Assembly Bill A7594

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the profession of geology; provides for professional licensing for geologists

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A7594 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd §§1503 & 1504, Bus Corp L; amd §§1203 & 1207, Lim Lil L; amd §§121-1500 & 121-1502, Partn L

2009-A7594 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the profession of geology; defines the practice of geology; establishes requirements for a license as a professional geologist; regulates the practice of such profession

2009-A7594 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7594

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, CAHILL, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M. of A.  MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, the  business  corporation  law,  the
  limited  liability company law and the partnership law, in relation to
  the practice of geology

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding three new sections
7204-a, 7204-b and 7206-b to read as follows:
  S 7204-A. THE PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF GEOLOGY. THE  PRACTICE  OF
THE  PROFESSION  OF  GEOLOGY  IS  DEFINED  AS THE PERFORMANCE OF GEOLOGY
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESEARCHING,  INVESTIGATING,  CONSULTING,
AND  GEOLOGICAL  MAPPING, DESCRIBING THE NATURAL PROCESSES THAT ACT UPON
THE EARTH'S MATERIALS, PREDICTING THE  PROBABLE  OCCURRENCE  OF  NATURAL
RESOURCES,  PREDICTING  AND  LOCATING NATURAL OR HUMAN-INDUCED PHENOMENA
WHICH MAY BE USEFUL OR HAZARDOUS TO HUMANKIND AND RECOGNIZING, DETERMIN-
ING AND EVALUATING GEOLOGICAL FACTORS, AND THE INSPECTION  AND  PERFORM-
ANCE  OF  GEOLOGICAL  WORK  AND  THE  RESPONSIBLE SUPERVISION THEREOF IN
FURTHERANCE OF THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC;  PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,  THAT GEOLOGICAL MAPPING SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE PRACTICE OF LAND
SURVEYING AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-TWO HUNDRED THREE OF THIS  ARTI-
CLE.
  S  7204-B.  PRACTICE OF GEOLOGY AND THE USE OF TITLE "LICENSED PROFES-
SIONAL GEOLOGIST".  ONLY A PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED UNDER
THIS ARTICLE SHALL PRACTICE THE PROFESSION OF GEOLOGY OR USE  THE  TITLE
"LICENSED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST".
  S  7206-B.  REQUIREMENTS  FOR A LICENSE AS A LICENSED GEOLOGIST. 1. TO
QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE  AS  A  LICENSED  GEOLOGIST,  AN  APPLICANT  SHALL
FULFILL THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
  (A) APPLICATION: FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT;
  (B)  EDUCATION:  HAVE RECEIVED AN EDUCATION, INCLUDING A BACHELOR'S OR
HIGHER DEGREE IN GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSION-
ER'S REGULATIONS;

              

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