>...They can't just eliminate the board and license; ...but if they do that then it seems to me Florida had better give Civil PEs to all of the current LSs ...and let the LSs phase out over time.
The next crippling disease that presently licensed surveyors in Florida may find is a lack of reciprocity when they try to apply for a surveying license in a different state. If Florida abolishes their requirements for licensure, then other states may shut the door to surveyors from Florida looking to get licensed in their state. Nobody likes to offer reciprocal licenses to states with lax requirements, as the state with the least requirements becomes the back door into another state's guarded rose garden.
Last summer, when I applied to another state, I had to have Florida's board send a letter of good standing to the state I was applying to, along with copies of the laws in effect when I got licensed. Without a board in Florida, who would I petition to send my letter, and what would that letter say???
One of the requirements of the higher end Federal surveying jobs offered on usajobs.gov is "must be licensed in at least one state" to apply ...
That is exactly how the application process is in AL and FL, MS too I think.
> One of the requirements of the higher end Federal surveying jobs offered on usajobs.gov is "must be licensed in at least one state" to apply ...
BINGO! Your keen observation technically means that even if my resume has a 4-year degree on it, deregulation in the one state I am presently licensed in (Florida) would put a serious kink in my income. It's rather like working for Enron or Worldcom and only investing in company stock. I came to that realization last summer, and set out to diversify my portfolio.