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Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 2, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 197
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 197 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 197 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
_____ land surveyors. The bill provides that a professional land surveyor shall have graduated from a college program of two years or more, consisting of mathematics and science courses, as well as practical experience. Current law provides that a professional land surveyor shall have graduated from a two-year program from a school or college with classes in mathematics, physical sciences, mapping and surveying, or engineering, plus six years of practical experience.14, for a land surveyor seeking licensure prior to July 1, 1988, to substitute eight years of practical experience in lieu of graduation from the required program.
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The bill provides that one of the licensure requirements relating to successful passage of an examination designed to determine proficiency and qualifications for licensure is expanded to refer to examinations. The bill strikes language requiring an applicant to demonstrate necessary practical experience in land surveying work prior to taking a land surveying examination. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2023. The bill applies to applications for a license as a professional land surveyor submitted on or after July 1, 2023.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 24, 2023. On January 31, 2023 it recommended passage. [].
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§542B.14
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