SB 447 — ENGINEERING & SURVEYING SCHOLARSHIP & LICENSE

SENATE BILL 447 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Ron Griggs and Gregg Fulfer 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSURE;

14 AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTIFICATION AS A SURVEYOR INTERN;

e t 17 w l n d 18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

= = 19 SECTION 1.

A new section of the Engineering and Surveying a l i a e r 20 Practice Act is enacted to read:

a"ENGINEERING t m m 21 "[NEW MATERIAL] ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING SCHOLARSHIP d r e 22 PROGRAM.-- c e s k 23 A.

The board may establish an "engineering and e a n b 24 surveying scholarship program" that provides strategies to u [ enhance recruitment and retention of New Mexico professional .213184.1 engineers and professional surveyors, increase career and educational opportunities and improve interaction with the engineering and surveying professions and institutions of higher education.

The program may provide direct educational and training scholarships through qualified New Mexico educational institutions to candidates for the engineering and surveying professions willing to reside and practice in New Mexico in an amount not to exceed annually one hundred SB 447 thousand dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate.

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"[NEW"ENGINEERING MATERIAL] ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING SCHOLARSHIP FUND eCREATED.-- eThe 17 CREATED.--The "engineering and surveying scholarship fund" is e e n d 18 created in the state treasury to support the engineering and = = l ] 19 surveying scholarship program.

The fund consists of a l r i 20 appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and income from t e a t investment of the fund.

Any income earned on investment of the m m 21 e d r e 22 fund shall remain in the fund.

Money in the fund shall not c e r c 23 revert to any other fund at the end of a fiscal year.

The fund e a n b 24 shall be administered by the board, and money in the fund is u [ appropriated to the board to carry out the purposes of the .213184.1 - 2 - engineering and surveying scholarship program.

LICENSURE AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER-- SB 447 Page 2 REQUIREMENTS.-- A.

and (2) has five references, three of whom shall e e 17 be licensees practicing in the branch of engineering for which e e n d 18 the applicant is applying and who have personal knowledge of = = l ] 19 the applicant's engineering experience and reputation.

The use a l r i 20 of [nonlicensed ] non-licensed engineer references having t e a t personal knowledge of the applicant's engineering experience m m 21 e d r e 22 and reputation may be accepted by the board;

provided that a c e r c 23 satisfactory written explanation is given.

e a n b 24 B.

An applicant may be licensed through examination u [ if the applicant can demonstrate the following:

.213184.1 - 3 - (1) the applicant is certified as an engineer intern and has at least one of the following:

(a) received a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline recognized by the board from a program accredited by the engineering accreditation commission or a program that fulfills the required content of the engineering education standard as defined by the national council of SB 447 Page 3 examiners for engineering and surveying and has at least four years of engineering experience subsequent to receiving the degree;

(b) received a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline recognized by the board from a foreign educational institution where the program that was completed fulfills the required content of the engineering education standard as defined by the national council of examiners for engineering and surveying and has at least four years of e e 17 engineering experience in the United States subsequent to e e n d 18 receiving the degree;

= = l ] 19 (c) received a master's degree in an a l r i 20 engineering discipline recognized by the board from a program t e a t accredited by the engineering accreditation commission or an m m 21 e d r e 22 institution that offers programs accredited by the engineering c e r c 23 accreditation commission or that fulfills the required content e a n b 24 of the engineering education standard as defined by the u [ national council of examiners for engineering and surveying and .213184.1 - 4 - has at least three years of engineering experience subsequent to receiving the degree;

(d) received a master's degree in an engineering discipline recognized by the board from a foreign educational institution where the program that was completed fulfills through evaluation the required curricular content and educational standards as defined by the national council SB 447 Page 4 of examiners for engineering and surveying and has at least three years of engineering experience in the United States subsequent to receiving the degree;

or (f) at least six years of board-approvedboard- approved engineering experience after graduation from a school offering e e 17 a board-approved, four-year engineering technology curriculum e e n d 18 accredited by the technology accreditation commission of the = = l ] 19 accreditation board for engineering and technology, including a l r i 20 the two years for engineer intern certification;

or t e a t (2) the applicant is not certified as an m m 21 e d r e 22 engineer intern and has at least one of the following:

c e r c 23 (a) received a bachelor's degree in an e a n b 24 engineering discipline recognized by the board from a program u [ accredited by the engineering accreditation commission or a .213184.1 - 5 - program that fulfills the required content of the engineering education standard as defined by the national council of examiners for engineering and surveying and has twelve years of engineering experience subsequent to receiving the degree;

(b) received a master's degree in an engineering discipline recognized by the board from a program SB 447 Page 5 accredited by the engineering accreditation commission or an institution that offers programs accredited by the engineering accreditation commission or that fulfills the required content of the engineering education standard as defined by the national council of examiners for engineering and surveying and has at least six years of engineering experience subsequent to receiving the degree;

or (c) received a doctorate degree in an engineering discipline recognized by the board from a board- approved engineering curriculum and has at least four years of e e 17 engineering experience subsequent to receiving the degree.

e e n d 18 C.

Upon successfully completing the examination, = = l ] 19 required experience and all the requirements as noted in this a l r i 20 section, the applicant shall be eligible to be licensed as a t e a t professional engineer upon action of the board.

m m 21 e d r e 22 D.

An applicant may be licensed by endorsement or c e r c 23 comity if the applicant:

e a n b 24 (1) is currently licensed as an engineer in u [ the District of Columbia, another state, a territory or a .213184.1 - 6 - possession of the United States;

[orSB ]447 Page 6 (2) is currently licensed as an engineer in a foreign country and can demonstrate, to the board's satisfaction, evidence that the licensure was based on standards that equal or exceed those currently required for licensure by the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act and can satisfactorily demonstrate to the board competence in current engineering standards and procedures;

e e 17 (a) has been actively licensed for the e e n d 18 contiguous ten years immediately preceding application to New = = l ] 19 Mexico;

a l r i 20 (b) has not received any form of t e a t disciplinary action related to the practice of engineering or m m 21 e d r e 22 professional conduct from any jurisdiction within the five c e r c 23 years preceding application to New Mexico;

and e a n b 24 (c) has not had the applicant's u [ professional license suspended or revoked at any time from any .213184.1 - 7 - jurisdiction." SECTION 4.

The board shall issue licenses pursuant to the SB 447 Page 7 provisions of the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act.