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Panel approves bill allowing engineering candidates to take PE exam earlier without reducing experience requirements

2578260 · March 12, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 125 would let candidates for professional engineering licensure take the PE exam immediately after completing academic coursework rather than after accumulating years of field experience; the subcommittee advanced the bill to the full committee by voice vote.

Senate Bill 125 (LC 469001) was presented to the Occupation and Professional Licensing Subcommittee as legislation to "decouple" the timing of the professional engineering (PE) exam from the completion of required field experience. The subcommittee voted to advance the bill to the full Committee on Regulated Industries.

The presenter explained that under current practice engineering…

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