Bill No.:                     SF0018                                   Drafter:  LGC

LSO No.:                   13LSO-0131                         Effective Date:  7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:    SEA0010

Chapter No.:            CH0011

Prime Sponsor:       Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:              Professional Engineers and Surveyors Practice Act.

Subject:                     Professional engineering and surveying licensing requirements.

Summary/Major Elements:  This act repeals and recreates statutes governing the licensing of professional engineers and professional land surveyors.  In general, the act:

· Renames the professional licensing board as the “Wyoming board of professional engineers and professional land surveyors.”

o Increases the number of board members from 7 to 9;

o  Requires professional members to have 12 years of experience as a professional engineer or surveyor, rather than the previous 10 year experience requirement.

· Defines the “practice of professional engineering” and “practice of professional land surveying.”

· Establishes requirements for obtaining a license to practice as a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor.

· Establishes requirements to obtain an intern certificate.

· Establishes requirements for issuance of a professional license on the basis of comity.

· Provides for the continued validity of current certificates of registration.

· Requires a professional seal, signature and date on all recorded final designs, specifications, maps, surveys, plats and other final documents.

· Provides for the practice of professional engineering and land surveying through a business entity.

· Provides exceptions to professional licensing requirements.

· Specifies procedures and grounds for discipline.

· Creates civil and criminal penalties and provides for judicial review.

Comments:   This act amends a major program.