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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to professional licensure; amending s. 2
472.0101, F.S.; authorizing the practice of a 3
profession as a substitute for certain professional or 4
occupational degrees for certain foreign -trained 5
professionals; amending s. 472.013, F.S.; revising 6
education and work experience requirements for taking 7
the surveyor and mapper licensure examination; 8
providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 13
472.0101, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (d) of 14
that subsection is republished, to read: 15
472.0101 Foreign-trained professionals; special 16
examination and license provisions. — 17
(1) When not otherwise provided by law, the department 18
shall by rule provide procedures under which exiled 19
professionals may be examined under this chapter. A person is 20
eligible for the examination if the exiled professional: 21
(d) Demonstrates to the department, through submission of 22
documentation verified by the applicant's respective 23
professional association in exile, that the applicant was 24
graduated with an appropriate professional or occupational 25
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degree from a college or university. However, the department may 26
not require receipt of any documentation from the Republic of 27
Cuba as a condition of eligibility under this section; 28
(e) Lawfully practiced the profession for at least 3 29
years. Such practice of the profession may b e substituted for 30
the professional or occupational degree requirement under 31
paragraph (d); 32
Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 472.013, Florida 33
Statutes, is amended to read: 34
472.013 Examinations, prerequisites. — 35
(2) An applicant shall be entitled to take the licensure 36
examination to practice in this state as a surveyor and mapper 37
if the applicant is of good moral character and has satisfied 38
one of the following requirements: 39
(a) The applicant has received a bachelor's degree, its 40
equivalent, or higher in surveying and mapping or a similarly 41
titled program, including, but not limited to, geomatics, 42
geomatics engineering, and land surveying, from a college or 43
university accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the 44
United States Department of Education board and has a specific 45
experience record of 4 or more years as a subordinate to a 46
professional surveyor and mapper in the active practice of 47
surveying and mapping, which experience is of a nature 48
indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge of the 49
accuracy and correctness of the surveying and mapping work 50
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performed. Work experience acquired as a part of the education 51
requirement may not be construed as experience in responsible 52
charge. 53
(b) The applicant has received a bachelor's deg ree, its 54
equivalent, or higher in a course of study, other than in 55
surveying and mapping, at a an accredited college or university 56
accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United 57
States Department of Education and has a specific experience 58
record of 6 or more years as a subordinate to a registered 59
surveyor and mapper in the active practice of surveying and 60
mapping, 5 years of which shall be of a nature indicating that 61
the applicant was in responsible charge of the accuracy and 62
correctness of the surveying and mapping work performed. The 63
applicant must have completed a minimum of 25 semester hours 64
from a college or university accredited by an accrediting body 65
recognized by the United States Department of Education approved 66
by the board in surveying and mapping subjects or in any 67
combination of courses in civil engineering, surveying, mapping, 68
mathematics, photogrammetry, forestry, or land law and the 69
physical sciences. Any of the required 25 semester hours of 70
study completed not as a part of the bac helor's degree, its 71
equivalent, or higher may be approved at the discretion of the 72
board. Work experience acquired as a part of the education 73
requirement may not be construed as experience in responsible 74
charge. 75
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(c) The applicant has received an associat e degree and has 76
a specific experience record of at least 6 years as a 77
subordinate to a professional surveyor and mapper in the active 78
practice of surveying and mapping, at least 5 years of which 79
shall be of a nature indicating that the applicant was in 80
responsible charge of the accuracy and correctness of the 81
surveying and mapping work performed. The applicant must have 82
completed at least 25 semester hours from a college or 83
university accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the 84
United States Depart ment of Education in surveying and mapping 85
subjects or in any combination of courses in civil engineering, 86
surveying, mapping, mathematics, photogrammetry, forestry, or 87
land law and the physical sciences. Work experience acquired as 88
a part of the education requirement may not be construed as 89
experience in responsible charge. 90
(d) The applicant has received a high school diploma or 91
its equivalent and has a specific experience record of at least 92
6 years as a subordinate to a professional surveyor and mapper 93
in the active practice of surveying and mapping, at least 5 94
years of which shall be of a nature indicating that the 95
applicant was in responsible charge of the accuracy and 96
correctness of the surveying and mapping work performed. The 97
applicant must have com pleted at least 25 semester hours from a 98
college or university accredited by an accrediting body 99
recognized by the United States Department of Education in 100
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surveying and mapping subjects or in any combination of courses 101
in civil engineering, surveying, map ping, mathematics, 102
photogrammetry, forestry, or land law and the physical sciences. 103
Work experience acquired as a part of the education requirement 104
may not be construed as experience in responsible charge. 105
(e) The applicant holds a valid license to practice 106
surveying and mapping in another state, jurisdiction, or 107
territory, and has at least 2 years of experience in the active 108
practice of surveying and mapping, which experience is of a 109
nature indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge 110
of the accuracy and correctness of the surveying and mapping 111
work performed. 112
(f) The applicant has received a registered apprenticeship 113
certificate in surveying and mapping after completing a 114
registered apprenticeship program approved by the Department of 115
Education and has a specified experience record of at least 2 116
years as a subordinate to a professional surveyor and mapper in 117
the active practice of surveying and mapping, which experience 118
is of a nature indicating that the applicant was in responsible 119
charge of the accuracy and correctness of the surveying and 120
mapping work performed. Work experience acquired as a part of 121
the education requirement may not be construed as experience in 122
responsible charge. 123
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 124