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DE HB142
Bill
Status
9/17/2021
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Gray
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AI Summary
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Expands acceptable educational accreditation for professional engineers to include programs accredited by signatories to the Washington Accord, in addition to ABET-accredited programs.
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Adds new comity pathways for licensure including recognition of NCEES Council Records, International Professional Engineer (IntPE) registrants, and "Model Law Engineer" designees, while removing a 10-year experience requirement option.
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Reduces continuous experience requirement for comity applicants from 10 years to 5 years, with restrictions on disciplinary history and adds consideration of disciplinary actions taken by other jurisdictions.
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Permits temporary permits valid for 60 days (extendable to 120 days) for out-of-state engineers not residing or employed full-time in Delaware, contingent on concurrent full licensure application.
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Modernizes seal requirements to allow embossing, rubber stamp, or digital formats (previously embossing only) and establishes 6-month deadline for new licensees to submit proof of their Delaware seal.
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Professional Engineers.
Last Action
Signed by Governor
9/17/2021