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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  • 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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2019-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

2019-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.

2019-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.
              

2019-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

2019-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.

2019-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
 
              

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