S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1116 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, the business corporation law, the limited liability company law and the partnership law, in relation to the practice of geology THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding three new sections 2 7204-a, 7204-b and 7206-b to read as follows: 3 S 7204-A. THE PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF GEOLOGY. THE PRACTICE OF 4 THE PROFESSION OF GEOLOGY IS DEFINED AS THE PERFORMANCE OF GEOLOGY 5 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESEARCHING, INVESTIGATING, CONSULTING, 6 AND GEOLOGICAL MAPPING, DESCRIBING THE NATURAL PROCESSES THAT ACT UPON 7 THE EARTH'S MATERIALS, PREDICTING THE PROBABLE OCCURRENCE OF NATURAL 8 RESOURCES, PREDICTING AND LOCATING NATURAL OR HUMAN-INDUCED PHENOMENA 9 WHICH MAY BE USEFUL OR HAZARDOUS TO HUMANKIND AND RECOGNIZING, DETERMIN- 10 ING AND EVALUATING GEOLOGICAL FACTORS, AND THE INSPECTION AND PERFORM- 11 ANCE OF GEOLOGICAL WORK AND THE RESPONSIBLE SUPERVISION THEREOF IN 12 FURTHERANCE OF THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC; PROVIDED, 13 HOWEVER, THAT GEOLOGICAL MAPPING SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE PRACTICE OF LAND 14 SURVEYING AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-TWO HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTI- 15 CLE. 16 S 7204-B. PRACTICE OF GEOLOGY AND THE USE OF TITLE "LICENSED PROFES- 17 SIONAL GEOLOGIST". ONLY A PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED UNDER 18 THIS ARTICLE SHALL PRACTICE THE PROFESSION OF GEOLOGY OR USE THE TITLE 19 "LICENSED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST". 20 S 7206-B. REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE AS A LICENSED GEOLOGIST. 1. TO 21 QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE AS A LICENSED GEOLOGIST, AN APPLICANT SHALL 22 FULFILL THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: 23 (A) APPLICATION: FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT; 24 (B) EDUCATION: HAVE RECEIVED AN EDUCATION, INCLUDING A BACHELOR'S OR 25 HIGHER DEGREE IN GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSION- 26 ER'S REGULATIONS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06870-01-9 S. 1116 2 1 (C) EXPERIENCE: HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE SATIS- 2 FACTORY TO THE BOARD IN APPROPRIATE GEOLOGICAL WORK; UP TO ONE YEAR OF 3 EXPERIENCE MAY BE CREDITED FOR AN ADVANCED DEGREE (MASTERS, DOCTORATE OR 4 AN EQUIVALENT THEREOF) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGU- 5 LATIONS; 6 (D) EXAMINATION: PASS AN EXAMINATION SATISFACTORY TO THE BOARD AND IN 7 ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS; 8 (E) AGE: BE AT LEAST TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE; 9 (F) CHARACTER: BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPART- 10 MENT; AND 11 (G) FEES: PAY A FEE OF TWO HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS TO THE DEPARTMENT 12 FOR ADMISSION TO A DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED EXAMINATION AND FOR AN INITIAL 13 LICENSE, AND A FEE OF TWO HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS FOR EACH TRIENNIAL REGIS- 14 TRATION PERIOD. 15 2. IN LIEU OF THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN 16 PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, TWELVE YEARS 17 OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN GEOLOGICAL WORK OF A GRADE AND CHARACTER 18 SATISFACTORY TO THE BOARD MAY BE ACCEPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 19 3. AN APPLICANT WHO APPLIES FOR LICENSURE WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE 20 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE QUALIFIED FOR A LICENSE AS A 21 LICENSED GEOLOGIST WITHOUT A WRITTEN EXAMINATION IF THE APPLICANT HAS 22 SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENTS OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE DESCRIBED IN 23 PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OR SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS 24 SECTION NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. 25 S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 7207 of the education law is renumbered 26 subdivision 4 and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows: 27 3. ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE A LIMITED 28 PERMIT TO PRACTICE AS A LICENSED GEOLOGIST TO A GEOLOGIST NOT A RESIDENT 29 OF THIS STATE AND HAVING NO ESTABLISHED PLACE OF PRACTICE IN THIS STATE 30 WHO IS LEGALLY QUALIFIED TO PRACTICE AS SUCH IN HIS OR HER OWN COUNTRY 31 OR STATE WITH STANDARDS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE ENUMERATED IN THIS ARTICLE 32 AND WHO SUBMITS EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE BOARD ESTABLISHED AND 33 RECOGNIZED PROFESSIONAL STANDING IN HIS OR HER OWN COUNTRY OR STATE AND 34 WHO SUBMITS SATISFACTORY CERTIFICATION AS TO CHARACTER AND QUALIFICA- 35 TIONS FROM AT LEAST TWO LICENSED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS, ONE OF WHOM 36 SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE. SUCH LIMITED PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED 37 SOLELY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SPECIFIC PROJECT FOR WHICH SUCH LIMITED 38 PERMIT IS GRANTED. THE FEE FOR EACH LIMITED PERMIT SHALL BE ONE HUNDRED 39 FIVE DOLLARS. 40 S 3. The section heading of section 7208 of the education law, as 41 added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 42 Exempt persons FOR THE PROFESSIONS OF ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING. 43 S 4. The education law is amended by adding a new section 7208-a to 44 read as follows: 45 S 7208-A. EXEMPT PERSONS IN OR RELATED TO THE PROFESSION OF GEOLOGY. 46 NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AFFECT OR PREVENT: 47 1. THE EMPLOYMENT AND SUPERVISION OF INTERNS AND OTHER PERSONS QUALI- 48 FIED BY EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE BY LICENSED GEOLOGISTS AS ASSISTANTS IN 49 THE PERFORMANCE OF GEOLOGICAL SERVICES, OR AS CONSULTANTS OR EMPLOYEES 50 IN SPECIAL FIELDS RELATED TO BUT NOT UNIQUELY GEOLOGY, PROVIDED THAT THE 51 LICENSED GEOLOGIST EMPLOYING OR SUPERVISING SUCH PERSONS SHALL NOT BE 52 RELIEVED OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER BY DELEGATION TO SUCH PERSONS. 53 2. THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER 54 LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE TO PRACTICE ENGINEERING IN THIS STATE 55 OR AN ENTITY AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTY-TWO HUNDRED TEN OF 56 THIS ARTICLE TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING THE INVES- S. 1116 3 1 TIGATION, ACQUISITION, EVALUATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF THE PHYSICAL 2 AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SOIL, ROCK, GROUNDWATER, EARTH MATERIALS 3 AND DATA RELATED THERETO, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVITIES AS SPECIFIED 4 IN SECTION SEVENTY-TWO HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT NO 5 SUCH PERSON SHALL USE THE DESIGNATION, OR HOLD HIMSELF OR HERSELF OUT AS 6 A "LICENSED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST," UNLESS LICENSED AS SUCH IN THIS 7 STATE. 8 3. THE PRACTICE OF LAND SURVEYING BY ANY PERSON THAT IS LICENSED OR 9 OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE LAND SURVEYING IN THIS STATE, PROVIDED 10 THAT NO SUCH PERSON SHALL USE THE DESIGNATION OR HOLD HIMSELF OR HERSELF 11 OUT AS A "LICENSED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST" UNLESS LICENSED AS SUCH IN 12 THIS STATE. 13 4. THE EXECUTION OF WORK BY CONTRACTORS OR BY OTHERS OF WORK PREPARED 14 BY A LICENSED GEOLOGIST, OR THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF SUCH WORK AS A SUPER- 15 INTENDENT, FOREMAN OR INSPECTOR. 16 5. THE PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF GEOLOGY BY OFFICERS AND EMPLOY- 17 EES OF THIS STATE PRACTICING SOLELY AS OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PROVIDED, 18 HOWEVER, THAT THIS EXEMPTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 19 OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHO COMMENCE EMPLOYMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE OF 20 WORK RELATED ACTIVITIES AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. 21 6. THE EXECUTION OF GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND/OR TEACHING CONDUCTED AT 22 ACCREDITED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT RESEARCH INSTI- 23 TUTIONS, CONDUCTED SOLELY THROUGH THOSE INSTITUTIONS. 24 7. WORK CUSTOMARILY PERFORMED BY PHYSICAL OR NATURAL SCIENTISTS 25 PROVIDED SUCH WORK DOES NOT INCLUDE GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, BEING IN 26 RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF GEOLOGICAL WORK, OR THE DRAWING OF GEOLOGICAL 27 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 28 8. WORK CUSTOMARILY PERFORMED BY WELL DRILLERS CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO 29 THE PROVISIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW. 30 S 5. The section heading of section 7209 of the education law, as 31 added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 32 Special provisions FOR THE PROFESSIONS OF ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEY- 33 ING. 34 S 6. The education law is amended by adding a new section 7209-a to 35 read as follows: 36 S 7209-A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE PROFESSION OF GEOLOGY. 1. EVERY 37 LICENSED GEOLOGIST SHALL HAVE A SEAL, APPROVED BY THE BOARD, WHICH SHALL 38 CONTAIN THE NAME OF THE LICENSED GEOLOGIST AND THE WORDS "LICENSED 39 PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST" AND SUCH OTHER WORDS OR FIGURES AS THE BOARD MAY 40 DEEM NECESSARY. ALL GEOLOGICAL DRAWINGS AND REPORTS, PREPARED BY SUCH 41 GEOLOGIST OR BY A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME SUBORDINATE EMPLOYED UNDER HIS 42 OR HER SUPERVISION, SHALL BE STAMPED WITH SUCH SEAL AND SHALL ALSO BE 43 SIGNED ON THE ORIGINAL WITH THE PERSONAL SIGNATURE OF SUCH GEOLOGIST 44 WHEN FILED WITH APPROPRIATE PUBLIC OFFICIALS. NO OFFICIAL OF THIS STATE, 45 OR OF ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE THEREIN, CHARGED WITH THE 46 ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS, ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS SHALL ACCEPT OR APPROVE 47 ANY GEOLOGIC DRAWINGS OR REPORTS THAT ARE NOT STAMPED: 48 (A) WITH THE SEAL OF A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST AND BEARING THE 49 AUTHORIZED FACSIMILE OF THE SIGNATURE OF SUCH LICENSED PROFESSIONAL 50 GEOLOGIST; 51 (B) WITH THE OFFICIAL SEAL AND AUTHORIZED FACSIMILE OF THE SIGNATURE 52 OF A GEOLOGIST WHO HAS BEEN GRANTED A LIMITED PERMIT PURSUANT TO SUBDI- 53 VISION THREE OF SECTION SEVENTY-TWO HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE, 54 PROVIDED THAT THE GEOLOGIC DRAWINGS AND REPORTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY AND 55 HAVE ATTACHED THERETO WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT 56 CERTIFYING TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LIMITED PERMIT; OR S. 1116 4 1 (C) WITH THE SEAL OF A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND BEARING THE 2 AUTHORIZED FACSIMILE OF THE SIGNATURE OF SUCH LICENSED PROFESSIONAL 3 ENGINEER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE 4 DEEMED TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE PRACTICE OF A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL 5 ENGINEER AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE. 6 2. ALL GEOLOGIC DRAWINGS AND REPORTS TO WHICH SUCH SEAL HAS BEEN 7 APPLIED SHALL ALSO BE STAMPED WITH APPROPRIATE WORDING WARNING THAT IT 8 IS A VIOLATION OF THIS LAW FOR ANY PERSON, UNLESS HE OR SHE IS ACTING 9 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A LICENSED GEOLOGIST OR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, TO 10 ALTER A DRAWING OR REPORT IN ANY WAY. IF AN ITEM BEARING THE SEAL OF A 11 LICENSED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST OR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS ALTERED, THE 12 ALTERING PARTY SHALL AFFIX TO THE ITEM HIS OR HER SEAL AND THE NOTATION 13 "ALTERED BY" FOLLOWED BY HIS OR HER SIGNATURE AND THE DATE OF SUCH 14 ALTERATION, AND A SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF THE ALTERATION. 15 3. ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND 16 LICENSED GEOLOGISTS MAY JOIN IN THE FORMATION OF A JOINT-ENTERPRISE, A 17 PARTNERSHIP, A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION OR A PROFESSIONAL 18 SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OR MAY FORM ANY DESIRED COMBINATION 19 OF SUCH PROFESSIONS, AND MAY USE IN THE NAME OF SUCH ENTITY OR ENTITIES 20 THE TITLE OF ANY OF THE PROFESSIONS WHICH WILL BE PRACTICED. AFTER THE 21 NAME OF EACH MEMBER, HIS OR HER PROFESSION SHALL BE INDICATED. 22 4. A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE 23 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING UNLESS HE OR SHE IS LICENSED AS A PROFESSIONAL 24 ENGINEER PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. 25 S 7. Subdivision 4 of section 7209 of the education law, as added by 26 chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 27 4. Engineers, land surveyors, architects, [and] landscape architects 28 AND LICENSED GEOLOGISTS may join in the formation of a joint enterprise, 29 [or] a partnership [or], a professional service corporation, A PROFES- 30 SIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR A REGISTERED LIMITED LIABIL- 31 ITY PARTNERSHIP, or may form any desired combination of such professions 32 and may use in the name of such [corporation] ENTITY OR ENTITIES the 33 title of any of the professions which will be practiced. After the name 34 of each member his OR HER profession shall be indicated. 35 S 8. Subdivision 2 of section 7307 of the education law, as added by 36 chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 37 2. Engineers, land surveyors, architects [and], landscape architects 38 AND LICENSED GEOLOGISTS may join in the formation of a joint enterprise, 39 [or] a partnership [or], a professional service corporation, A PROFES- 40 SIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR A REGISTERED LIMITED LIABIL- 41 ITY PARTNERSHIP, or may form any desired combination of such professions 42 and may use in the name of such corporation the title of any of the 43 professions which will be practiced. After the name of each member his 44 OR HER profession shall be indicated. 45 S 9. The article heading of article 145 of the education law, as added 46 by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 47 ENGINEERING [AND], LAND SURVEYING AND 48 GEOLOGY 49 S 10. Section 7200 of the education law, as added by chapter 987 of 50 the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 51 S 7200. Introduction. This article applies to the professions of 52 engineering [and], land surveying AND GEOLOGY. The general provisions 53 for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this 54 title apply to this article. S. 1116 5 1 S 11. Section 7205 of the education law, as amended by chapter 521 of 2 the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: 3 S 7205. State board for engineering [and], land surveying AND GEOLOGY. 4 A state board for engineering [and], land surveying AND GEOLOGY shall be 5 appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner 6 for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on 7 matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance 8 with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The board shall be 9 composed of not less than seven professional engineers and not less than 10 two land surveyors licensed in this state AND NOT LESS THAN TWO GEOLO- 11 GISTS LICENSED IN THIS STATE. An executive secretary to the board shall 12 be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commis- 13 sioner and shall be a professional engineer [or], land surveyor OR GEOL- 14 OGIST licensed in this state. 15 S 12. Paragraph (a) of section 1503 of the business corporation law, 16 as added by chapter 974 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, one or more individ- 19 uals duly authorized by law to render the same professional service 20 within the state may organize, or cause to be organized, a professional 21 service corporation for pecuniary profit under this article for the 22 purpose of rendering the same professional service, except that one or 23 more individuals duly authorized by law to practice professional engi- 24 neering, architecture, landscape architecture [or], land surveying OR 25 GEOLOGY within the state may organize, or cause to be organized, a 26 professional service corporation for pecuniary profit under this article 27 for the purpose of rendering such professional services as such individ- 28 uals are authorized to practice. 29 S 13. Paragraph (b) of section 1504 of the business corporation law, 30 as added by chapter 974 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 (b) Each final plan and report made or issued by a corporation prac- 33 ticing professional engineering, architecture, landscape architecture 34 [or], land surveying OR GEOLOGY shall bear the name and seal of one or 35 more professional engineers, architects, landscape architects, [or] land 36 surveyors OR GEOLOGISTS, respectively, who are in responsible charge of 37 such plan or report. 38 S 14. Subdivision (a) of section 1203 of the limited liability company 39 law, as separately amended by chapters 420 and 676 of the laws of 2002, 40 is amended to read as follows: 41 (a) Notwithstanding the education law or any other provision of law, 42 one or more professionals each of whom is authorized by law to render a 43 professional service within the state, or one or more professionals, at 44 least one of whom is authorized by law to render a professional service 45 within the state, may form, or cause to be formed, a professional 46 service limited liability company for pecuniary profit under this arti- 47 cle for the purpose of rendering the professional service or services as 48 such professionals are authorized to practice. With respect to a profes- 49 sional service limited liability company formed to provide medical 50 services as such services are defined in article 131 of the education 51 law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed 52 pursuant to article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in 53 this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability 54 company formed to provide dental services as such services are defined 55 in article 133 of the education law, each member of such limited liabil- 56 ity company must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the education S. 1116 6 1 law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect to a professional 2 service limited liability company formed to provide veterinary services 3 as such services are defined in article 135 of the education law, each 4 member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to 5 article 135 of the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this 6 state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company 7 formed to provide professional engineering, land surveying, architec- 8 tural [and/or], landscape architectural AND/OR GEOLOGICAL services as 9 such services are defined in article 145, article 147 and article 148 of 10 the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be 11 licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the 12 education law to practice one or more of such professions in this state. 13 With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed 14 to provide licensed clinical social work services as such services are 15 defined in article 154 of the education law, each member of such limited 16 liability company shall be licensed pursuant to article 154 of the 17 education law to practice licensed clinical social work in this state. 18 With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed 19 to provide creative arts therapy services as such services are defined 20 in article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liabil- 21 ity company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education 22 law to practice creative arts therapy in this state. With respect to a 23 professional service limited liability company formed to provide 24 marriage and family therapy services as such services are defined in 25 article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liability 26 company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to 27 practice marriage and family therapy in this state. With respect to a 28 professional service limited liability company formed to provide mental 29 health counseling services as such services are defined in article 163 30 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must 31 be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice 32 mental health counseling in this state. With respect to a professional 33 service limited liability company formed to provide psychoanalysis 34 services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education 35 law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed 36 pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis 37 in this state. In addition to engaging in such profession or 38 professions, a professional service limited liability company may engage 39 in any other business or activities as to which a limited liability 40 company may be formed under section two hundred one of this chapter. 41 Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a professional 42 service limited liability company (i) authorized to practice law may 43 only engage in another profession or business or activities or (ii) 44 which is engaged in a profession or other business or activities other 45 than law may only engage in the practice of law, to the extent not 46 prohibited by any other law of this state or any rule adopted by the 47 appropriate appellate division of the supreme court or the court of 48 appeals. 49 S 15. Subdivision (b) of section 1207 of the limited liability company 50 law, as separately amended by chapters 420 and 676 of the laws of 2002, 51 is amended to read as follows: 52 (b) with respect to a professional service limited liability company 53 formed to provide medical services as such services are defined in arti- 54 cle 131 of the education law, each member of such limited liability 55 company must be licensed pursuant to article 131 of the education law to 56 practice medicine in this state. With respect to a professional service S. 1116 7 1 limited liability company formed to provide dental services as such 2 services are defined in article 133 of the education law, each member of 3 such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 133 4 of the education law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect 5 to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide 6 veterinary services as such services are defined in article 135 of the 7 education law, each member of such limited liability company must be 8 licensed pursuant to article 135 of the education law to practice veter- 9 inary medicine in this state. With respect to a professional service 10 limited liability company formed to provide professional engineering, 11 land surveying, architectural [and/or], landscape architectural AND/OR 12 GEOLOGICAL services as such services are defined in article 145, article 13 147 and article 148 of the education law, each member of such limited 14 liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 15 and/or article 148 of the education law to practice one or more of such 16 professions in this state. With respect to a professional service limit- 17 ed liability company formed to provide licensed clinical social work 18 services as such services are defined in article 154 of the education 19 law, each member of such limited liability company shall be licensed 20 pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice licensed clin- 21 ical social work in this state. With respect to a professional service 22 limited liability company formed to provide creative arts therapy 23 services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education 24 law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed 25 pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice creative arts 26 therapy in this state. With respect to a professional service limited 27 liability company formed to provide marriage and family therapy services 28 as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each 29 member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to 30 article 163 of the education law to practice marriage and family therapy 31 in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability 32 company formed to provide mental health counseling services as such 33 services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of 34 such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 35 of the education law to practice mental health counseling in this state. 36 With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed 37 to provide psychoanalysis services as such services are defined in arti- 38 cle 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liability 39 company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to 40 practice psychoanalysis in this state. 41 S 16. Subdivision (q) of section 121-1500 of the partnership law, as 42 separately amended by chapters 420 and 676 of the laws of 2002, is 43 amended to read as follows: 44 (q) Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed 45 to provide medical services in this state must be licensed pursuant to 46 article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in this state and 47 each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to 48 provide dental services in this state must be licensed pursuant to arti- 49 cle 133 of the education law to practice dentistry in this state. Each 50 partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide 51 veterinary services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 52 135 of the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this state. 53 Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to 54 provide professional engineering, GEOLOGICAL SERVICES, land surveying, 55 architectural and/or landscape architectural services in this state must 56 be licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of S. 1116 8 1 the education law to practice one or more of such professions in this 2 state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed 3 to provide licensed clinical social work services in this state must be 4 licensed pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice clin- 5 ical social work in this state. Each partner of a registered limited 6 liability partnership formed to provide creative arts therapy services 7 in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education 8 law to practice creative arts therapy in this state. Each partner of a 9 registered limited liability partnership formed to provide marriage and 10 family therapy services in this state must be licensed pursuant to arti- 11 cle 163 of the education law to practice marriage and family therapy in 12 this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership 13 formed to provide mental health counseling services in this state must 14 be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice 15 mental health counseling in this state. Each partner of a registered 16 limited liability partnership formed to provide psychoanalysis services 17 in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education 18 law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. 19 S 17. Subdivision (q) of section 121-1502 of the partnership law, as 20 amended by chapter 230 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 (q) Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which 23 provides medical services in this state must be licensed pursuant to 24 article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in the state and 25 each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides 26 dental services in the state must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of 27 the education law to practice dentistry in this state. Each partner of a 28 foreign limited liability partnership which provides veterinary service 29 in the state shall be licensed pursuant to article 135 of the education 30 law to practice veterinary medicine in this state. Each partner of a 31 foreign limited liability partnership which provides professional engi- 32 neering, land surveying, GEOLOGICAL SERVICES, architectural and/or land- 33 scape architectural services in this state must be licensed pursuant to 34 article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the education law to 35 practice one or more of such professions. Each partner of a foreign 36 limited liability partnership which provides licensed clinical social 37 work services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 154 of 38 the education law to practice licensed clinical social work in this 39 state. Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which 40 provides creative arts therapy services in this state must be licensed 41 pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice creative arts 42 therapy in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liability part- 43 nership which provides marriage and family therapy services in this 44 state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to 45 practice marriage and family therapy in this state. Each partner of a 46 foreign limited liability partnership which provides mental health coun- 47 seling services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 48 of the education law to practice mental health counseling in this state. 49 Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides 50 psychoanalysis services in this state must be licensed pursuant to arti- 51 cle 163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. 52 S 18. This act shall take effect two years after the date on which it 53 shall have become a law.