22 Tex. Admin. Code § 134.25 - Application from Out-Of-State Registration Holders
(a) An applicant who holds a license or
registration as a professional land surveyor from another state or U.S.
jurisdiction having registration or licensing requirements substantially
equivalent to the requirements of Texas may apply for a standard
license.
(b) The Board shall
determine whether the licensing or registration standards of the governmental
authority under which the reciprocal applicant is licensed or registered are
substantially equivalent to those standards required in the State of
Texas.
(c) The Board shall require
the reciprocal applicant to take and pass an examination not to exceed four (4)
hours as required for applicants under §1071.259 of the Surveying
Act.
(d) To be eligible for
registration as a registered professional land surveyor (RPLS), one must submit
a completed application.
(e)
Applicants must speak and write the English language. Proficiency in English
may be evidenced by possession of an accredited degree taught exclusively in
English, or passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a
written score of at least 550, a computer based score of at least 200 or an
internet based score of at least 95 or other evidence such as significant
academic or work experience in English acceptable to the executive
director.
(f) Applicants for a
registration shall submit:
(1) an application
in a format prescribed by the board and shall:
(A) list his or her full, legal and complete
name without abbreviations, nicknames, or other variations of the full legal
name. If applicable, the applicant shall submit proof of a legal name change
including but not limited to a marriage certificate, passport, current Driver's
License issued by the State of Texas, court documents, or nationalization
documents to substantiate other documentation submitted in the application;
and
(B) list social security
number, as required under the Texas Family Code, §
231.302;
(2) current application fee as
established by the board. Application fees shall be waived for qualifying
military service members, military veterans, and military spouses in accordance
with Texas Occupations Code Chapter 55;
(3) proof of educational credentials pursuant
to Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Education);
(4) supplementary experience record as
required under §
134.41 of this chapter (relating
to Supplementary Experience Record);
(5) reference statements as required under
Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Reference Documentation);
and
(6) documentation of passing
scores on examination(s), which may include official verifications from the
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) or other
jurisdictions as required under §
134.61(g) of
this chapter (relating to Surveying Examinations);
(7) verification of a current license from
another jurisdiction;
(8) TOEFL
scores, if applicable;
(9)
information regarding any criminal history including any judgments, deferred
judgments or pre-trial diversions for a misdemeanor or felony provided in a
form prescribed by the board together with copies of any court orders or other
legal documentation concerning the criminal charges and the resolution of those
charges; and
(10) for applications
submitted on or after September 1, 2020, documentation of submittal of
fingerprints for criminal history record check as required by Texas Occupations
Code §
1001.272.
(g) The NCEES record may be
accepted as verification of an original transcript, licenses held, examinations
taken, experience record and reference documentation to meet the conditions of
subsection (d)(3) - (7) of this section.
(h) Once an application is accepted for
review, the fee shall not be returned, and the application and all submissions
shall become a permanent part of the board records.
(i) An applicant who is a citizen of another
country shall show sufficient documentation to the board to verify the
immigration status for the determination of his or her eligibility for a
professional license in accordance with the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
(j) Once an application under this section is
accepted for review, the board will follow the procedures in §
134.83 of this chapter (relating
to Processing, Review, and Evaluation of Applications) to review and approve or
deny the application. The board may request additional information or require
additional documentation to ensure eligibility as needed. Pursuant to Texas
Occupations Code §
1001.453 the board
may review the license holder's status and take action if the license was
obtained by fraud or error or if the license holder may pose a threat to the
public's health, safety, or welfare.
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