Senate
Study
Bill
1079
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SCHULTZ)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
licensure
requirements
for
professional
land
1
surveyors,
and
including
effective
date
and
applicability
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
542B.14,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
As
a
professional
land
surveyor:
3
(1)
(a)
Graduation
from
a
college
course
of
two
years
or
4
more
in
,
which
shall
include
mathematics,
physical
sciences,
5
mapping
and
surveying,
or
engineering
in
a
school
or
college
6
basic
science
courses,
and
six
years
of
practical
experience,
7
all
of
which,
in
the
opinion
of
the
board,
will
properly
8
prepare
the
applicant
for
the
examination
in
fundamental
land
9
surveying
subjects.
10
(b)
However,
prior
to
July
1,
1988,
in
lieu
of
compliance
11
with
subparagraph
division
(a),
the
board
may
accept
eight
12
years’
practical
experience
which,
in
the
opinion
of
the
board,
13
is
of
satisfactory
character
to
properly
prepare
the
applicant
14
for
the
examination
in
fundamental
land
surveying
subjects.
15
(2)
Successfully
passing
an
examination
in
fundamental
land
16
surveying
subjects
which
is
designed
to
show
the
knowledge
of
17
general
land
surveying
principles.
18
(3)
In
addition
to
any
other
requirement,
a
specific
record
19
of
four
years
or
more
of
practical
experience
in
land
surveying
20
work
which
is
of
a
character
satisfactory
to
the
board.
21
(4)
Successfully
passing
an
examination
examinations
22
designed
to
determine
the
proficiency
and
qualifications
to
23
engage
in
the
practice
of
land
surveying.
No
applicant
shall
24
be
entitled
to
take
this
examination
until
the
applicant
shows
25
the
necessary
practical
experience
in
land
surveying
work.
26
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
on
July
1,
27
2023.
28
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
applications
for
29
a
license
as
a
professional
land
surveyor
submitted
on
or
after
30
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
licensure
requirements
for
professional
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land
surveyors.
1
The
bill
provides
that
a
professional
land
surveyor
shall
2
have
graduated
from
a
college
program
of
two
years
or
more,
3
consisting
of
mathematics
and
science
courses,
as
well
as
4
practical
experience.
Current
law
provides
that
a
professional
5
land
surveyor
shall
have
graduated
from
a
two-year
program
6
from
a
school
or
college
with
classes
in
mathematics,
physical
7
sciences,
mapping
and
surveying,
or
engineering,
plus
six
years
8
of
practical
experience.
9
The
bill
strikes
a
provision
in
Code
section
542B.14,
10
for
a
land
surveyor
seeking
licensure
prior
to
July
1,
1988,
11
to
substitute
eight
years
of
practical
experience
in
lieu
12
of
graduation
from
the
required
program.
The
bill
provides
13
that
one
of
the
licensure
requirements
relating
to
successful
14
passage
of
an
examination
designed
to
determine
proficiency
15
and
qualifications
for
licensure
is
expanded
to
refer
to
16
examinations.
The
bill
strikes
language
requiring
an
applicant
17
to
demonstrate
necessary
practical
experience
in
land
surveying
18
work
prior
to
taking
a
land
surveying
examination.
19
The
bill
takes
effect
on
July
1,
2023.
The
bill
applies
20
to
applications
for
a
license
as
a
professional
land
surveyor
21
submitted
on
or
after
July
1,
2023.
22
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