Bill Text: NY S06316 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the requirements for a license as a professional land surveyor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-03 - signed chap.322 [S06316 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S06316-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6316 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE June 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the requirements for a license as a professional land surveyor; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 7206-a of the education law, as added by chapter 2 987 of the laws of 1971, paragraph 3 of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 3 as amended by chapter 32 of the laws of 1981, paragraph 6 of subdivision 4 1 as amended by chapter 133 of the laws of 1982 and paragraph 8 of 5 subdivision 1 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 62 of the laws of 6 1989, is amended to read as follows: 7 § 7206-a. Requirements for a license as a professional land surveyor. 8 1. To qualify for a license as a professional land surveyor, an appli- 9 cant shall fulfill the following requirements: 10 (1) Application: file an application with the department; 11 (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or 12 higher degree based on a program in land surveying, in accordance with 13 the commissioner's regulations; 14 (3) Experience: [(a) If the applicant has a bachelor's or higher15degree, have at least four years in work satisfactory to the board,16provided that the board may accept study beyond the bachelor's degree in17partial fulfillment of this requirement; or (b) If the applicant has an18associate's degree, have at least six years in work satisfactory to the19board provided that the board may accept study beyond the associate's20degree in partial fulfillment of this requirement] Have practical expe- 21 rience satisfactory to the department and in accordance with the commis- 22 sioner's regulations; 23 (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in 24 accordance with the commissioner's regulations; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06206-03-9S. 6316 2 1 (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age; 2 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or 3 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; 4 (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the depart- 5 ment; and 6 (8) Fees: pay a fee of [two hundred twenty dollars to the department7for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial8license, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a9fee of] one hundred thirty-five dollars to the department for an initial 10 license [for persons not requiring admission to department conducted11examination], and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial 12 registration period. 13 2. In lieu of the degree [and experience] requirements specified in 14 [subparagraphs] paragraph (2) [and (3)] of subdivision one of this 15 section, [eight years of practical experience in work satisfactory to16the board may be accepted, provided that each full year of college study17in engineering or land surveying satisfactory to the department may at18the discretion of the board be accepted in lieu of one year of the19required eight years of experience] an associate's degree in land 20 surveying, or an associate's degree or higher in engineering, math, or 21 related science with credits in land surveying acceptable to the depart- 22 ment. 23 [3. For an identification card as an "intern land surveyor", an appli-24cant shall fulfill the requirements of subdivision one of this section,25except those in subparagraphs (3) and (5), provided that admission to26the examination may be given when the applicant is within twenty credits27of the completion of the requirements for the bachelor's or higher28degree as prescribed in subparagraph (2) of subdivision one, or has29completed the practical experience requirement of subdivision two of30this section. The fee for examination and identification card as an31"intern land surveyor" shall be seventy dollars and the fee for each32reexamination shall be seventy dollars.] 33 2-a. For admittance to the fundamentals of surveying examination, the 34 applicant shall fulfill the education, experience, and examination 35 requirements in accordance with the commissioner's regulations. Upon the 36 successful completion of the examination, an identification card as an 37 "intern land surveyor" shall be issued by the department. The fee for 38 examination qualification and identification card as an "intern land 39 surveyor" shall be seventy dollars. 40 2-b. In lieu of the degree and experience requirements specified in 41 paragraphs two and three of subdivision one of this section, eight years 42 of practical experience in work satisfactory to the department may be 43 accepted, provided that each full year of college study in engineering 44 or land surveying satisfactory to the department may at the discretion 45 of the department be accepted in lieu of one year of the required eight 46 years of experience. 47 § 2. This act shall take effect eighteen months after it shall have 48 become a law; provided, however that subdivision 2-b of section 7206-a 49 of the education law, as added by section one of this act, shall expire 50 8 years after such effective date when upon such date the provisions of 51 such subdivision shall be deemed repealed. Effective immediately, the 52 addition and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the 53 implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and 54 directed to be made on or before such effective date.
