Assembly Bill A7884

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the practice of professional geology

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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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2021-A7884 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3542
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7209 & 7210, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7865, S6084
2023-2024: S1818

2021-A7884 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the practice of professional geology.

2021-A7884 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7884
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, SANTABARBARA, MANKTELOW, STECK --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  the  practice  of
   professional geology
 
   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, to continue
 such practice provided that the  chief  executive  officer  shall  be  a
 professional  engineer  licensed under this article, if practicing engi-
 neering, 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  engineering 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 surveying as provided in this article. THE PRACTICE
 OF ENGINEERING MAY ENCOMPASS SERVICES THAT CAN ALSO BE CONSIDERED TO  BE
 THE  PRACTICE  OF  GEOLOGY  AND A CORPORATION ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF  AUTHORITY  TO
 PRACTICE GEOLOGY SO LONG AS SUCH CORPORATION HAS ONE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
 IN  RESPONSIBLE CHARGE LICENSED AS A PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST. It shall be
 lawful for a corporation which, on account of or as a result of require-
 ments, restrictions or provisions of federal law, was  organized  subse-
 quent  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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