H 4113 General Bill, By J.H. Neal, Anderson, D.W. Beatty, Breeland, J. Brown, 
A.W. Byrd, Canty, Cobb-Hunter, Govan, J. Hines, Inabinett, Kennedy, 
W.D. Keyserling, J.G. Mattos, J.T. McElveen, McMahand, Moody-Lawrence, Scott, 
L.S. Whipper, J.M. White and D. Williams
 A Bill to amend Sections 40-22-190 and 40-22-200, Code of Laws of South
 Carolina, 1976, relating to the regulation of engineers and land surveyors, so
 as to provide that graduation from a four-year engineering technology program
 may be qualification for registration as a professional engineer and for
 certification as an engineer-in-training.

   04/14/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-68
   04/14/93  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-68

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTIONS 40-22-190 AND 40-22-200, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT GRADUATION FROM A FOUR-YEAR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM MAY BE QUALIFICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND FOR CERTIFICATION AS AN ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 40-22-190 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 99 of 1991, is amended by adding at the end:

"(3) Graduation in an engineering, related engineering science, or engineering technology curriculum of four years or more from a school or college that is accredited by the ABET. A specific record of eight years or more of experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board, indicating that the applicant is competent to practice engineering and who has passed the written examination required of applicants in subsection (1) of this section."

SECTION 2. Section 40-22-200 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 99 of 1991, is amended by adding at the end:

"(3) Graduation in an engineering technology curriculum of four years or more from a school or college that is accredited by the ABET. A specific record of four years or more of experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board and passing the written examination required of applicants in subsection (1) of this section.

Applicants may take the written examination upon graduation, but such applicants will not be certified as engineers-in-training until they have four additional years of satisfactory experience."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.