22 Tex. Admin. Code § 134.61 - Surveying Examinations Required for a Registration to Practice as a Professional Surveyor
(a) Applicants are
required to take written experience and knowledge examinations, furnished and
graded by the NCEES or by the board unless a waiver is granted pursuant to
Texas Occupations Code section
1071.259 for
Out-of-State Surveyors.
(b) All
examinations shall be in the English language.
(c) Experience and knowledge examinations
shall be:
(1) a Fundamentals of Surveying
examination prepared by NCEES;
(2)
a Principles and Practice of Surveying examination prepared by the NCEES;
and
(3) a Texas Specific Surveying
Examination prepared by the board.
(d) The board shall publish examination
information which shall include at least the following:
(1) the places where the examinations shall
be held;
(2) the dates of the
examinations;
(3) the deadline date
for an examinee to schedule an examination, if applicable;
(4) fees for each examination; and
(5) types of examinations offered.
(e) Examinations may be scheduled
by timely submission of registration information in a format specified by the
Board with the appropriate examination fee.
(f) Individuals who plan to take an
examination must have their registration completed by the close of regular
business on the date established by the applicable examination
schedule.
(g) Applicants providing
an official verification from NCEES or an NCEES member board certifying that
they have passed the Fundamentals of Surveying and/or Principles and Practices
of Surveying examination(s) in that state shall not be required to take the
examination(s) again.
(h)
Examination registration fees may be collected by the board or a contracted
exam administrator and, when appropriate, shall be refunded or transferred to
future examination administrations in accordance with established board or exam
administrator policy and if approved by the executive director.
(i) Examination candidates who have been
called into active U.S. military duty or who are re-assigned military personnel
and will not be available to sit for an examination may request an extension of
the approved examination period defined in §
134.67 of this chapter (relating
to Examination on the Principles and Practice of Surveying). Such candidates
shall submit adequate documentation, including copies of orders, and a request
to extend the approved examination period to the board. The candidate shall
notify the board of their availability to resume the examination period within
60 days of release from active duty or when they are deployed to a location
that provides a board approved examination.
(j) All examinations shall be administered to
applicants with disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
§
12101 et seq.), and its subsequent
amendments. Special accommodations can be provided for examinees with physical
or mental impairments that substantially limit life activities.
(1) Any individual with a disability who
wishes to request special accommodations must submit an official request and
supporting medical documentation that has been generated by an appropriate
licensed health care professional in a format specified by the contracted exam
administrator.
(2) The request must
be submitted prior to the exam registration deadline established by the
contracted exam administrator.
(3)
The board or the contracted exam administrator may request additional
documentation to substantiate a request for special accommodations.
(4) The requestor will be notified of
approval of the request or reason for denial of the request by the board or
contracted exam administrator.
(k) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §
54.002, if an
examination candidate's religious beliefs prevent the candidate from taking an
examination on a religious holy day that conflicts with the normally scheduled
examination date, the candidate shall submit a request to the contracted exam
administrator and the board to take the examination on an alternate
date.
(l) Upon successful passage
of the experience and knowledge examinations an applicant shall be considered
to have met the examination requirements for registration as a registered
professional land surveyor in Texas.
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