SB 126 Summary

• Changes board appointment flexibility by allowing governors to appoint petroleum or chemical engineers to mining engineer seats and allowing cross-appointment between electrical and mechanical engineer positions when candidates are unavailable

• Reduces mandatory waiting period for board member reappointment from four years to two years after serving two successive terms

• Renames the board secretary position to "executive administrator" and clarifies duties including review and approval of comity applications

• Adds limited partnerships to entities that can be authorized to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture, with corresponding updates throughout the chapter

• Simplifies regulatory language by removing obsolete application requirements, changing "SECRETARY" references to "administrator," and updating definitions including new terms for "fire protection system" and "registrant"