Education and work experience requirements for registration as a professional engineer and examinations for professional engineering credentials

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Generally, under current law, no person may practice professional engineering in this state or convey the impression that the person is a professional engineer unless the person is registered with the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Land Surveyors (examining board). Currently, an applicant for registration as a professional engineer must submit satisfactory evidence of one of the following: 1) graduation from an engineering course of not less than four years plus a record of four or more years of experience indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in charge of engineering work, 2) a record of eight or more years of experience indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in charge of engineering work, 3) a record of 12 or more years of experience indicating the applicant is competent to practice engineering, or 4) graduation from an engineering course of not less than four years and eight years of experience indicating the applicant is competent to practice engineering. Current law provides that graduation from an engineering course at a school approved by the examining board is equivalent to four years of experience, that each year of engineering study completed at such a school is equivalent to one year of experience, and that graduation from an engineering course at a school not approved by the examining board is equivalent to two years of experience.

Under this bill, an applicant for registration as a professional engineer must submit satisfactory evidence of either of the following: 1) graduation from an approved engineering course of not less than four years and a record of four or more years of experience indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in charge of engineering work, or 2) graduation from an approved engineering course of not less than two years and a record of six or more years of experience indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in charge of engineering work.

Who's behind it

10 lawmakers are its authors⁠. 6 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.

2 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DORL

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment AA1-AB288
• Amendment AA2-AB288
• LC Amendment Memo