SECTION 1.

The organization of the Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors (Board) and its duties are as set forth in the Land Surveyors Regulation Act (Act).

In all matters not specifically covered by the Act, the functions of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and Ex Officio Secretary of the Board (Secretary) are those commonly recognized as pertaining to these offices. The term of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be annually from July 1 until June 30.

SECTION 2. HEADQUARTERS:

The official mailing address of the Board shall be the Office of the Nebraska State Surveyor, who is by the Act, the Ex Officio Secretary of the Board. The officers shall be free to carry on their duties in such places as may be designated by the Board.

SECTION 3. MEETINGS:

Meetings of the Board may be held at any suitable place as set forth in the call for such meetings.

The regular Annual Meeting shall be held in the month of May or June at the call of the Chairperson or Secretary. The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be elected at the Annual Meeting and their terms shall begin on the following July 1.

Meetings, other than the Annual Meeting, may be called at any time by the Chairperson, Secretary, or by any two members of the Board. Three members shall constitute a quorum. Calls for such meetings shall be issued in writing at least ten (10) days before the time of the meeting.

SECTION 4. ORDER OF BUSINESS:

The business of the Board at its regular meetings shall be conducted in the same order as the current agenda. The Chairperson, Secretary, or the Board on its own motion may at any time change the order of business when an emergency exists, or to accommodate a guest or witness, as it is necessary to comply with a slated time published on the agenda.

SECTION 5. RECORDS:

In addition to the records, etc., prescribed by the Act, the Secretary shall keep such additional records as the business of the Board may require.

SECTION 6. COMMITTEES:

The work of the Board may be assigned to special committees appointed by the Chairperson at the discretion of the Board.

SECTION 7. SEALS AND CERTIFICATES:

The Board shall have an official seal which shall be as follows: An embossed circular seal, consisting of two concentric circles, the outer being 1-7/8 inches in diameter and the inner being 1-1/4 inches in diameter. The space between the two circles shall contain the words “Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors”, and within the inner circle, the seal of the State of Nebraska. This seal shall be used on all certificates given and on any other official business the Chairperson, Secretary, or the Board on its own motion determines appropriate.

Each licensed Professional Land Surveyor shall be given an individual seal as prescribed by the Act which shall be in strict accordance with the design as accepted by the Board.

Certificates issued for licensure shall be in accordance with the Act and in a form prescribed by the Board which shall contain the following information: Name of the applicant, license number assigned to the licensee, and the date of issuance. It shall bear the affixed seal of the Board and the signature of the Chairperson and Secretary.

Each licensed Professional Land Surveyor shall also be given a suitable pocket card, to be provided by the Board, which shall contain substantially the same information as shown on the certificate. Such a card shall bear the signature of the Secretary and shall also have a space for the signature of the licensee. A similar pocket card will be issued by the Board to applicants who have successfully completed all requirements for renewal.

Such licenses issued during the months of April, in odd-numbered years, through June, in even-numbered years, shall be in full force and effect for the remainder of the biennium in which they were issued. Licenses issued during the months of July, in even-numbered years, through March, in odd-numbered years, shall be in full force and effect for the remainder of the biennium in which they were issued and the next full biennium. Provided, nothing in this Section shall prevent the Board from canceling or suspending licenses pursuant to other Sections and the Statutes of the State of Nebraska. Each inactive licensee shall be allowed to retain his or her certificate, and shall not be required to return his or her personal seal to the Secretary of the Board.

SECTION 8. EXAMINATIONS:

Examinations shall be conducted as prescribed in the Act at such time and place as the Board may designate and in accordance with such Rules and Regulations as the Board may decide upon.

SECTION 9. BY-LAWS AND AMENDMENTS:

These Bylaws shall be in full force and in effect from and after their adoption by a majority vote of the Board at any regular meeting.

These Bylaws and any Rules and Regulations of the Board may be amended at any time by the Board in compliance with the statutes governing the Administrative Procedures Act of agencies of the State of Nebraska.