Comments may be submitted to Dale Kleven, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Policy Development, 4822 Madison Yards Way, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, WI 53708-8366, or by email to DSPSAdminRules@wisconsin.gov. Comments must be received on or before the public hearing scheduled for 1:00 PM on April 21, 2020 to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Section 1. A-E 6.02 (1) is repealed and recreated to read:
A−E 6.02 Licensure requirements for professional land surveyors.
(1) An applicant for a professional land surveyor license, in accordance with s. 443.06 (2), Stats., shall complete the following: (a) Meet at least one of the following education and experience requirements:
1. Completion of a bachelor’s degree in a course in the practice of professional land surveying or a related field that is approved by the professional land surveying section and the completion of at least 2 years of approved practice in professional land surveying.
2. Completion of an associate degree of not less than 2 years duration in a course in the practice of professional land surveying or a related field of study that is approved by the professional land surveying section and the completion of at least 4 years of approved practice in professional land surveying.
(b) Receive a passing score on the fundamentals of land surveying examination.
(c) Receive a passing score on the principles and practice of land surveying examination.
(d) Receive a passing score on the state jurisdictional examination of this state.
Section 2. A-E 6.03 (1) (intro.) and (a) 2. are amended to read:
A-E 6.03 (1) To qualify as “practice in professional land surveying work of a satisfactory character which indicates that the applicant is competent to be placed in responsible charge of such work” under s. 443.06, Stats., the experience of an applicant shall be in areas of professional land surveying practice designated under pars. (a) and (b) of this section, or other areas which, in the opinion of the board professional land surveyor section, provide the applicant with knowledge of the practice of land surveying at least equivalent to that which is generally acquired by experience in the areas listed. An applicant need not have experience in all areas listed belowin pars. (a) and (b). However, all applicants shall have experience in the areas listed in par. (a) 1. and 2. Academic coursework or responsible charge of teaching the practice of professional land surveying which provides the applicant with knowledge and skills in some areas of practice listed in pars. (a) and (b) may be claimed as equivalent to experience subject to s. 443.06 (1) (b), Stats. (a) 2. Preparing maps including allat least one map from each of the following categories:
a. Maps of sections or portions of sections or townships as established by the original public land survey and subdivisions of those sections in accordance with the statutes of the United States and the rules and regulations made by the secretary of the interior
in conformity thereto.
b. Subdivision plats prepared in accordance with the Wisconsin statutes or local ordinances of this state.
c. Certified survey maps prepared in accordance with the Wisconsin statutes or local ordinances of this state.
e. OfficialOther plats or maps of land in this state in accordance with ch. A−E 7.
Section 3. A-E 6.04 (1) (a) and (2) are amended to read:
A-E 6.04 (1) (a) No less than 8 of the 12 credits may be in courses concentrating
on the legal principles of professional land surveying and the technical aspects of professional land surveying. These courses shall include areas of study such as research of public and private records, principles of evidence and the interpretation of written documents used in boundary determination, the study of the legal elements of professional land surveying including those involving resurveys, boundary disputes, defective descriptions, riparian rights and adverse possession, the study of the professional and judicial functions of a professional land surveyor, the study of surveying methods for measuring distance and angular values, note keeping, computation and writing descriptions and the study of the Wisconsin Statutes statutes and local ordinances of this state relating to the preparation of subdivision maps and plats.
(2) (a) Received a bachelor’s degree in a course of study in professional land surveying of not less than 4 years duration from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency approved by the state where the college or university is located.
(2) (b) Received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering of not less than 4 years duration from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency approved by the state where the college or university is located. The curriculum shall include no less than 16 of 24 semester credits in courses concentrating on the legal principles of professional land surveying and the technical aspects of professional land surveying. These courses shall include areas of study such as research of public and private records, principles of evidence and the interpretation of written documents used in boundary determination, the study of the legal elements of professional land surveying including those involving
resurveys, boundary disputes, defective descriptions, riparian rights and adverse possession, the study of the professional and judicial functions of a professional land surveyor, the study of surveying methods for measuring distance and angular values, note
keeping, computation and writing descriptions and the study of the Wisconsin statutes and local ordinances of this state relating to the preparation of subdivision maps and plats, other land divisions and real property creation. The applicant may be allowed to receive up to 8 credits in certain other courses relating to surveying. These courses may include “engineering surveying,” “municipal surveying,” “route surveying,” “highway surveying,” “topographic surveying,” “geodetic surveying,” “photogrammetry,” “cartography,” “construction surveying,” “air photo interpretation,” “artillery surveying,” “geographic information systems,” “land information systems” and “remote sensing systems.”
Section 4. A-E 6.05 (1), (2) (b), (7), and (8) are amended to read:
A-E 6.05 (1) Applicants for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall take and pass an three examinationexaminations. The examination parts areexaminations include the national fundamentals of surveying examination, the national principles and practice of surveying examination, and the state jurisdictional examination, which is relative to Wisconsin specific practice in this state. Each of the 3 required examinations is scored separately.
(2) (b) The national principles and practice examination and the state jurisdictional examination require an ability to apply principles and judgment to problems involving the U.S. system of public land surveys, Wisconsin plane coordinate surveys, the relocation
of lost and obliterated corners, the legal essentials of resurveys, disputed boundaries, defective deed descriptions, riparian rights, adverse possession, the Wisconsin statutes of this state relating to land surveying including the preparation and filing of plats, the writing and interpreting of land descriptions, the technical essentials of professional land surveying and subdivision of lands including practical problems requiring a knowledge of the basic theory and fundamental concepts of field astronomy, geometry of curves,
topography and photogrammetry.
(7) The passing scores set by the boardprofessional land surveyor section represent the minimum competency required to protect public health and safety. Experience rating may not be weighed as part of the examination grade.
(8) An applicant for a land surveyor examination who fails an examination, or any part of an examination may retake any part of the examination failed at a regularly−scheduled administration of the examination. If an applicant fails to pass on reexamination of the parts failed, or the current examination parts equivalent to the parts failed, within 4 years from the date of receipt of the results of the first failure of the examination or any part of the examination, the applicant is required to take and pass the entire examination. If the applicant retakes the entire examination, the applicant shall pay the original examination fee under s. 440.05 (1), Stats. The boardprofessional land surveyor section shall determine which parts of a current examination are equivalent to the examination parts failed by an applicant. Section 5. A-E 6.06 (title) is amended to read:
A-E 6.06 Application contents for licensure as a professional land surveyor.
Section 6. A-E 6.06 (1g) and (1r) are created to read:
A-E 6.06 (1g) Verification of successful completion of all examinations required under s. A-E 6.05. (1r) A completed application form.
Section 7. A-E 6.06 (2) and (4) are amended to read:
A-E 6.06 (2) References from at least 5 individuals having personal knowledge of the applicant’s experience in land surveying, 3 of whom are registeredprofessional land surveyors.
(4) Any additional data, exhibits or references indicating the extent and quality of the applicant’s experience whichthat the professional land surveyor section may require.
Section 8. A-E 6.07 is created to read:
A-E 6.07 Application for reciprocity. (1) An application for licensure by reciprocity shall include all of the following:
(a) A completed reciprocity application form.
(c) Notice of whether the applicant has been disciplined in any state in which the applicant has held a license, including any pending complaints against the applicant or investigations of the applicant relating to the practice of professional land surveying.
(d) A certified transcript of qualifying coursework completed by the applicant.
(e) Verification of the applicant’s licensure submitted directly to the professional land surveyor section by all states in which the applicant has ever held a license.
(f) Verification of successful completion of all examinations required under s. A-E 6.05. (2) Reciprocity may be granted, in accordance with s. 443.06 (2) (d), Stats., to a person who holds an unexpired license issued by the proper authority in any state or territory or possession of the United States or in any country where the requirements for licensure meet or exceed the standards required by the professional land surveyor section. Section 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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