General Assembly Committee Bill No. 327 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4254 *_____SB00327GL____031413____* Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW Introduced by: (GL) General Assembly Committee Bill No. 327 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4254 *_____SB00327GL____031413____* Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW Introduced by: (GL) AN ACT CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LICENSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall amend the regulations of Connecticut state agencies to: (1) Allow professional engineers licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of the general statutes to surrender their licenses to the State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors during periods of time when such professional engineers are not residing in and engaging in the profession of engineering in this state, and (2) allow such engineers who have surrendered such licenses to obtain new professional engineering licenses, without payment of lapsed renewal period fees, at the time such engineers return to and desire to practice the profession of engineering in this state. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section GL Joint Favorable GL Joint Favorable