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AN ACT relating to land surveyor licensure. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘Section 1. KRS 322.045 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) A person shall qualify for licensure as a professional land surveyor if he or she has: 4
(a) Passed the Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination and is thereby 5
designated a land surveyor in training according to the conditions set forth in 6
either paragraph (c) of this subsection or KRS 322.047(1)(a); 7
(b) Passed the Principles and Practice of Land Surveying Examination; and 8
(c) Met one (1) of the following requirements set out in this paragraph: 9
1. Graduation from a board-approved program of four (4) years or more in 10
land surveying from a college or university and not less than three (3) 11
years of progressive experience in land surveying under the direct 12
supervision of a practicing professional land surveyor. The experience 13
shall be of a grade and character to indicate to the board that the 14
applicant is competent to practice land surveying. Applicants shall be 15
eligible to take the Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination during 16
the final year of the program; 17
2. Graduation from a program of four (4) years or more in other than land 18
surveying from a college or university of recognized standing, 19
completion of a twenty-four (24) semester credit hour core curriculum in 20
land surveying, and not less than four (4) years of progressive 21
experience in land surveying under the direct supervision of a practicing 22
professional land surveyor. The experience shall be of a grade and 23
character to indicate to the board that the applicant is competent to 24
practice land surveying; 25
a. The core curriculum in land surveying may be completed as part of 26
the four (4) year program or may be taken in addition to that 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1529
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program; and 1
b. Applicants shall be eligible to take the Fundamentals of Land 2
Surveying Examination upon completion of the core curriculum in 3
land surveying or during the final year in the program if twelve 4
(12) hours or more of the core curriculum in land surveying have 5
been completed;[ or] 6
3. Graduation from a two (2) year board-approved program in land 7
surveying and not less than six (6) years of progressive experience in 8
land surveying with four (4) of the six (6) years under the direct 9
supervision of a practicing professional land surveyor. The experience 10
shall be of a grade and character to indicate to the board that the 11
applicant is competent to practice land surveying. Applicants shall be 12
eligible to take the: 13
a. Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination upon completion 14
of two (2) years of progressive experience in land surveying; and 15
b. Principles and Practice of Land Surveying Examination upon 16
completion of six (6) years of progressive experience in land 17
surveying; or 18
4. Graduation from a civil, mining, or agricultural engineering program of 19
four (4) years or more accredited by the Engineering Accreditation 20
Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and 21
Technology or any engineering program deemed equivalent by the 22
board, completion of twelve (12) semester credit hours of the core 23
curriculum in land surveying referenced in subparagraph 2. of this 24
paragraph, and not less than four (4) years of progressive experience in 25
land surveying under the direct supervision of a practicing professional 26
land surveyor. The experience shall be of a grade and character to 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1529
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indicate to the board that the applicant is competent to practice land 1
surveying; 2
a. The twelve (12) hours of the core curriculum in land surveying 3
may be completed as part of the engineering program or may be 4
taken in addition to that program; and 5
b. Applicants shall be eligible to take the Fundamentals of Land 6
Surveying Examination upon graduation from the engineering 7
program or during the final year in the program if twelve (12) 8
hours of the core curriculum in land surveying have been 9
completed. 10
(2) Any person having the necessary qualifications prescribed in subsection (1) of this 11
section or any applicable qualifications prescribed in KRS 322.047(1)(a) shall be 12
eligible to apply for licensure, even if the applicant is not practicing the profession 13
at the time of application. 14
[(3) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish requirements for 15
consideration of experience gained prior to graduation from programs as described 16
in subsection (1)(c)1., 2., and 3. of this section, and for the surveying core 17
curriculum described in subsection (1)(c)2. and 3. of this section]. 18