assembly Bill A6557A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires certain engineering plans that could pose a material risk to public safety to bear a stamp of approval of a professional engineer

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to higher education
Apr 17, 2019 print number 6557a
Apr 17, 2019 amend and recommit to higher education
Mar 11, 2019 referred to higher education

A6557 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2935
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7208, add §7213, Ed L; amd §5, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1939, A3803, S544

A6557 - Summary

Requires certain engineering plans or specifications for engineering work or services that could pose a material risk to public safety to bear a stamp of approval of a professional engineer and authorizes the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations relating to such requirement.

A6557 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  6557

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2019
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law  and  the public service law, in
  relation to certain engineering plans or specifications for  engineer-
  ing work or services that could pose a material risk to public safety

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

  Section 1. Section 7208 of the education law, as added by chapter  987
of  the  laws  of 1971, the section heading as amended by chapter 475 of
the laws of 2014, subdivision g as amended by chapter 994 of the laws of
1971, subdivision l as amended by section 15 of part A of chapter 173 of
the laws of 2013, and subdivision p as added by chapter 954 of the  laws
of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
  § 7208.  Exempt  persons  for  the professions of engineering and land
surveying. 1. This article shall not be construed to affect  or  prevent
the  following,  provided  that  no title, sign, card or device shall be
used in such manner as to tend to convey the impression that the  person
rendering  such  service  is  a professional engineer or a land surveyor
licensed in this state or is practicing engineering or land surveying:
  a. Offering to practice in this state as a  professional  engineer  or
land surveyor by any person not a resident of, and having no established
place  of  practice  in this state, provided that such person is legally
qualified for such practice in his own state or country;
  b. Practice as a professional engineer or land surveyor in this  state
by any person not a resident, or having no established place of practice
in  this state, or any person resident in this state but who has arrived
in this state within six months, provided, however, such a person  shall
have filed an application for license as a professional engineer or land
surveyor,  and  is  legally  qualified for such practice in the state or
country in which he resides or has his place of practice or in which  he
had his previous residence or place of practice, such exemption continu-

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

A6557A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2935
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7208, add §7213, Ed L; amd §5, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1939, A3803, S544

A6557A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain engineering plans or specifications for engineering work or services that could pose a material risk to public safety to bear a stamp of approval of a professional engineer and authorizes the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations relating to such requirement.

A6557A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 6557--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Higher  Education  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the  education  law  and  the  public  service  law,  in
  relation  to certain engineering plans or specifications for engineer-
  ing work or services that could pose a material risk to public safety

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

  Section  1. Section 7208 of the education law, as added by chapter 987
of the laws of 1971, the section heading as amended by  chapter  475  of
the laws of 2014, subdivision g as amended by chapter 994 of the laws of
1971, subdivision l as amended by section 15 of part A of chapter 173 of
the  laws of 2013, and subdivision p as added by chapter 954 of the laws
of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
  § 7208. Exempt persons for the professions  of  engineering  and  land
surveying.  1.  This article shall not be construed to affect or prevent
the following, provided that no title, sign, card  or  device  shall  be
used  in such manner as to tend to convey the impression that the person
rendering such service is a professional engineer  or  a  land  surveyor
licensed in this state or is practicing engineering or land surveying:
  a.  Offering  to  practice in this state as a professional engineer or
land surveyor by any person not a resident of, and having no established
place of practice in this state, provided that such  person  is  legally
qualified for such practice in his own state or country;
  b.  Practice as a professional engineer or land surveyor in this state
by any person not a resident, or having no established place of practice
in this state, or any person resident in this state but who has  arrived
in  this state within six months, provided, however, such a person shall
have filed an application for license as a professional engineer or land
surveyor, and is legally qualified for such practice  in  the  state  or
country  in which he resides or has his place of practice or in which he
had his previous residence or place of practice, such exemption continu-
ing for only such reasonable time as the board requires to grant or deny