Assembly Bill No. 146–Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

(On Behalf of the Board of Professional
Engineers and Land Surveyors)

 

February 14, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

SUMMARY—Revises requirements for licensure as professional engineer or land surveyor. (BDR 54‑496)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to professions; revising the active experience requirements for licensure as a professional engineer or land surveyor; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. NRS 625.183 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2  625.183  1.  A person who:

1-3  (a) Is 21 years of age or older; and

1-4  (b) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to

1-5  remain and work in the United States,

1-6  may apply to the Board, in accordance with the provisions of this

1-7  chapter and any regulations adopted by the Board, for licensure as a

1-8  professional engineer.

1-9  2.  An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer must:

1-10      (a) Be of good character and reputation; and

1-11      (b) Pass the examination on the:

1-12          (1) Fundamentals of engineering or receive a waiver of that

1-13  requirement; and

1-14          (2) Principles and practices of engineering,

1-15  pursuant to NRS 625.193.

2-1  3.  An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer may

2-2  not take the examination on the principles and practices of

2-3  engineering, unless he:

2-4  (a) Is a graduate of an engineering curriculum of 4 years or more

2-5  that is approved by the Board and has a record of 4 years or more of

2-6  active experience in engineering that is satisfactory to the Board and

2-7  indicates that he is competent to be placed in responsible charge of

2-8  engineering work; or

2-9  (b) Has a record of 10 years or more of active experience in

2-10  engineering work that is satisfactory to the Board and indicates that

2-11  he is competent to be placed in responsible charge of engineering

2-12  work.

2-13      4.  To determine whether an applicant for licensure as a

2-14  professional engineer has an adequate record of active experience

2-15  pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3:

2-16      (a) [Graduation from a college or university in a field other than

2-17  engineering is equivalent to 2 years of active experience.

2-18      (b)] Two of the 4 years of active experience must have been

2-19  completed by working under the direct supervision of a professional

2-20  engineer who is licensed in the discipline in which the applicant is

2-21  applying for licensure, unless that requirement is waived by the

2-22  Board.

2-23      [(c)] (b) The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a

2-24  professional engineer or the supervision of the construction of that

2-25  work as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active

2-26  experience in engineering.

2-27      (c) The completion of educational course work is not

2-28  equivalent to active experience in engineering.

2-29      5.  To determine whether an applicant for licensure as a

2-30  professional engineer has an adequate record of active experience

2-31  pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3:

2-32      (a) [Satisfactory completion of 1 year of courses in engineering

2-33  that are approved by the Board, by a person who has not graduated

2-34  from an engineering curriculum, is equivalent to 1 year of active

2-35  experience in engineering.

2-36      (b) Graduation from a college or university in a field other than

2-37  engineering is equivalent to 2 years of active experience.

2-38      (c)] Four of the 10 years of active experience may be satisfied

2-39  by the completion of course work, but not more than 2 of the 4

2-40  years may be satisfied by course work that is not approved by the

2-41  Board. Course work approved by the Board for the purposes of

2-42  this paragraph must be related to engineering.

2-43      (b) Two of the 10 years of active experience must have been

2-44  completed by working under the direct supervision of a professional

2-45  engineer who is licensed in the discipline in which the applicant is

3-1  applying for licensure, unless that requirement is waived by the

3-2  Board.

3-3  [(d)] (c) The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a

3-4  professional engineer or the supervision of the construction of that

3-5  work as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active

3-6  experience in engineering.

3-7  [(e) Not more than 4 years of active experience may be satisfied

3-8  by the completion of educational course work.]

3-9  6.  A person who is not working in the field of engineering

3-10  when he applies for licensure is eligible for licensure as a

3-11  professional engineer if he complies with the requirements for

3-12  licensure prescribed in this chapter.

3-13      Sec. 2.  NRS 625.183 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-14      625.183  1.  A person who:

3-15      (a) Is 21 years of age or older; and

3-16      (b) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to

3-17  remain and work in the United States,

3-18  may apply to the Board, in accordance with the provisions of this

3-19  chapter and any regulations adopted by the Board, for licensure as a

3-20  professional engineer.

3-21      2.  An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer must:

3-22      (a) Be of good character and reputation; and

3-23      (b) Pass the examination on the:

3-24          (1) Fundamentals of engineering or receive a waiver of that

3-25  requirement; and

3-26          (2) Principles and practices of engineering,

3-27  pursuant to NRS 625.193.

3-28      3.  An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer may

3-29  not take the examination on the principles and practices of

3-30  engineering, unless he is a graduate of an engineering curriculum of

3-31  4 years or more that is approved by the Board and has a record of 4

3-32  years or more of active experience in engineering that is satisfactory

3-33  to the Board and indicates that he is competent to be placed in

3-34  responsible charge of engineering work.

3-35      4.  To determine whether an applicant for licensure as a

3-36  professional engineer has an adequate record of active experience

3-37  pursuant to subsection 3:

3-38      (a) Two of the 4 years of active experience must have been

3-39  completed by working under the direct supervision of a professional

3-40  engineer who is licensed in the discipline in which the applicant is

3-41  applying for licensure, unless that requirement is waived by the

3-42  Board.

3-43      (b) The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a

3-44  professional engineer or the supervision of the construction of that

4-1  work as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active

4-2  experience in engineering.

4-3  (c) The completion of educational course work is not

4-4  equivalent to active experience in engineering.

4-5  5.  A person who is not working in the field of engineering

4-6  when he applies for licensure is eligible for licensure as a

4-7  professional engineer if he complies with the requirements for

4-8  licensure prescribed in this chapter.

4-9  Sec. 3.  NRS 625.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-10      625.270  1.  A person who:

4-11      (a) Is 21 years of age or older; and

4-12      (b) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to

4-13  remain and work in the United States,

4-14  may apply to the Board, in accordance with the provisions of this

4-15  chapter and any regulations adopted by the Board, for licensure as a

4-16  professional land surveyor.

4-17      2.  An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor

4-18  must:

4-19      (a) Be of good character and reputation; and

4-20      (b) Pass the examination on the:

4-21          (1) Fundamentals of land surveying or receive a waiver of

4-22  that requirement; and

4-23          (2) Principles and practices of land surveying,

4-24  pursuant to NRS 625.280.

4-25      3.  An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor

4-26  may not take the examination on the principles and practices of land

4-27  surveying, unless he:

4-28      (a) Is a graduate of a land-surveying curriculum of 4 years or

4-29  more that is approved by the Board and has a record of 4 years or

4-30  more of active experience in land surveying that is satisfactory to

4-31  the Board and indicates that he is competent to be placed in

4-32  responsible charge of land-surveying work; or

4-33      (b) Has a record of 10 years or more of active experience in

4-34  land-surveying work that is satisfactory to the Board and indicates

4-35  that he is competent to be placed in responsible charge of land-

4-36  surveying work.

4-37      4.  For the purposes of determining whether an applicant for

4-38  licensure as a professional land surveyor has an adequate record of

4-39  active experience pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3:

4-40      (a) [Graduation from a college or university in a field other than

4-41  land surveying is equivalent to 2 years of active experience.

4-42      (b)] Two of the 4 years of active experience must have been

4-43  completed by working under the direct supervision of a person who

4-44  is a professional land surveyor, unless that requirement is waived by

4-45  the Board.

5-1  [(c)] (b) The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a

5-2  professional land surveyor or the supervision of the construction of

5-3  that work, as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active

5-4  experience in land surveying.

5-5  (c) The completion of educational course work is not

5-6  equivalent to active experience in land surveying.

5-7  5.  For the purposes of determining whether an applicant for

5-8  licensure as a professional land surveyor has an adequate record of

5-9  active experience pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3:

5-10      (a) [Satisfactory completion of 1 year of courses in land

5-11  surveying that are approved by the Board, by a person who has not

5-12  graduated from a land-surveying curriculum, is equivalent to 1 year

5-13  of active experience in land surveying.

5-14      (b) Graduation from a college or university in a field other than

5-15  land surveying is equivalent to 2 years of active experience.

5-16      (c)] Four of the 10 years of active experience may be satisfied

5-17  by the completion of course work, but not more than 2 of the 4

5-18  years may be satisfied by course work that is not approved by the

5-19  Board. Course work approved by the Board for the purposes of

5-20  this paragraph must be related to land surveying.

5-21      (b) Two of the 10 years of active experience must have been

5-22  completed by working under the direct supervision of a person who

5-23  is a professional land surveyor unless that requirement is waived by

5-24  the Board.

5-25      [(d)] (c) The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a

5-26  professional land surveyor or the supervision of the construction of

5-27  that work, as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active

5-28  experience in land surveying.

5-29      [(e) Not more than 4 years of active experience may be satisfied

5-30  by the completion of educational course work.]

5-31      6.  A person who is not working in the field of land surveying

5-32  when he applies for licensure is eligible for licensure as a

5-33  professional land surveyor if he complies with the requirements for

5-34  licensure prescribed in this chapter.

5-35      Sec. 4.  NRS 625.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-36      625.270  1.  A person who:

5-37      (a) Is 21 years of age or older; and

5-38      (b) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to

5-39  remain and work in the United States,

5-40  may apply to the Board, in accordance with the provisions of this

5-41  chapter and any regulations adopted by the Board, for licensure as a

5-42  professional land surveyor.

5-43      2.  An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor

5-44  must:

5-45      (a) Be of good character and reputation; and

6-1  (b) Pass the examination on the:

6-2       (1) Fundamentals of land surveying or receive a waiver of

6-3  that requirement; and

6-4       (2) Principles and practices of land surveying,

6-5  pursuant to NRS 625.280.

6-6  3.  An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor

6-7  may not take the examination on the principles and practices of land

6-8  surveying, unless he is a graduate of a land-surveying curriculum of

6-9  4 years or more that is approved by the Board and has a record of 4

6-10  years or more of active experience in land surveying that is

6-11  satisfactory to the Board and indicates that he is competent to be

6-12  placed in responsible charge of land-surveying work.

6-13      4.  To determine whether an applicant for licensure as a

6-14  professional land surveyor has an adequate record of active

6-15  experience pursuant to subsection 3:

6-16      (a) Two of the 4 years of active experience must have been

6-17  completed by working under the direct supervision of a professional

6-18  land surveyor, unless that requirement is waived by the Board.

6-19      (b) The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a

6-20  professional land surveyor, or the supervision of the construction of

6-21  that work as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active

6-22  experience in land surveying.

6-23      (c) The completion of educational course work is not

6-24  equivalent to active experience in land surveying.

6-25      5.  A person who is not working in the field of land surveying

6-26  when he applies for licensure is eligible for licensure as a

6-27  professional land surveyor if he complies with the requirements for

6-28  licensure prescribed in this chapter.

6-29      Sec. 5.  1.  Section 1 of this act expires by limitation on

6-30  June 30, 2010.

6-31      2.  Section 2 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2010.

6-32      3.  Section 3 of this act expires by limitation on June 30, 2010,

6-33  if the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada publicly

6-34  declares the establishment of the curriculum specified in section 17

6-35  of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada 1999, on or before July 1, 2006.

6-36      4.  Section 4 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2010, if the

6-37  Board of Regents of the University of Nevada publicly declares the

6-38  establishment of the curriculum specified in section 17 of chapter

6-39  478, Statutes of Nevada 1999, on or before July 1, 2006.

 

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