PRINTER'S NO. 2043
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1801
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, ROWE, JAMES AND GILLEN, AUGUST 24, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, AUGUST 24, 2021
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(c)(1) 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.--* * *
(c) An applicant who is a certified engineer-in-training may
apply for licensure and shall pass the examination in
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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
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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