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TSPS
Membership
You can join the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors now and
begin enjoying the many benefits membership brings you. Over 2300 others have already
joined. So what are you waiting for?
Looking for a member ? use the following link:
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You can either plug in an individual’s name or use the Chapter field to get a
list of all the chapter members with contact info.
Membership Classifications:
- Registered Member...........................................Dues $245.00 state +
$35.00 chapter = $280.00 per year Any person who is registered under the
Land Surveying Practices Act of 1979 (Article 5282c, V.T.C.S.), as amended in 1989, to the
Professional Land Surveying Practices Act, and all amendments thereto. Registered members
shall be entitled to vote and hold any office in the Society.
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GEOSPATIALMEMBER..........................................Dues
$150.00 State + $15
chapter = $165.00 per year
Any person who is actively engaged in a field of practice that acquires,
manages, displays, analyzes, or otherwise uses data to support geospatial
activities and who either: is a graduate of a school of higher education
(college level) recognized by the Board with an Associates Degree or higher
in a geospatial field; has completed at least 32 semester hours of
geospatial-related study at a school of higher education; holds a GIS
Certification from an institute or organization recognized by the Board: or
who has engaged in geospatial activities for a minimum of five years.
Geospatial members shall be eligible to vote; to only hold the office of
Director in the State Society; and may hold any office in a local chapter
except President. Geospatial members shall be entitled to all publications
received by registered members.
- Surveyor Intern/Associate Member..........................Dues
$70.00 State
+ $17.50 Chapter = $87.50 per year
Any person holding a valid
certificate as a Surveyor Intern under Section 15(e) of the Land Surveying Practices Act
of 1979 (Article 5282c, V.T.C.S.), as amended in 1989, to the Professional Land Surveying
Practices Act, and all amendments thereto. Surveyor Intern members shall be entitled to
vote but not to hold any office in the State Society or be President of a local Chapter.
- Affiliate Member................................................
Dues $55.00 state +
$17.00 chapter = $72.00 per year
Any person not registered under Section
15(e) of the Land Surveying Practices Act of 1979 (Article 5282c, V.T.C.S.), as amended in
1989, to the Professional Land Surveying Practices Act, and all amendments thereto.
Affiliate members shall not be entitled to vote or hold any office in the State Society or
in a local Chapter except the office of Secretary-Treasurer.
- Student Member.................................................Dues $30.00
state + $10.00 chapter = $40.00 per year
Any student of a school of higher
education recognized by the Board who is interested in surveying. Student members shall
not be eligible to vote or hold any office in the State Society or local Chapter. Student
members shall be eligible to vote and hold office in student chapters.
- Retired/Inactive Member......................................................................Dues $122.50
state per year
A person who is no longer regularly engaged in the practice of
surveying, has placed his/her Registered Professional Land Surveyor's
license on inactive status with the Texas Board of Professional Land
Surveying, has a minimum of ten (10) years cumulative membership in the
Texas Society of Professional Surveyors, and is at least sixty-five (65)
years of age.
- Sustaining Member............................................................................
Dues $350.00 per year
Sustaining
membership shall be limited to companies interested in the advancement of
the surveying profession in the State of Texas and the advancement of the
aims of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors. Dues for Sustaining
memberships shall be initially set by the Board of Directors of the Texas
Society of Professional Surveyors and after initially being set shall be
revised according to Article VI of the Bylaws. This category of membership
shall not be entitled to vote or hold office. Sustaining members shall be
entitled to: (1) First choice of exhibit space at annual convention. (2)
Receipt of all newsletters, magazines and directories. (3) A discount on
advertising in The Texas Surveyor and a series of free business card ads.
(4) Listing in Annual Directory.
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ADMISSION OF MEMBERS
Applicants for membership in the
Society, other than honorary members, must submit an application in proper
form to the TSPS office. Applicants for membership received by the TSPS
office shall be compiled and approved by the Board of Directors.
DUES AND ASSESSMENTS
The annual dues of members of the
Society, which shall be paid to the Secretary-Treasurer by all classes of
membership except honorary and life members, shall be determined annually by
the Board of Directors; and such determination shall be submitted to the
membership at the Annual Meeting for approval or substitution of another
amount for annual dues. If no action is taken at the Annual meeting, the
annual dues for the preceding year shall be continued and paid.
Annual Dues shall be payable prior
to January 1st of each year. The Secretary-Treasurer shall mail a bill to
each member before that date, stating the amount payable. Members failing to
pay dues by April 1 shall cease to receive any Society publications other
than dues notice and any Annual Meeting Registration form. Members failing
to pay dues ten days prior to the Annual Meeting shall have their votes
disqualified. Members in arrears one year shall lose all privileges of
membership until such arrears are met, and members more than two years in
arrears shall be automatically dropped from the Society.
(Contributions or gifts to this
organization are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal
income tax purposes. Dues payments may be deductible by members as an
ordinary and necessary business expense. Consult a tax adviser.)
Membership Application
- download, view and print with Adobe Acrobat. Fill out application and mail or fax back
to TSPS headquarters.
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