PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1189 PRINTER'S NO. 1208
No. 966 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY BELL, SHUMAKER, KRATZER, MOORE, BODACK,
ANDREZESKI, HANKINS AND WENGER, SEPTEMBER 8, 1983
SENATOR BELL, CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 19, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act relating to and regulating the practice of
3 the profession of engineering; including civil engineering,
4 mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mining
5 engineering, chemical engineering, surveying and constituent
6 parts and combinations thereof as herein defined; providing
7 for the licensing and registration of persons practicing said
8 profession, and the certification of engineers in training,
9 and the suspension and revocation of said licenses,
10 registrations and certifications for violation of this act;
11 prescribing the powers and duties of the State Registration
12 Board for Professional Engineers, the Department of State and
13 the courts; prescribing penalties; and repealing existing
14 laws," reestablishing the State Registration Board for
15 Professional Engineers; and making a repeal.
16 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17 hereby enacts as follows:
18 Section 1. The act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), known
19 as the Professional Engineers Registration Law, is amended by
20 adding a section to read:
21 Section 4.1. State Registration Board for Professional
22 Engineers.--(a) The State Registration Board for Professional
23 Engineers shall consist of the Commissioner of Professional and
1 Occupational Affairs, two members who shall be persons
2 representing the public at large, and five members all of whom
3 shall be registered professional engineers and full corporate
4 members in good standing in at least one of the following
5 societies: American Society of Civil Engineers, American
6 Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American
7 Society of Mechanical Engineers, or American Institute of
8 Electrical Engineers. The professional members of the board
9 shall be so selected that not more than two of them shall be
10 members of the same society. Each member of the board shall be a
11 citizen of the United States and a resident of this
12 Commonwealth. Each professional member shall have been engaged
13 in the practice of the profession of engineering for at least
14 ten years and shall have been in responsible charge of
15 engineering work for at least five years.
16 (b) The terms of members of the board shall be six years.
17 (c) Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
18 (d) The board shall select annually a president from among
19 its members and shall elect a secretary who need not be a member
20 of the board.
21 (e) Each member of the board, except the Commissioner of
22 Professional and Occupational Affairs, shall receive thirty
23 dollars ($30) per diem, when actually attending to the work of
24 the board, and the secretary shall receive such reasonable
25 compensation as shall be determined by the board, with the
26 approval of the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational
27 Affairs.
28 (f) The board is subject to evaluation, review and
29 termination within the time and in the manner provided in the
30 act of December 22, 1981 (P.L.508, No.142), known as the "Sunset
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1 Act."
2 (G) A MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO FAILS TO ATTEND THREE <--
3 CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL.
4 Section 2. Section 425 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
5 No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is repealed.
6 Section 3. This act reestablishes the State Registration
7 Board for Professional Engineers in accordance with the
8 procedures set forth in section 7(a) of the act of December 22,
9 1981 (P.L.508, No.142), known as the Sunset Act.
10 Section 4. The presently confirmed members of the State
11 Registration Board for Professional Engineers constituted under
12 section 425 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
13 as The Administrative Code of 1929, as of December 31, 1983
14 shall continue to serve as board members until their present
15 terms of office expire.
16 Section 5. Each rule and regulation of the board in effect
17 on December 31, 1983, shall remain in effect after such date
18 until repealed or amended by the board.
19 Section 6. This act shall be retroactive to December 31,
20 1983 if enacted finally after that date.
21 Section 7. This act shall take effect immediately.
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