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OH HB592

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/7/2010

Primary Sponsor

Edna Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

128th General Assembly (2009-2010)

AI Summary

  • Requires faculty hired on or after September 1, 2010, to teach advanced engineering courses in ABET-accredited engineering programs at state universities and private institutions to be registered professional engineers under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4733

  • Requires deans or chief administrators of ABET-accredited engineering programs at state universities and private institutions hired on or after September 1, 2010, to be registered professional engineers under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4733

  • Allows a four-year grace period after hire for faculty and administrators to obtain professional engineer registration if not already registered at time of employment

  • Defines "advanced engineering course" as engineering courses intended primarily for third-year or fourth-year undergraduate students or graduate students

  • Defines "accredited engineering program" as an engineering program accredited by the engineering accreditation commission of ABET, Inc.

Legislative Description

To require certain faculty and deans of engineering programs offered by state universities and private institutions of higher education to be professional engineers.

Deans & faculty of engineering programs-be professional engineers

Last Action

To Education

10/7/2010

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