Permits the practice of the professions of engineering and land surveying by certain established corporations when such corporations have been practicing either profession since 1935, even if such operation has not been continuous.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2501
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 19, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CANESTRARI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the practice of the
professions of engineering and land surveying
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 7209 of the education law, as
2 amended by chapter 62 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 6. It shall be lawful for a corporation organized and existing under
5 the laws of the state of New York which on the fifteenth day of April,
6 nineteen hundred thirty-five and continuously thereafter, was lawfully
7 practicing engineering or land surveying in New York state, or a corpo-
8 ration which was organized and existing under the laws of the state of
9 New York before January first, nineteen hundred thirty and was lawfully
10 practicing engineering or land surveying prior to January first, nine-
11 teen hundred thirty irrespective of whether the practice has been
12 continuous, to [continue] engage in such practice provided that the
13 chief executive officer shall be a professional engineer licensed under
14 this article, if practicing engineering, or a land surveyor licensed
15 under this article, if practicing land surveying, and provided further
16 that the person or persons carrying on the actual practice of engineer-
17 ing or surveying on behalf of, or designated as "engineer" or
18 "surveyor", with or without qualifying or characterizing word, by such
19 corporation shall be authorized to practice engineering or land survey-
20 ing as provided in this article. It shall be lawful for a corporation
21 which, on account of or as a result of requirements, restrictions or
22 provisions of federal law, was organized subsequent to April fifteenth,
23 nineteen hundred thirty-five for the purpose of taking over an existing
24 engineering organization established prior to such time and which has
25 taken over such organization and continued its engineering activities,
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 provided that the chief executive officer of such corporation shall be a
2 professional engineer licensed under this article and provided further,
3 that the person or persons carrying on the actual practice of engineer-
4 ing on behalf of, or designated as "engineer", with or without qualify-
5 ing or characterizing word, by such corporation, shall be authorized to
6 practice engineering as provided in this article. No such corporation
7 shall change its name or sell its franchise or transfer its corporate
8 rights, directly or indirectly to any person, firm or corporation with-
9 out the consent of the department. Each such corporation shall obtain a
10 triennial registration on payment of a fee of fifty dollars.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
