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Committee hears technical fixes and workplace qualification changes in engineers bill
Summary
HB 2229 would modernize the Professional Engineers Registration Act by removing a U.S. citizenship requirement for board members, expanding Pro Tem membership, and changing how years of experience are counted for licensure; the board asked for a technical amendment to avoid changing its official name.
The Consumer Protection and Business Committee heard staff and board testimony on House Bill 2229, a proposal to amend the Professional Engineers Registration Act.
Peter Clodfelter, staff to the committee, described the bill’s primary provisions: removal of the U.S. citizenship requirement for members of the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; an increase in authorized Pro Tem board members from two to three and revised appointment procedures (including allowing an on-site wastewater designer licensed in…
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