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SB 22 - Professional Engineers - relating to continuing education require.

Ladd, Bart (41st)

Status Summary	SC:	DS&T	HC:		FR:	01/14/99	LA:	01/14/99	S - Read 1st time

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A bill to amend Code Section 43-15-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the general powers of the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, so as to provide for an exemption for certain eligible engineeers from continuing education requirements.

SB 22  99                                          LC 24 1265 
 
      SENATE BILL 22 
 
      By:  Senator Ladd of the 41st 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 43-15-6 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to the general powers of the 
  1- 3  State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and 
  1- 4  Land Surveyors, so as to provide for an exemption for 
  1- 5  certain eligible engineers from continuing education 
  1- 6  requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal 
  1- 7  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Code Section 43-15-6 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-11  Annotated, relating to the general powers of the State Board 
  1-12  of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land 
  1-13  Surveyors, is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
  1-14  inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection to read as 
  1-15  follows: 
 
  1-16    "(b) In addition to other powers conferred upon the board 
  1-17    under this chapter, the board shall through rules and 
  1-18    regulations require each person seeking renewal of a 
  1-19    certificate of registration as a professional engineer or 
  1-20    a land surveyor to complete board approved continuing 
  1-21    education of not more than 30 hours biennially for 
  1-22    professional engineers and not more than 15 hours 
  1-23    biennially for land surveyors.  The board shall be 
  1-24    authorized to approve courses offered by institutions of 
  1-25    higher learning or offered by other institutions or 
  1-26    organizations.  The board shall randomly audit some 
  1-27    applications for renewal of a certificate of registration 
  1-28    to enforce compliance with this subsection.  The 
  1-29    continuing education requirements adopted by the board 
  1-30    shall recognize the continuing education requirements 
  1-31    imposed by other states to the extent that such continuing 
  1-32    education courses meet the requirements imposed by the 
  1-33    board.  The board shall be authorized to waive the 
  1-34    continuing education requirements in cases of hardship, 
  1-35    disability, or illness or under such other circumstances 
 
 
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  2- 1    as the board deems appropriate.  The board shall waive the 
  2- 2    continuing education requirement for individuals over the 
  2- 3    age of 65 who have retired from active practice and who 
  2- 4    apply for an inactive license and for individuals over the 
  2- 5    age of 70 who are engaged in the active practice of their 
  2- 6    profession who have had a valid active license for the 
  2- 7    previous ten consecutive years.  The requirement for 
  2- 8    continuing education shall apply to each licensing renewal 
  2- 9    cycle which begins after the 1996 renewal cycle." 
 
  2-10                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2-11  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-12  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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