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ID S1252

Bill

Status

Passed

3/13/2018

Primary Sponsor

Commerce and Human Resources Committee

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Changes examination terminology from "given by or under the supervision of" to "approved by" the board for professional engineer and land surveyor licenses and intern certifications.

  • Revises language regarding qualification assignments to examinations, changing from "assignment to examinations" to "licensure" or "certification" as appropriate for different credential types.

  • Removes provisions from Section 54-1214 that required additional years of experience and college credits following failed professional examinations, including requirements for minimum one year of additional experience after a second failure and three years after subsequent failures.

  • Adds provisions allowing the board to postpone acting on applications and to investigate examination irregularities, with authority to invalidate examination results if irregularities are substantiated.

  • Makes technical corrections to terminology throughout, including changing "science" to "science program" and "engineering examination" to "engineer" for consistency in professional designation language.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise certain requirements for examination and licensure and to remove provisions regarding failed examinations.

ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS

Last Action

Session Law Chapter 67 Effective: 07/01/2018

3/13/2018

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Human Resources2/19/2018
Commerce and Human Resources2/1/2018
Judiciary and Rules1/31/2018

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