| Last Action | 03/24/25: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 60) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the licensing of professional engineers. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 60
Current/Final Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 391 |
| Sponsors | M. Koch, D. Gordon, C. Aull, S. Bratcher, J. Calloway, B. Chester-Burton, R. Dotson, D. Fister, V. Grossl, K. King, D. Lewis, D. Meade , R. Roarx, T. Smith, P. Stevenson, T. Truett, K. Upchurch, R. White, L. Willner |
| Summary of Enacted Version | Amends KRS 322.040 to allow an individual to qualify for licensure as a professional engineer if he or she has graduated from a fire protection engineering technology program of four years or more accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; requires a fire protection engineering technology graduate to take 45 college semester credit hours on engineering science or engineering design to attain engineer licensure and six additional years of progressive experience in engineering or teaching; includes engineering instructors who teach at designated fire protection engineering technology programs; and instructs the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish requirements for consideration of engineering topics. |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 322.040 to allow an individual to qualify for licensure as a professional engineer if he or she has graduated from a fire protection engineering technology program of four years or more accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Engineers and Surveyors - Professional engineers, requirements for licensure Licensing - Professional engineers, requirements for licensure Occupations and Professions - Professional engineers, requirements for licensure Boards and Commissions - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers, requirement for licensure |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Floor Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | M. Koch |
| Summary | Require a fire protection engineering technology graduate to take 45 college semester credit hours on engineering science or engineering design to attain engineer licensure; require six additional years of progressive experience in engineering or teaching; include engineering instructors who teach at designated fire protection engineering technology programs; instruct the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish requirements for consideration of engineering topics. |
| Index Headings |
Boards and Commissions - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, administrative regulations Engineers and Surveyors - Fire protection engineering technology programs, licensure requirements Fire Prevention - Engineers, fire protection engineering technology programs, licensure requirements Licensing - Engineers, fire protection engineering technology programs, licensure requirements Occupations and Professions - Engineers, fire protection engineering technology programs, licensure requirements Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, licensure requirements |
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