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GA SB425
Bill
Status
Passed
5/7/2018
Primary Sponsor
Steve Gooch
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AI Summary
- Renames "land surveyor-in-training" to "land surveyor intern" and changes land surveyor authorization from a "certificate of registration" to a "license," while professional engineers retain their certificate of registration structure
- Updates educational requirements for land surveyor intern certification to require 18 semester hours of credit (replacing the previous 15 quarter hours) in board-approved land surveying subjects, with a transitional provision allowing applicants to apply under the old quarter-hour requirements prior to July 1, 2020
- Creates new Code Section 43-15-13.1 requiring land surveyors licensed after July 1, 2018, to complete an additional 3 semester hours of hydrology coursework and pass a hydrology exam to perform erosion/sediment control, storm water management, and water/sewer extension design work
- Adds a new exemption from licensure requirements for state, county, municipal, regional commission, or utility authority officers and employees engaged in gathering, processing, managing, and sharing geospatial and photogrammetric data for cataloging or mapping purposes
- Makes it a misdemeanor to use the titles "Professional Land Surveyor," "Land Surveyor," or similar terms when offering services to the public without complying with the chapter's licensing provisions, and exempts contractors performing layouts and measurements on highway or construction projects from land surveyor licensing requirements
Legislative Description
Professional Land Surveyors; provisions; change
Last Action
Act 417
5/7/2018
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