Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:726 Primary Sponsor:Gilbert Committee Number:12 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Engineer, professional Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Labor, Commerce & Industry Computer Document Number:726 Introduced Date:Feb 28, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 28, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Gilbert Type of Legislation:General Bill
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726 Senate Feb 28, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 12
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTIONS 40-21-180 AND 40-21-190, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT GRADUATION FROM A FOUR-YEAR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM MAY BE QUALIFICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND FOR CERTIFICATION AS AN ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1: Section 40-21-180 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"(3) Graduation in an engineering, related engineering science, or engineering technology curriculum of four years or more from a school or college that is accredited by the ABET. A specific record of eight years or more of experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board, indicating that the applicant is competent to practice engineering and who has passed the written examination required of applicants in subsection (1) of this section."
SECTION 2. Section 40-21-190 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"(3) Graduation in an engineering, related engineering science, or engineering technology curriculum of four years or more from a school or college that is accredited by the ABET. A specific record of four years or more of experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board and passing the written examination required of applicants in subsection (1) of this section.
Applicants may take the written examination upon graduation, but such applicants will not be certified as engineers-in-training until they have four additional years of satisfactory experience."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.