TITLE 22.EXAMINING BOARDS

Part 29. TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYING

Chapter 661. GENERAL RULES OF PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES

Subchapter D. APPLICATIONS, EXAMINATIONS, AND LICENSING

22 TAC §661.45

The Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying adopts an amendment to §661.45, concerning examinations, without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 17, 2000, issue of the Texas Register (25 TexReg 2287) and will not be republished.

The section is adopted to bring the section into conformance with national testing standards.

The following comment was received:

"The original rule had the term "intent to compromise the confidentiality of the examination", which I interpreted as wholesale copying of the exam. I have never seen anything wrong with one of my employees coming back from taking the test and asking me how I would answer a particular question. He may learn something or I might! The new language requiring the candidate from divulging any problem or solution doesn't make sense. What are you afraid of?"

The Board did not alter the rule in response to the comment.

The amendment is adopted under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 5282c, §9, which provides the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying with the authority to make and enforce all reasonable and necessary rules, regulations and bylaws not inconsistent with the Texas Constitution, the laws of this state, and this Act.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April 17, 2000.

TRD-200002658

Sandy Smith

Executive Director

Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying

Effective date: May 7, 2000

Proposal publication date: March 17, 2000

For further information, please call: (512) 452-9427