Pub. 14 2019 Issue 1

www.ucls.org 24 Issue 1 2019 / UCLS Foresights Western Federation of Professional Surveyors WFPS Director: Michael Nadeau, PLS/CFedS Western Federation of Professional Surveyors Report S ince the last Western Federation of Professional Surveyors (WFPS) report in the previous Foresights, the WFPS board met in Anchor - age, Alaska on February 16, 2019 and in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 14, 2019. Quite a bit was discussed at these meetings, including state reports, finalization of the newWestern States Disaster Relief fund, and the finaliza - tion of the new scholarship application to include two-year degree schools. Here are the highlights from the last two meetings. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 13 WESTERN STATES ALASKA (ASPLS) Steve Buchanan – Current membership is 187. AS - PLS has implemented a go-to-meeting service for board of director meetings and is looking at scheduling more frequent meetings for members dispersed throughout the state. The University of Alaska Anchorage Geomatics program continues to attract students and produce graduates (12-15 annually for the last 5+ years). Current en - rollment is approximately 85 full-time students. ARIZONA (APLS) Mike Fondren – Current membership is 578. A conference was heldMay 7-9 in Scottsdale with approximately 165 attendees. NSPS is revitalizing its Certified Floodplain Surveyor pro - gram and APLS has provided Arizona information to NSPS and has indicated its willingness to participate in the program. APLS has developed a right-of-entry (ROE) door hanger and is work- ing on a Surveyor's Guide to ROE. APLS is participating on a task force to revise the minimum standards previously adopted by both APLS and the Board of Registration. APLS is working with Mesa Community College to determine if a survey unit can be added to their construction/GIS program. CALIFORNIA (CLSA) Ray Mathe and Rob McMillan – Current membership is 1684. The CLSA Education Foundation provid - ed several scholarships at the annual conference. The CLSA legislative committee is following SB 556: The bill includes a potpourri of items including issues on scope of practice, issues relating to protection of terms, and some requirements on the Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors & Geologists to notify other agencies regarding violations of law and pen - alty provisions. The bill passed out of the Senate Business and Professions Committee. BPELSG and ACEC are not in favor of the bill at this time.