The bill amends the Occupations Code to enhance the regulation of land surveyors by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Key provisions include the establishment of new advisory committee responsibilities, allowing the committee to prepare reports or recommendations on surveying-related subjects and to maintain public records of their discussions. Additionally, the bill updates the qualifications for obtaining a surveyor-in-training certificate and registration as a registered professional land surveyor, including the requirement to pass specific examinations prescribed by the board.

Significant changes include the insertion of new subsections that outline the board's responsibilities in developing examinations for both surveyor-in-training and registered professional land surveyor applicants. The bill also modifies existing qualifications by replacing references to "civil engineering" with "land surveying" in educational requirements and repeals a previous subsection related to surveyor-in-training applications. The changes are set to take effect on September 1, 2025, and will apply only to applications submitted after that date.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Occupations Code 1001.216, Occupations Code 1001.601, Occupations Code 1071.253, Occupations Code 1071.254, Occupations Code 1071.256 (Occupations Code 1071, Occupations Code 1001)
House Committee Report: Occupations Code 1001.216, Occupations Code 1001.601, Occupations Code 1071.253, Occupations Code 1071.254, Occupations Code 1071.256 (Occupations Code 1071, Occupations Code 1001)