Delaware General Assembly

CHAPTER 116

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 72

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 2817, Title 24 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 2817 Requirements for licensure.

The following requirements for the 3 essential components of Education, Experience, and Examination shall be considered as the minimum satisfactory evidence that an applicant is qualified for licensure as a professional engineer:

Section 2. Amend § 2817(6)a., Title 24 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

(6) Comity. –

a. The Council may, upon application and payment of the required fee and without further examination, issue a license as a professional engineer to any person holding a valid certificate of registration or a license as a professional engineer issued to that person by a proper authority of a state, territory territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a province of or territory of Canada, provided the applicant’s qualifications meet at least 1 of the following:

1. The professional engineering qualifications of the applicant on the effective date of such certificate of registration or a license would have satisfied the requirements for licensure in the State on that date.

2. The professional engineering qualifications of the applicant at any time subsequent to the effective date of such certificate of registration or a license would have satisfied the requirements for licensure in this State in effect at that time. A personal interview may be required by Council to ascertain the facts in the case.

3. The professional engineering qualifications of the applicant include successful passing of an examination approved by the Council, meeting the additional requirements of paragraph (7) of this section, and having a minimum of 10 years of professional experience work of a character satisfactory to the Council, such experience indicating that the applicant is competent to practice as an engineer. Such experience shall have been obtained in states, territories or possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, or provinces or territories of Canada, and at At least 8 years of it the applicant’s experience shall have been obtained after the applicant has received the said valid certificate of registration or a license.

4. The professional engineering qualifications of the applicant include a minimum of 10 years of continuous and verifiable experience as a professional engineer. Such experience shall have been obtained in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a province or territory of Canada. The applicant must meet the additional requirements of paragraphs (7)a. and (9) of this section and must not have been subject to disciplinary action in the current or previous licensing jurisdictions.

Section 3. Amend § 2817(7)f., Title 24 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

f. The examination in Principles and Practice of Engineering shall not be taken until after the completion of the professional experience requirement. The Council may waive this requirement in the case of an applicant who has previously passed the examination in any other state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or province or territory of Canada.

f. The examination in Principles and Practice of Engineering shall not be taken until after the satisfactory completion of the educational requirements as outlined in subsections § 2817(1)-(4) of this section or the experience requirements of subsection (5). The order in which examinations are taken relative to when an applicant’s professional experience under subsections § 2817(1)-(4) is acquired shall not be considered.