South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 532


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    532
Ratification Number:            69
Act Number:                     46
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19950216
Primary Sponsor:                J. Verne Smith
All Sponsors:                   J. Verne Smith, Drummond, Setzler,
                                Leatherman, Giese, Reese, Lander,
                                Elliott, Mescher, Martin, Alexander and
                                Ryberg 
Drafted Document Number:        PFM\7061AC.95
Companion Bill Number:          3727
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950427
Governor's Action:              U  Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19950518
Subject:                        Engineers and land surveyors

History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19950518  Act No. A46
------  19950518  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19950511  Ratified R69
House   19950427  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19950427  Objection by Representative                      Robinson
                                                                   Trotter
                                                                   Marchbanks
House   19950426  Read second time
House   19950419  Committee report: Favorable              26 HLCI
House   19950302  Introduced, read first time,             26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950301  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950228  Read second time
Senate  19950223  Committee report: Favorable              12 SLCI
Senate  19950216  Introduced, read first time,             12 SLCI
                  referred to Committee

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(A46, R69, S532)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-22-350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RENEWAL REGISTRATIONS AND FEES FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS REQUIRING DEMONSTRATION OF COMPETENCE FOR REGISTRATION RENEWAL.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Promulgation of regulations relative to continuing competency authorized

SECTION 1. Section 40-22-350 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 99 of 1991, is amended to read:

"Section 40-22-350. (A) A certified professional engineer and a professional land surveyor registered under this chapter who decides to continue the practice of the profession annually during the month of June shall pay the board a fee, sufficient to support the costs of the board's operations to be determined by the board by regulation, for which a renewal registration card for the ensuing registration year must be issued.

(B) The board shall assess a late renewal penalty of twenty percent of the annual renewal fee against those persons who do not renew their registration within one month of the annual renewal date. The penalty must be assessed for each two months thereafter with a maximum grace period of three months following the annual renewal date.

(C) Those persons not renewing their licenses within three months following the annual renewal date shall file a new application accompanied by the required application fee or if they are in a position to do so, shall file a notarized affidavit with the board certifying that they have not been engaged in the practice of engineering or land surveying in South Carolina during the period their certificates were not in a current condition, accompanied by the total amount of unpaid renewal fees and penalties. An individual whose certificate has lapsed due to nonpayment of the required renewal fee within three months of the due date is considered in the same category as a previously unregistered person and, at the board's discretion, may be required to pass an oral or written examination as a condition of relicensing.

(D) The board may promulgate regulations that as a condition of renewal or re-registration a registered professional engineer must demonstrate continuing professional competency in engineering and a registered professional land surveyor must demonstrate continuing professional competency in land surveying."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/18/95.