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Bill would expand pro‑tem seats and change registration rules for engineers and surveyors
Summary
House Bill 1104 would update the Professional Engineers Registration Act by increasing pro‑tem board membership, altering educational equivalency and several administrative procedures; lawmakers heard sponsor and industry testimony Jan. 21.
The Consumer Protection & Business Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1104 on Jan. 21, a set of revisions to the Professional Engineers Registration Act that would change board composition, educational equivalency and certain administrative rules.
Peter Klotfelter, staff to the committee, summarized seven categories of changes, including increasing authorized pro‑tem board members on the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors from two to three and revising appointment and qualification language. Under the bill, pro‑tem members would need to “be registered under the engineers registration act for a minimum of 5 years immediately prior to the appointment” rather than meeting the same qualifications…
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