the 128
accuracy and correctness of the surveying and mapping work 129
performed. 130
(f) The applicant has received a registered apprenticeship 131
certificate in surveying and mapping after completing a 132
registered apprenticeship program approved by the Department of 133
Education and has a specified experience record of 2 or more 134
years as a subordinate to a professional surveyor and mapper in 135
the active practice of surveying and mapping, which experience 136
is of a nature indicating that the applicant was in responsible 137
charge of the accuracy and correctness of the surveying and 138
mapping work perform ed. Work experience acquired as a part of 139
the education requirement may not be construed as experience in 140
responsible charge. 141
Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 472.003, Florida 142
Statutes, is amended to read: 143
472.003 Persons not affected by ss. 472. 001-472.037.—144
Sections 472.001-472.037 do not apply to: 145
(4) Persons employed by county property appraisers, as 146
defined at s. 192.001(3), and persons employed by the Department 147
of Revenue, to prepare maps for property appraisal purposes 148
only, but only to the extent that they perform mapping services 149
which do not include any surveying activities as described in s. 150
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472.005 s. 472.005(4)(a) and (b) . 151
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 152