Florida SB 874: Professional Licensure Reciprocity for the Practice of Surveying and Mapping

Bill Text

874 
Professional Licensure Reciprocity for the Practice of Surveying and Mapping 
2025-12-11T05:29:43Z 
Revising the requirements for applicants eligible to be qualified for licensure by endorsement by the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers to include applicants from outside of the state who meet certain requirements; authorizing the board to require and independently evaluate certain documents and information, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 874 

 By Senator Gaetz 

 1-01332A-26 2026874__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to professional licensure reciprocity 
 3 for the practice of surveying and mapping; amending s. 
 4 472.015, F.S.; revising the requirements for 
 5 applicants eligible to be qualified for licensure by 
 6 endorsement by the Board of Professional Surveyors and 
 7 Mappers to include applicants from outside of the 
 8 state who meet certain requirements; authorizing the 
 9 board to require and independently evaluate certain 
 10 documents and information; authorizing the board to 
 11 adopt certain rules; providing an effective date. 
 12 
 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 14 
 15 Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 472.015, Florida 
 16 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 17 472.015 Licensure.— 
 18 (5)(a) The board shall certify as qualified for a license 
 19 by endorsement an applicant who, at the time of application: 
 20 1. Holds a valid license to practice surveying and mapping 
 21 issued before July 1, 1999, by another state or territory of the 
 22 United States; has passed a national, regional, state, or 
 23 territorial licensing examination that is substantially 
 24 equivalent to the examination required by s. 472.013; and has a 
 25 specific experience record of at least 8 years as a subordinate 
 26 to a registered surveyor and mapper in the active practice of 
 27 surveying and mapping, 6 years of which must be of a nature 
 28 indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge of the 
 29 accuracy and correctness of the surveying and mapping work 
 30 performed; or 
 31 2. Holds a valid license to practice surveying and mapping 
 32 issued by another state or territory of the United States if the 
 33 criteria for issuance of the license were substantially the same 
 34 as the licensure criteria that existed in Florida at the time 
 35 the license was issued; or 
 36 3. Holds a valid license to practice surveying and mapping 
 37 issued by another state or territory of the United States, is 
 38 currently in good standing with such licensing authority, and 
 39 has a specific experience record of at least 5 years as a 
 40 registered surveyor and mapper in the active practice of 
 41 surveying and mapping, which must be of a nature indicating that 
 42 the applicant was in responsible charge of the accuracy and 
 43 correctness of the surveying and mapping work performed. 
 44 (b) All applicants for licensure by endorsement must pass 
 45 the Florida law and rules portion of the examination prior to 
 46 licensure. 
 47 (c) For purposes of determining whether an applicant is in 
 48 good standing under subparagraph (a)3., the board may require 
 49 documentation, verification, or certification from the issuing 
 50 authority, and may independently evaluate disciplinary, 
 51 regulatory, or competency records maintained by such authority 
 52 or other reliable sources. The board may adopt rules to 
 53 implement this section in a manner consistent with s. 472.008. 
 54 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.