The Wise Report
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
July 13, 2019
The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) proposes amendments concerning the licensure and regulation of Professional Geoscientists in Texas. TheTBPG proposes to repeal 22 TAC §851.24, and proposes amendments to 22 TAC §§851.20, 851.22, 851.23, 851.40, and 851.41, to comply with statutory changes to Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1002, the Texas Geoscience Practice Act (the Act) by the 86th Legislature (2019) when they enacted HB 1311, which amended the Act, effective September 1, 2019. The TBPG now proposes changes to its rules to implement the statutory changes. The proposed repeal and amendments will implement the statutory removal of the requirement that applicants for a P.G. license submit references, and the removal of the statutory requirement that P.G. applications be notarized. Proposed amendments will also remove the reference requirement for applicants seeking certification as Geoscientists-in-Training to be consistent with the requirements for P.G. applicants. The amendments also re-number the subsections accordingly. For more information go to: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/archive/July122019/Proposed%20Rules/2...
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
The Wise Report
7/13/2019