TITLE 22. EXAMINING BOARDS

Part 29. TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYING

Chapter 661. GENERAL RULES OF PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES

Subchapter E. CONTESTED CASES

22 TAC §661.99

The Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying (TBPLS) adopts an amendment to §661.99, concerning the Sanctions and Penalty Matrix. The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 28, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 9907) and will not be republished.

The additions to the Sanctions and Penalty Matrix will clarify sanctions for §661.55 regarding Surveying Firms Registration, §661.57 regarding Surveying Firms Compliance and §661.60 regarding Responsibility to the Board. Section 661.121 was removed from the Matrix because the rule was repealed and now incorporated in §661.55(f).

No comments were received regarding adoption of this amendment.

The amendment is adopted pursuant to §1071.151, Title 6, Occupations Code, Subtitle C, which authorizes the Board to adopt and enforce reasonable and necessary rules to perform its duties and to comply with Sunset Commission requirements.

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 February 29, 2008.

TRD-200801237

Sandy Smith

Executive Director

Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying

Effective date: March 20, 2008

Proposal publication date: December 28, 2007

For further information, please call: (512) 239-5263


Chapter 663. STANDARDS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND RULES OF CONDUCT

Subchapter B. PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS

22 TAC §663.19

The Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying (TBPLS) adopts an amendment to §663.19, concerning Plat/Description/Report. The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 28, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 9908) and will not be republished.

The amendment will further clarify the information that a land surveyor must include when furnishing plats, description or reports in regards to a survey that he has completed.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted pursuant to §1071.151, Title 6, Occupations Code, Subtitle C, which authorizes the Board to adopt and enforce reasonable and necessary rules to perform its duties and to comply with Sunset Commission requirements.

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 February 29, 2008.

TRD-200801236

Sandy Smith

Executive Director

Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying

Effective date: March 20, 2008

Proposal publication date: December 28, 2007

For further information, please call: (512) 239-5263