ENROLLED Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. ACT No. 197 Regular Session, 2011 HOUSE BILL NO. 540 BY REPRESENTATIVE AUBERT Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana. AN ACT1 To amend and reenact R.S. 48:292.1(C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a), relative to the2 Small Engineering Consultant Program; restricts participation in the program to3 certain engineering consultant firms; and to provide for related matters.4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5 Section 1. R.S. 48:292.1(C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a) is hereby amended6 and reenacted to read as follows: 7 ยง292.1. Small Engineering Consultant Program8 * * *9 C.(1) Engineering consultants interested in participating in the program shall10 annually apply for prequalification. Only a small engineering consultant whose firm11 meets the following qualifications provided by this Paragraph at the time of12 application may participate in the program:13 (a) It has been in business for a continuous period of at least three less than14 two years.15 * * *16 SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED: