Delaware General Assembly

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HS 1 for HB 338

6/5/20

Gray

Sen. McBride

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.

This Act clarifies language pertaining to licensure by comity and removes certain barriers to licensure while maintaining standards of competence required for the protection of the citizens of Delaware. Specifically, pursuant to this Act, the Council may license an applicant who is an International Professional Engineer, meaning that the applicant has been fully and rigorously evaluated and approved by the International Engineering Alliance. This applicant would also need to present proof of 5 years of experience obtained after initial licensure. Further, an applicant who has been designated as a Model Law Engineer by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) may be issued a license administratively on the basis that the applicant has already been vetted by the profession's governing body. This Act also amends provisions pertaining to comity to make the Practice Act consistent with other statutes governing professional licensure. Specifically, the comity provision pertaining to licensure by experience has been revised to require 5 years of licensed experience rather than the current 10 years. The standards for licensure by comity have been amended to ensure that the applicant has a current license in good standing from the originating jurisdiction. This Act expands the grounds for denial of an application to include discipline in another jurisdiction. This Act eliminates the requirement that licensees must acquire an embossing seal and allows them to choose a seal format. Finally, this Act strikes references to permits on the basis that compliance with temporary permit requirements is difficult for the Council to monitor. Further, as an alternative to the temporary permit, an expedited path to licensure will be available for applicants with the Model Law Engineer designation.

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