(8) An applicant for a land surveyor examination who fails an examination, or any part of an examination may retake any part of the examination failed at a regularly−scheduled administration of the examination. If an applicant fails to pass on reexamination of the parts failed, or the current examination parts equivalent to the parts failed, within 4 years from the date of receipt of the results of the first failure of the examination or any part of the examination, the applicant is required to take and pass the entire examination. If the applicant retakes the entire examination, the applicant shall pay the original examination fee under s. 440.05 (1), Stats. The board professional land surveyor section shall determine which parts of a current examination are equivalent to the examination parts failed by an applicant. Section 6. A-E 6.06 (title) is amended to read:
A-E 6.06 Application contents for licensure as a professional land surveyor.
Section 7. A-E 6.06 (1g) and (1r) are created to read:
A-E 6.06 (1g) Verification of successful completion of all examinations required under s. A-E 6.05. (1r) A completed application form.
Section 8. A-E 6.06 (2) and (4) are amended to read:
A-E 6.06 (2) References from at least 5 individuals having personal knowledge of the applicant’s experience in land surveying, 3 of whom are registered professional land surveyors.
(4) Any additional data, exhibits or references indicating the extent and quality of the applicant’s experience which that the professional land surveyor section may require.
Section 9. A-E 6.07 is created to read:
A-E 6.07 Application for reciprocity. (1) An application for licensure by reciprocity shall include all of the following:
(a) A completed reciprocity application form.
(c) Notice of whether the applicant has been disciplined in any state in which the applicant has held a license and any pending complaints against the applicant or investigations of the applicant relating to the practice of professional land surveying.
(d) A certified transcript of qualifying coursework completed by the applicant.
(e) Verification of the applicant’s licensure submitted directly to the professional land surveyor section by all states in which the applicant has ever held a license.
(f) Verification of successful completion of all examinations required under s. A-E 6.05. (2) Reciprocity may be granted, in accordance with s. 443.06 (2) (d), Stats., to a person who holds an unexpired license issued by the proper authority in any state or territory or possession of the United States or in any country where the requirements for licensure meet or exceed the standards required by the professional land surveyor section. Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Dated _________________ Agency __________________________________
Chair
Examining Board of Architects, Landscape
Architects, Professional Engineers,
Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors
