Bill Analysis — Senate Bill 219, Surveyor Licensure/Education Reqs. (April 21, 2021)

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Bill analysis of Senate Bill 219, Surveyor Licensure/Education Reqs., for the Senate Commerce and Insurance committee, dated April 21, 2021. It states that the bill would reduce the number of years of practical experience required for licensure as a professional land surveyor and make other technical changes to Chapter 89C of the General Statutes. Section 1.(a) would require two years' experience under a professional land surveyor for an applicant with a degree in surveying or equivalent curricula, five years' for an associate degree in surveying technology, and nine years' for a high school diploma or equivalency certificate. The act would become effective October 1, 2021.

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                                                     SENATE BILL 219:
                                                     Surveyor Licensure/Education Reqs.
      2021-2022 General Assembly
     Committee:     Senate Commerce and Insurance. If favorable, Date:            April 21, 2021
                    re-refer to Judiciary. If favorable, re-refer to
                    Rules and Operations of the Senate
     Introduced by: Sen. McInnis                                     Prepared by: Bill Patterson
     Analysis of:   First Edition                                                 Committee Co-Counsel

     OVERVIEW: Senate Bill 219 would reduce the number of years of practical experience required for
     licensure as a professional land surveyor and would make other technical changes to Chapter 89C of
     the General Statutes.
     CURRENT LAW AND BILL ANALYSIS:
     In addition to other requirements for licensure as a professional land surveyor by the Board of Examiners
     for Engineers and Surveyors (Board), an applicant must have the following number of years' progressive
     practical experience based on the applicant's educational attainment:
                        o An applicant with a B.S. degree in surveying or equivalent curricula who passed the first
                          examination (Fundamentals of Surveying) on or before January 1, 2013 must have two
                          years' experience, one year of which must be under a professional land surveyor; otherwise
                          both years' experience must be under a professional land surveyor.
                        o An applicant with an associate degree in surveying technology who passed the first
                          examination on or before January 1, 2013 must have four years' experience, two years of
                          which must be under a professional land surveyor; otherwise, the applicant must have eight
                          years of experience, four of which must be under a professional land surveyor.
                        o An applicant with a high school diploma or equivalency certificate who passed the first
                          examination on or before January 1, 2013 must have seven years' experience, six of which
                          must be under a professional land surveyor; otherwise, the applicant must have 16 years'
                          experience, nine years of which must have been under a professional land surveyor.
     Section 1.(a) of Senate Bill 219 would change the current experience requirement for licensure as a
     professional land surveyor as follows:
                        o An applicant with a B.S. degree in surveying or equivalent curricula would be required to
                          have two years' experience under a professional land surveyor.
                        o An applicant with an associate degree in surveying technology would be required to have
                          five years' experience under a professional land surveyor.
                        o An applicant with a high school diploma or equivalency certificate would be required to
                          have nine years' experience under a professional land surveyor.
     Sections 1.(b) of the bill would provide that the investigation of a licensee is confidential until the Board
     issues a citation to the licensee or takes any action authorized under Chapter 89C against a nonlicensee.
     Section 1.(c) would remove word "warrant" used in referring to a certification by the Board that expenses
     were properly and necessarily incurred in the discharge of its duties.
                                                                                                                                                             Legislative Analysis
     Jeffrey Hudson
                                                                                                                                                                   Division
         Director                                           S219-SMTG-33(e1)-v-2                                                                               919-733-2578
This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
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Section 1.(d) would authorize the Board to use email to send notices to licensees relating to expirations
and renewals of licenses.
Section 1.(e) would provide that charges brought by any person against a licensee for fraud, deceit, gross
negligence, incompetence, misconduct, or violations of requirements under Chapter 89C, rules of
professional conduct, or rules adopted by the board may be submitted electronically for filing with the
Board, and would not require such charges to be sworn to by the person or persons making them.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The act would become effective October 1, 2021, and apply to applications for
licensure on or after that date.


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