HB0044 • 2017

Board of professional engineers and land surveyors.

AN ACT relating to professional engineers and land surveyors; providing the number of board members required for a quorum; revising licensure requirements; specifying evidence that can be required by the board; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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Sponsor: Corporations
Last action: 2017-03-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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HB0044HS001

Standing Committee • HCorporations

Divided

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HB0044HS001.01

Standing Committee • HCorporations

Corrected, Failed

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HB0044HS001.02

Standing Committee • HCorporations

Corrected, Adopted

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Bill History

2017-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0047
2017-03-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-23 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0047
2017-02-22 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0047
2017-02-22 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0047
2017-02-21 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-0-2-0-0
2017-02-16 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-15 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-14 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-14 Senate
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2017-01-31 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
2017-01-30 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-26 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 47-11-2-0-0
2017-01-25 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-24 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-20 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-20 House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2017-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2017-01-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-12-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0044
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0097

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0047

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Board of professional engineers and land surveyors.

Subject:
Board of professional engineers and land surveyors.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act reduces the number of members of the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Board) required to constitute a quorum from
six (
6
)
to
five (
5
)
.

The act allows for persons who have not graduated from a doctoral curriculum but who have graduated from a curriculum approved by the Board of at least 4 years and
who
have been actively engaged in engineering practice of a character satisfactory to the Board for at least 10 years after graduation to apply for a license as a professional engineer.

Existing law establishes qualifications for applicants to receive a license to practice professional engineering or professional land surveying based on comity, including that the applicant has not been disciplined by another jurisdiction. This act modifie
s that language to require
the applicant is of good moral character and repute.

Existing law authorizes the Board to issue subpoenas for the production of evidence in disciplinary proceedings. This act specifies that the
Board may subpoena books, records, electronic records, documents and other evidence the Board deems relevant to an investigation or hearing.

The act applies to applications
for licensure
filed with the Board on or after July 1, 2017.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0044

ENROLLED ACT NO. 47,

HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to professional engineers and land surveyors; providing the number of board members required for a quorum; revising licensure requirements; specifying evidence that can be required by the board; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 33
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29
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304(c), 33
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29
‑
403(
a)(iii), 33
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29
‑
406(a)(i)
and (b)(i)
and 33
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29
‑
703(b) are amended to read:

33
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29
‑
304
.

Organization of board.

(
c
)

Six (6)

Five (5)
members of the board constitute a quorum.

33
‑
29
‑
403
.

Requirements for professional license.

(a)

An applicant for a license as a professional engineer who has not graduated from a doctoral curriculum in engineering approved by the board shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board showing that the applicant:

(
iii
)

Has
one (1) of the following:

(A)

Has
met the requirements for an engineer intern certificate and has four (4) years of engineering experience in increasing responsibility and scope of a grade and character that evidence the applicant is competent to practice as a professional engineer
;
.

or

(B)

Has graduated from a curriculum approved by the board of at least four (4) years and has been actively engaged in engineering practice of a
character satisfactory to the board for at least
ten (10)
years after graduation
.

33
‑
29
‑
406
.

License on the basis of comity.

(a)

An applicant who holds a license issued by another jurisdiction to practice professional engineering or professional land surveying may be issued a professional license provided:

(i)

The applicant has
not been disciplined by
another jurisdiction

submitted evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is of good moral character and repute
;

(b)

An applicant who holds a license issued by another jurisdiction

to practice professional engineering or professional land surveying, and who has held the license for fifteen (15) years immediately prior to submitting the application, may be issued a professional license provided the applicant:

(i)

Has not been disciplined in any jurisdiction

Is
of good moral character and repute
; and

33
‑
29
‑
703
.

Disciplinary proceedings.

(b)

The board may conduct investigations and issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of
evidence
books, records,
electronic records,
documents and other evidence
the board
deems relevant to an investigation or hearing
.

Section 2
.

This act shall apply to applications filed
with the Wyoming board of professional engineers and
professional land surveyors
on or after the effective date of this act.

Section
3
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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