Bill Text: IA SSB3049 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the qualifications necessary for an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-06 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2199. [SSB3049 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3049-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3049
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE/BANKING
DIVISION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
qualifications
necessary
for
an
1
applicant
for
licensure
as
a
professional
engineer.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
542B.14,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(4)
Successfully
passing
an
examination
designed
to
3
determine
the
proficiency
and
qualifications
to
engage
in
the
4
practice
of
engineering.
No
applicant
shall
be
entitled
to
5
take
this
examination
until
the
applicant
shows
the
necessary
6
practical
experience
in
engineering
work.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
eliminates
the
requirement
that
applicants
for
11
licensure
as
a
professional
engineer
show
necessary
practical
12
experience
in
engineering
work
prior
to
taking
an
examination
13
designed
to
determine
their
proficiency
and
qualifications
to
14
engage
in
the
practice
of
engineering.
The
bill
does
not
alter
15
other
experience
requirements
applicable
to
such
applicants.
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