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TX Occ Code § 1001.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.061. Telephone Companies

Sec. 1001.061.  TELEPHONE COMPANIES.  (a)  An operating telephone company, an affiliate of the company, or an employee of the company or affiliate is exempt from this chapter with respect to any plan, design, specification, or service that relates strictly to the science and art of telephony.(b)  This exemption includes the use of a job title or personnel classification by a person included under Subsection (a) if the person does not use:(1)  the title or classification in connection with an offer to the public to perform engineering services;  and(2)  a name, title, or word that tends to convey the impression that a person not licensed under this chapter is offering to the public to perform engineering services.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.062. Certain Employees Working From Engineer's Plans

Sec. 1001.062.  CERTAIN EMPLOYEES WORKING FROM ENGINEER'S PLANS.  (a)  A regular full-time employee of a private business entity who is engaged in erecting, constructing, enlarging, altering, repairing, rehabilitating, or maintaining an improvement to real property in accordance with plans or specifications that have an engineer's seal is exempt from this chapter.(b)  This exemption includes the use of a job title or personnel classification by the employee if the employee does not use the title or classification in connection with an offer to the public to perform engineering services.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.063. Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers

Sec. 1001.063.  ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS.  This chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter does not prevent or otherwise restrict a person licensed as an architect under Chapter 1051, a landscape architect under Chapter 1052, or an interior designer under Chapter 1053 from performing an act, service, or work that is within the definition of the person's practice under those chapters.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.064. State Land Surveyors

Sec. 1001.064.  STATE LAND SURVEYORS.  A licensed state land surveyor is exempt from the requirements of this chapter regulating the practice of engineering in performing the state land surveyor's duties.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.065. Employees of Institutions of Higher Education

Sec. 1001.065.  EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  In this section, "institution of higher education" and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.(b)  An employee of an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education who is performing research or instructional work within the scope of the person's employment by the institution is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.066. Certain Nasa-Related Activities

Sec. 1001.066.  CERTAIN NASA-RELATED ACTIVITIES.  This chapter does not: (1)  apply to a business entity or the business entity's employees to the extent that the entity's products or services consist of space vehicles or space services provided to, or space technology transfer programs required by, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;  or(2)  prohibit the use of the term "engineer" or "engineering" in a job title or personnel classification by an employee described by Subdivision (1) to the extent that the use of the title or classification is related to activities described by that subdivision.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.067. Certain Fire Department Employees

Sec. 1001.067.  CERTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.  This chapter does not prohibit the professional use of the term "fire engineer" by a member of a fire department in a municipality with a population of one million or more that has adopted Chapter 143, Local Government Code, and to which Subchapter G of that chapter does not generally apply, who:(1)  holds the position of fire apparatus operator; and(2)  is not otherwise engaged in the practice of engineering.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2649), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.068. Certain Out-of-State Engineers Engaged in Evaluating Oil and Gas Resources

Sec. 1001.068.  CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE ENGINEERS ENGAGED IN EVALUATING OIL AND GAS RESOURCES. (a) In this section, "evaluation of oil and gas resources" includes:(1)  the quantification of the volume of oil and gas reserves and resources in the subsurface of the earth;(2)  the determination of production forecasts for the reserves or resources; and(3)  the evaluation of the economic impact of the production forecasts.(b)  This chapter does not apply to the evaluation of oil and gas resources if the evaluation:(1)  is done by an engineer licensed in a state that does not prohibit engineers licensed under this chapter from engaging in the evaluation of oil and gas resources in that state;(2)  does not involve design, construction, or engineering assessments on the surface; and(3)  does not present a risk to public health or safety.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2067), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2011.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.101. Board Membership

Sec. 1001.101.  BOARD MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  The Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:(1)  five engineers;(2)  one land surveyor; and(3)  three members who represent the public.(b)  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. 1168, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.07, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.1011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.1011. Ex Officio Member

Sec. 1001.1011.  EX OFFICIO MEMBER.  The commissioner of the General Land Office or a licensed state land surveyor employee of the General Land Office designated by the commissioner as director of surveying shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the board.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.08, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.102. Member Eligibility

Sec. 1001.102.  MEMBER ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  A person may not be a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:(1)  is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of engineering or land surveying;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board; or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.(b)  An engineer member of the board must:(1)  be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state for at least 10 years before the date of appointment;  and(2)  have been engaged in the practice of engineering for at least 10 years before the date of appointment.(c)  For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), a person who has graduated from an approved engineering school may be considered to have engaged in the practice of engineering for two years.(d)  A land surveyor member of the board:(1)   must be:(A)  a licensed state land surveyor actively engaged in the practice of state land surveying for not less than the five years preceding appointment; or(B)  a registered professional land surveyor actively engaged in the practice of professional surveying in this state for not less than the five years preceding appointment; and(2)  may not be licensed as an engineer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.09, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.103. Membership and Employee Restrictions

Sec. 1001.103.  MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(a-1)  A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of engineering or land surveying; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of engineering or land surveying.(b)  A person may not be a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.10, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.104. Terms; Vacancy

Sec. 1001.104.  TERMS;  VACANCY.  (a)  Board members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one-third of the members expiring each odd-numbered year.(b)  If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.105. Participation of Public Members

Sec. 1001.105.  PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC MEMBERS.  (a)  The board by majority vote may limit the participation of public members in evaluating license, registration, or certification applications.(b)  This section does not apply to the evaluation of license, registration, or certification applications at an official meeting of the board.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.106. Grounds for Removal

Sec. 1001.106.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 1001.101 and 1001.102;(2)  does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Sections 1001.101 and 1001.102;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 1001.102 or 1001.103;(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term;  or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.(b)  The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.(c)  If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground.  The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.107. Per Diem

Sec. 1001.107.  PER DIEM. Each board member, other than the commissioner of the General Land Office, is entitled to receive a per diem as set by the General Appropriations Act for each day that the member engages in the business of the board.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (H.B. 899), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.12, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.108. Officers

Sec. 1001.108.  OFFICERS.  The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor.  The board shall elect annually from its members an assistant presiding officer, a treasurer, and a secretary.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (H.B. 899), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.110. Meetings

Sec. 1001.110.  MEETINGS.  The board shall hold at least two regular meetings each year.  Special meetings shall be held at the time provided by the board's bylaws.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.111. Filing of Oath

Sec. 1001.111.  FILING OF OATH.  Before assuming the duties of office, each board member shall file with the secretary of state a copy of the constitutional oath of office taken by the member.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter C. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Section 1001.112. Training

Sec. 1001.112.  TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  this chapter and Chapter 1071;(2)  the programs operated by the board;(3)  the role and functions of the board;(4)  the rules of the board, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;(5)  the current budget for the board;(6)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;(7)  the requirements of:(A)  the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;(B)  the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;(C)  the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and(D)  other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws; and(8)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.13, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter D. Board Personnel|Section 1001.151. Personnel

Sec. 1001.151.  PERSONNEL.  (a)  The board shall employ clerical or other assistants as necessary to perform the board's work.(b)  A salary paid under this section may not exceed the salary paid for similar work in other departments.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|