Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61G17-3.0021: Education
61G17-3.0025: Domestic Equivalency Education Program Criteria for Applicants Who Graduated from Non-ABET Accredited Surveying and Mapping Degree Programs
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and mappers is amending Rule 61G17-3.0021, F.A.C. to clarify what types of courses an applicant applying for licensure pursuant to Section 472.013(2)(b), F.S., must complete to qualify for licensure. The Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers is creating new Rule 61G17-3.0025, F.A.C., to establish domestic degree equivalency criteria for applicants who graduated from a United States Non-ABET accredited surveying and mapping degree program.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Education; Domestic Equivalency Education Program Criteria for Applicants Who Graduated from Non-ABET Accredited Surveying and Mapping Degree Programs.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 472.013 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 472.005, 472.013, 472.013 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Rick Morrison, Executive Director, Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0767

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.