PRINTER'S NO. 2354
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1763
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY TOOHIL, BURGOS, MULLERY, KAUFER, NEILSON, JAMES,
McCLINTON AND SCHWEYER, AUGUST 30, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, AUGUST 30, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), entitled "An
act relating to and regulating the practice of the profession
of engineering, including civil engineering, mechanical
engineering, electrical engineering, mining engineering and
chemical engineering, the profession of land surveying and
the profession of geology and constituent parts and
combinations thereof as herein defined; providing for the
licensing and registration of persons practicing said
profession, and the certification of engineers-in-training
and surveyors-in-training, and the suspension and revocation
of said licenses, registrations and certifications for
violation of this act; prescribing the powers and duties of
the State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land
Surveyors and Geologists, the Department of State and the
courts; prescribing penalties; and repealing existing laws,"
further providing for procedure for licensing as professional
engineer.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4.2 of the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913,
No.367), known as the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist
Registration Law, is amended to read:
Section 4.2. Procedure for Licensing as Professional
Engineer.--(a) An applicant for certification as an engineer-
in-training or licensure as a professional engineer shall
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[satisfactorily complete the engineering fundamentals
examination and become certified as an engineer-in-training and
subsequently show evidence of experience satisfactory to the
board to prepare him for the engineering principles and practice
examination.] satisfy the requirements established under this
section.
(b) (1) An applicant for the engineer-in-training
certificate shall show satisfactory evidence of the following
education and examination requirements:
(i) One of the following:
(A) graduation from an approved engineering curriculum of
four or more years; or
[(ii)] (B) eight or more years of progressive experience in
engineering work and knowledge, skill and education
approximating that attained through graduation from an approved
engineering curriculum.
[(2)] (ii) Having passed the engineering fundamentals
examination. An engineering student who has completed two or
more years of an approved program in engineering may, subject to
board approval, sit for the engineering fundamentals
examination; but such student shall not be eligible for
certification until [he shows proof of graduation.
(3) An applicant who satisfactorily completes the
examination in engineering fundamentals shall be certified] the
student satisfies subclause (i).
(2) Certification as an engineer-in-training shall be
without time limitation, and the individual may remain certified
until such time as he becomes licensed under this act as a
professional engineer.
(c) An applicant [who is a certified engineer-in-training
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may apply for licensure and shall pass the examination in
engineering principles and practice. To qualify for the
principles and practice examination, an applicant shall, in
addition to holding the engineer-in-training certificate, show
satisfactory proof of:
(1) four or more years of progressive experience in
engineering work performed after the issuance of the engineer-
in-training certificate and under the supervision of a
professional engineer or a similarly qualified engineer of a
grade and character to fit him to assume responsible charge of
the work involved in the practice of engineering; or
(2) four or more years of progressive teaching experience in
an approved curriculum under the supervision of a professional
engineer or a similarly qualified engineer of a grade or
character to fit him to assume responsible charge of the work
involved in the practice of engineering.] for licensure as a
professional engineer shall show satisfactory evidence of the
following education, examination and experience requirements:
(1) One of the following:
(i) graduation from an approved engineering curriculum of
four or more years; or
(ii) eight or more years of progressive experience in
engineering work and knowledge, skill and education
approximating education attained through graduation from an
approved engineering curriculum.
(2) Having passed the engineering fundamentals examination
and the principles and practice of engineering examination.
Certification as an engineer-in-training is not required in
order to sit for the principles and practice of engineering
examination, but an applicant shall not be eligible to sit for
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the principles and practice of engineering examination until
having passed the fundamentals examination.
(3) One of the following:
(i) four or more years of progressive experience in
engineering work performed after satisfying clause (1). The
experience shall be under the supervision of a professional
engineer or a similarly qualified engineer and be of a grade and
character to fit the applicant to assume responsible charge of
the work involved in the practice of engineering; or
(ii) four or more years of progressive teaching experience
in an approved curriculum. The experience shall be under the
supervision of a professional engineer or a similarly qualified
engineer and be of a grade and character to fit the applicant to
assume responsible charge of the work involved in the practice
of engineering.
(d) The board may grant one year of experience credit for
each postbaccalaureate engineering degree earned by applicants
for licensure, not to exceed two years, provided that:
(1) the degree is from an engineering program approved by
the board;
(2) the degree is in the same discipline as an earned
undergraduate degree; and
(3) the academic time is not concurrent with earned
experience.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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