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Assembly Bill A2501

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the practice of the professions of engineering and land surveying

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2011-A2501 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง7209, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A4428

2011-A2501 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the practice of the professions of engineering and land surveying by certain established corporations when such corporations have been practicing either profession since 1935, even if such operation has not been continuous.

2011-A2501 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2501

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CANESTRARI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  practice  of  the
  professions of engineering and land surveying

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 7209  of  the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  62  of  the  laws  of  1989, is amended to read as
follows:
  6. It shall be lawful for a corporation organized and  existing  under
the  laws  of the state of New York which on the fifteenth day of April,
nineteen hundred thirty-five and continuously thereafter,  was  lawfully
practicing  engineering or land surveying in New York state, OR A CORPO-
RATION WHICH WAS ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE  STATE  OF
NEW  YORK BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY AND WAS LAWFULLY
PRACTICING ENGINEERING OR LAND SURVEYING PRIOR TO JANUARY  FIRST,  NINE-
TEEN  HUNDRED  THIRTY  IRRESPECTIVE  OF  WHETHER  THE  PRACTICE HAS BEEN
CONTINUOUS, to [continue] ENGAGE IN  such  practice  provided  that  the
chief  executive officer shall be a professional engineer licensed under
this article, if practicing engineering, or  a  land  surveyor  licensed
under  this  article, if practicing land surveying, and provided further
that the person or persons carrying on the actual practice of  engineer-
ing   or  surveying  on  behalf  of,  or  designated  as  "engineer"  or
"surveyor", with or without qualifying or characterizing word,  by  such
corporation  shall be authorized to practice engineering or land survey-
ing as provided in this article. It shall be lawful  for  a  corporation
which,  on  account  of  or as a result of requirements, restrictions or
provisions of federal law, was organized subsequent to April  fifteenth,
nineteen  hundred thirty-five for the purpose of taking over an existing
engineering organization established prior to such time  and  which  has
taken  over  such organization and continued its engineering activities,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06093-01-1

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