SECOND REGULAR SESSION
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES EMERY (Sponsor), ICET, GUEST AND VILLA (Co-sponsors).
Read 1st time January 24, 2006 and copies ordered printed.
STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 327.391, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to licensing of engineers and professional land surveyors.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 327.391, RSMo, is repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 327.391 and 327.392, to read as follows:
327.391. The board shall upon application issue a license to any [engineer or professional land surveyor who is at least fifty years of age,] individual who has at least twenty years of satisfactory experience, and who passes [a written examination or holds a degree at the bachelor's level or higher in engineering or science and passes an oral examination,] the Fundamentals of Land Surveying examination, the Professional Land Surveying examination, and the Missouri State Specific examination provided that any such application is accompanied by the required fee.
327.392. 1. The board shall upon application issue a professional engineering license to any individual who holds a degree at the bachelor's level or higher in engineering and who has at least twenty years of satisfactory engineering experience, and who passes part two of the written examination defined in section 327.241, provided that any such application is accompanied by the required fee.
2. The board shall upon application issue a professional engineering license to any individual who holds a degree from an Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET, INC.) or its equivalent and a doctorate in engineering from an institution that offers Engineering Accreditation Commission programs, and who passes part two of the written examination defined in section 327.241, provided that any such application is accompanied by the required fee. The doctorate degree must be approved by the board for the candidate to qualify.
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