The Oregon Surveyor July/August 2018

21 Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org WFPS HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 13 WESTERN STATES Arizona APLS has launched a new website which provides members new resources (AzPLS.org). The Governor’s move for deregulation has been a focus of APLS. The Arizona Board of Technical Registration has com- plied with the Governor’s Executive Order to provide information and comparisons with similar boards in other states. The move to deregulate boards stemmed from the group ALEC.org which provides boiler- plate legislation for states including the Occupational Board Reform Act. California SB 2 went into effect on January 1 and requires a $75 per parcel fee for the recording of certain docu- ments which is being applied by most County Recorders to Record of Survey maps. Colorado PLSC helps fund the website CP-DB.com which includes information on Colorado survey monuments. The legislative bill for mandatory continuing education made it through the house but not the senate. Architects already have continuing education. Engineers are not in favor of continuing education but did not oppose the bill for surveyors. PLSC has constructed a virtual sandbox as an interactive display for career fairs and other outreach events. A state lobby day was held to celebrate National Surveyors Week, which included exhibits that provided outreach to legislators and the general public. This was very suc- cessful and will be continued on an annual basis. Legislation passed by the County Recorders that they no longer must maintain hard copies. PLSC is working to have this reversed. Hawaii HLSA has invited WFPS to host the fall meeting as part of their fall gala. Immediate Past Chair Nancy Almanzan is working with HLSA to confirm the meeting. continues T