CMT S.B. 584 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 584
By: Carona
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
3/26/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Professional Land Surveying Practices Act provides that a
person who fails an examination for certification as a
surveyor-in-training, registration as a professional land surveyor, or
licensure as a state land surveyor wait six months before a subsequent
examination may be given.  Senate Bill 584 eliminates the six-month waiting
period for a subsequent examination upon failure of the original
examination. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 584 amends the Professional Land Surveying Practices Act to
delete the provision that prohibits a subsequent examination for
certification as a surveyor-in-training, registration as a professional
land surveyor, or licensure as a state land surveyor from being taken
earlier than six months  after the date of the failed examination.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.