(1) It is the declared purpose of this section to encourage the use of foreign-speaking residents of this state duly qualified to become licensed surveyors and mappers so that all Florida citizens may receive better services.
(2) Any person who has successfully completed, or is currently enrolled in, an approved course of study created pursuant to chapters 74-105 and 75-177, Laws of Florida, shall be deemed qualified for an examination or reexamination for a license which shall be administered in the English language unless 15 or more such applicants request that the reexamination be administered in their native language. If a reexamination is administered in a foreign language, the full cost to the board of preparing and administering the examination must be borne by the applicants.
(3) The board shall adopt and implement programs designed to qualify for examination all persons who were resident nationals of the Republic of Cuba and who, on July 1, 1977, were residents of this state.
History.—s. 15, ch. 2009-66.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping
472.003 - Persons Not Affected by Ss. 472.001-472.037.
472.006 - Department; Powers and Duties.
472.007 - Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers.
472.0075 - Contacting Board Through Department.
472.0101 - Foreign-Trained Professionals; Special Examination and License Provisions.
472.013 - Examinations, Prerequisites.
472.0131 - Examinations; Development; Administration.
472.0132 - Penalty for Theft or Reproduction of an Examination.
472.016 - Members of Armed Forces in Good Standing With the Board.
472.018 - Continuing Education.
472.019 - Reactivation; Continuing Education.
472.02011 - Disclosure of Confidential Information.
472.0202 - Inactive and Delinquent Status.
472.0203 - Renewal and Cancellation Notices.
472.021 - Certification of Partnerships and Corporations.
472.027 - Standards of Practice.
472.029 - Authorization to Enter Lands of Third Parties; Conditions.
472.031 - Prohibitions; Penalties.
472.033 - Disciplinary Proceedings.
472.0335 - Classification of Disciplinary Actions.
472.0337 - Power to Administer Oaths, Take Depositions, and Issue Subpoenas.
472.0345 - Authority to Issue Citations.
472.0351 - Grounds for Discipline; Penalties; Enforcement.
472.0355 - Disciplinary Guidelines.
472.0365 - Unlicensed Activities; Fees; Disposition.
472.0366 - Elevation Certificates; Requirements for Surveyors and Mappers.