Bill Text: OR SB157 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Oregon Senate Bill 157 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the composition of the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Effective date, January 1, 2012. [SB157 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB157-Enrolled.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         Senate Bill 157

Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber
  for State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land
  Surveying)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to the composition of the State Board of Examiners for
  Engineering and Land Surveying; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 672.240.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1. ORS 672.240 is amended to read:
  672.240. (1) The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and
Land Surveying shall operate as a semi-independent state agency
subject to ORS 182.456 to 182.472 for the purpose of carrying out
ORS 672.002 to 672.325. The board shall consist of 11 members
appointed by the Governor as follows:
  (a) Two members shall be members of the general public.
  (b) Two members shall be registered professional land
surveyors.
  (c)   { - Six - }  { +  Five + } members shall be registered
professional engineers.
  (d) One member shall be registered both as a professional
engineer and as a professional land surveyor. However, if a
qualified individual is not available, the Governor may appoint
either a registered professional engineer or a registered
professional land surveyor.
   { +  (e) One member shall be a registered photogrammetrist.
However, if a qualified individual is not available, the Governor
may appoint either a registered professional engineer or a
registered professional land surveyor. + }
  (2) The Governor shall appoint members to the board so that
there is at least one member of the board from each congressional
district in this state.
  (3) Each engineer { + , + }   { - and - }  land surveyor { +
or photogrammetrist + } member of the board shall have been:
  (a) A resident of this state for at least three years
immediately preceding appointment; and
  (b) Practicing as a registered professional engineer { + , + }
 { - or as a - }  registered professional land surveyor  { + or
registered photogrammetrist  + }for at least five years since the
date of the individual's initial registration.
  (4) The board shall elect biennially from among its members a
president and vice president for the ensuing biennial term.

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  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 672.240 by section 1 of
this 2011 Act do not reduce or terminate the term of service of
any registered professional engineer serving on the State Board
of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying immediately prior
to the effective date of this 2011 Act. Except for the position
described in ORS 672.240 (1)(d), the Governor shall appoint a
person described in ORS 672.240 (1)(e) to the first available
position on the board that immediately prior to the effective
date of this 2011 Act was held by a registered professional
engineer.  Notwithstanding ORS 672.240 (3)(b), the person serving
the initial term of appointment as a photogrammetrist member of
the board may have less than five years of experience as a
registered photogrammetrist. + }
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Passed by Senate March 16, 2011

    .............................................................
                               Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate

    .............................................................
                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

Passed by House May 5, 2011

    .............................................................
                                    Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

    .............................................................
                                   Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2011

Approved:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

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