| (a) Applicants are required to take written experience
and knowledge examinations, furnished and graded by the NCEES or by
the board unless a waiver is granted pursuant to Texas Occupations
Code section 1071.259 for Out-of-State Surveyors.
(b) All examinations shall be in the English language.
(c) Experience and knowledge examinations shall be:
(1) a Fundamentals of Surveying examination prepared
by NCEES;
(2) a Principles and Practice of Surveying examination
prepared by the NCEES; and
(3) a Texas Specific Surveying Examination prepared
by the board.
(d) The board shall publish examination information
which shall include at least the following:
(1) the places where the examinations shall be held;
(2) the dates of the examinations;
(3) the deadline date for an examinee to schedule an
examination, if applicable;
(4) fees for each examination; and
(5) types of examinations offered.
(e) Examinations may be scheduled by timely submission
of registration information in a format specified by the Board with
the appropriate examination fee.
(f) Individuals who plan to take an examination must
have their registration completed by the close of regular business
on the date established by the applicable examination schedule.
(g) Applicants providing an official verification from
NCEES or an NCEES member board certifying that they have passed the
Fundamentals of Surveying and/or Principles and Practices of Surveying
examination(s) in that state shall not be required to take the examination(s)
again.
(h) Examination registration fees may be collected
by the board or a contracted exam administrator and, when appropriate,
shall be refunded or transferred to future examination administrations
in accordance with established board or exam administrator policy
and if approved by the executive director.
(i) Examination candidates who have been called into
active U.S. military duty or who are re-assigned military personnel
and will not be available to sit for an examination may request an
extension of the approved examination period defined in §134.67
of this chapter (relating to Examination on the Principles and Practice
of Surveying). Such candidates shall submit adequate documentation,
including copies of orders, and a request to extend the approved examination
period to the board. The candidate shall notify the board of their
availability to resume the examination period within 60 days of release
from active duty or when they are deployed to a location that provides
a board approved examination.
(j) All examinations shall be administered to applicants
with disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments.
Special accommodations can be provided for examinees with physical
or mental impairments that substantially limit life activities.
(1) Any individual with a disability who wishes to
request special accommodations must submit an official request and
supporting medical documentation that has been generated by an appropriate
licensed health care professional in a format specified by the contracted
exam administrator.
(2) The request must be submitted prior to the exam
registration deadline established by the contracted exam administrator.
(3) The board or the contracted exam administrator
may request additional documentation to substantiate a request for
special accommodations.
(4) The requestor will be notified of approval of the
request or reason for denial of the request by the board or contracted
exam administrator.
(k) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §54.002,
if an examination candidate's religious beliefs prevent the candidate
from taking an examination on a religious holy day that conflicts
with the normally scheduled examination date, the candidate shall
submit a request to the contracted exam administrator and the board
to take the examination on an alternate date.
(l) Upon successful passage of the experience and knowledge
examinations an applicant shall be considered to have met the examination
requirements for registration as a registered professional land surveyor
in Texas.
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