No. SB 874
Filed under Occupational.
Professional Licensure Reciprocity for the Practice of Surveying and Mapping; Revising the requirements for applicants eligible to be qualified for licensure by endorsement by the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers to include applicants from outside of the state who meet certain requirements; authorizing the board to require and independently evaluate certain documents and information, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDA surveyor licensed in another state can now qualify for a Florida license by endorsement without meeting Florida's stricter substantial-equivalence test, as long as they are in good standing and have at least 5 years of qualifying, responsible-charge experience.
The older reciprocity path still exists too: an out-of-state license can qualify if that state's licensing criteria matched Florida's own criteria at the time the license was issued.
To confirm an applicant is really in good standing, the licensing board can demand documents or verification from the other state and independently check disciplinary, regulatory, or competency records on its own.
Every applicant, no matter which path they use, must still pass the Florida law and rules portion of the licensing exam before getting a Florida license.
AIAn applicant holding a valid, good-standing survey license from another state can now qualify for a Florida license by endorsement with at least 5 years of qualifying, responsible-charge experience, without having to show the other state's licensing criteria matched Florida's.
AIThe board may demand documentation, verification, or certification from the issuing state and may independently evaluate disciplinary, regulatory, or competency records from that authority or other reliable sources, when checking whether a new-pathway applicant is truly in good standing.
AIThe board may adopt rules to carry out this new endorsement pathway, consistent with the separate statute governing the board's general rulemaking power.