HB 117 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.

Ramone HOUSE& OFRep. REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.

3K. TO HOUSE BILL NO.

117Johnson AMEND& HouseRep. Bill No.

117Longhurst on& linesSen. 8 and 12 by deleting the phrase “2 years” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu the phrase “4,000 hours”.

FURTHERPettyjohn AMENDReps. House Bill No.

117Gray, onHilovsky; lines 11 and 15 by deleting the phrase “shall not” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the word “may”.

FURTHERSens. AMEND House Bill No.

117Hocker, onHuxtable, lineWilson 16HOUSE byOF deletingREPRESENTATIVES the152nd phraseGENERAL “5.5ASSEMBLY years”HOUSE asBILL itNO. appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase “11,000 hours”.

FURTHER117 AN ACT TO AMEND HouseTITLE Bill24 No.OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.

117BE onIT lineENACTED 21BY byTHE deletingGENERAL theASSEMBLY phraseOF “4THE years”STATE asOF itDELAWARE: appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase “8,000 hours”.

FURTHERSection AMEND1. House Bill No.

117Amend § 2708, Title 24 of the Delaware Code by deletingmaking linesdeletions 63as throughshown 65by strike through and insertinginsertions inas lieushown thereofby theunderline following:as follows:

§ 2708.

Qualifications of applicant;

report to Attorney General;

judicial review.

(a) An applicant who is applying for licensure under this chapter shall submit evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the Board, that such person:

(1) a.

Applying for licensure as a surveyor intern has satisfied 1 of the following requirements:

1.

Is a college senior or a graduate of a surveying program of 4 years or more;

or 2.

Is a graduate of a 4-year or more program as acceptable to the Board and has had at least 2 years of combined office and field experience in responsible charge of land surveying projects performed under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor in the active practice of land surveying.

The required experience shall not be achieved concurrently with the education requirement;

or 3.

Is a graduate of a surveying program of 2 years or more and has had at least 2 years of combined office and field experience in responsible charge of land surveying projects performed under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor in the active practice of land surveying.

The required experience shall not be achieved concurrently with the education requirement;

or 4.

Has 5.5 years of experience under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor in the active practice of land surveying and has obtained Level IV Survey Technician Certification established by the National Society of Professional Surveyors — American Congress on Surveying and Mapping or similar certification acceptable to the Board.

b.

Applying for licensure as a professional land surveyor has served as a surveyor intern with a specific record of 4 years, as said intern, of combined office and field experience in responsible charge of land surveying projects performed under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor in the active practice of land surveying.

HR :

RDS :

AFJ Page 1 of 3 Released:

04/06/2023 11:10 AM c.

When calculating the years of experience for licensure under this chapter, the work performed under the direct supervision of a property line surveyor licensed under the Maryland Code, or by a surveyor licensed under equivalent provisions of other states, shall be considered as equivalent to work performed under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor in Delaware.

(2) Professional land surveyors shall have achieved the passing score on the written standardized national examination developed by the national professional association the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying in the principles of surveying, the fundamentals of surveying, and the written 2 hour examination on drainage and Delaware law.

Surveyor interns shall have achieved a passing score on the written standardized national examination developed by the national professional association in the fundamentals of surveying;

a college senior must show proof of graduation prior to issuance of a license as a surveyor intern.

(3) Shall have paid the appropriate fee or fees as established by the Division of Professional Regulation.