Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to higher education |
Feb 27, 2023 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A5051
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JEAN-PIERRE
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Sarah Clark
Josh Jensen
Monica P. Wallace
Harry B. Bronson
2023-A5051 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A5051 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that an applicant with a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering technology and an applicant with a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering shall have the same number of education and experience credit requirements, shall have the same eligibility for an identification card as "an engineer in training", as well as examination and examination eligibility requirements.
2023-A5051 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5051 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to an accredited engi- neering technology degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision 1 of section 7206 of the educa- tion law, as amended by chapter 465 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or higher degree based on a program in engineering, AN ACCREDITED ENGINEER- ING TECHNOLOGY DEGREE, or the substantial equivalent, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations; § 2. Section 7206 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN APPLICANT WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND AN APPLICANT WITH A BACH- ELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER IN ENGINEERING SHALL HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE CREDIT REQUIREMENTS, SHALL HAVE THE SAME ELIGI- BILITY FOR AN IDENTIFICATION CARD AS AN "ENGINEER IN TRAINING", AS WELL AS EXAMINATION AND EXAMINATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS. § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to applications for licensure as a professional engineer received on or after such effective date. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec- tive date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02685-01-3
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