§ 542B.3 — Engineering and land surveying examining board created

Iowa § 542B.3

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 542B: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS

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An engineering and land surveying examining board is created within the department of
inspections, appeals, and licensing. The board consists of three members who are licensed
professional engineers, two members who are licensed professional land surveyors, and
two members who are not licensed professional engineers or licensed professional land
surveyors and who shall represent the general public. An individual who is licensed as
both a professional engineer and a professional land surveyor may serve to satisfy the
board membership requirement for either a licensed professional engineer or a licensed
professionallandsurveyor, butnotboth. Membersshallbeappointedbythegovernorsubject
to confirmation by the senate. A licensed member shall be actively engaged in the practice
of engineering or land surveying and shall have been so engaged for five years preceding
the appointment, the last two of which shall have been in Iowa. Insofar as practicable,
licensed engineer members of the board shall be from different branches of the profession
of engineering. Professional associations or societies composed of licensed engineers or
licensed land surveyors may recommend the names of potential board members whose
profession is representative of that association or society to the governor. However, the
governor is not bound by the recommendations. A board member shall not be required to
be a member of any professional association or society composed of professional engineers
or professional land surveyors.

Legislative History

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1856; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §114.3]