Sec. 1071.051. BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying consists of nine members as follows:
(1) the commissioner;
(2) two licensed state land surveyor members actively engaged in the practice of state land surveying for not less than the five years preceding appointment;
(3) three registered professional land surveyor members actively engaged in the practice of professional surveying in this state for not less than the five years preceding appointment; and
(4) three members who represent the public.
(b) The members of the board other than the commissioner are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall appoint the licensed state land surveyor board members on the recommendation of the commissioner.
(c) A board member must be a United States citizen.
(d) If the commissioner is absent, the commissioner's duties as a board member shall be performed by:
(1) the chief clerk of the General Land Office appointed by the commissioner to perform any of the commissioner's duties if the commissioner is sick, is absent, dies, or resigns; or
(2) a licensed state land surveyor employee of the General Land Office designated by the commissioner to serve as director of surveying for the office.
(e) A registered professional land surveyor board member may not be licensed as a licensed state land surveyor.
(f) For purposes of the experience required for appointment as a registered professional land surveyor board member, the teaching of surveying in a recognized school of engineering or surveying may be regarded as the practice of professional land surveying.
(g) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 23.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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