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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 318
BY SENATOR MARTINY AND REPRESENTATIVE TALBOT
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 37:693(B)(5), relative to the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land2
Surveying Board; to provide powers, duties, and jurisdiction of the Louisiana3
Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board; to provide relative to the4
licensure of naval architects and marine engineers; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 37:693(B)(5) is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
ยง693. Requirements for licensure as a professional engineer or professional land8
surveyor, and certification as an engineer intern or land surveyor9
intern10
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B. The minimum requirements for licensure or certification by the board12
shall be as follows:13
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(5) A professional naval architect or marine engineer shall be either:15
(a) An individual who holds a bachelor of science degree in naval16
architecture and marine engineering, or an equivalent board approved17
curriculum, from an accredited engineering curriculum of four years or more18
approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, who is of good19
character and reputation, who has twenty or more years of progressive20 SB NO. 318 ENROLLED
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engineering experience in work acceptable to the board, and who has satisfied1
the requirements of R.S. 37:694. This Subparagraph shall become null, void,2
and of no further effect from and after December 31, 2015.3
(b) An individual who holds a master of science degree in naval4
architecture and marine engineering, or an equivalent board approved5
curriculum, or two bachelor of science degrees in related engineering curricula,6
from an accredited engineering curriculum approved by the board as being of7
satisfactory standing, who is of good character and reputation, who has fifteen8
or more years of progressive engineering experience in work acceptable to the9
board, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694. This10
Subparagraph shall become null, void, and of no further effect from and after11
December 31, 2015.12
(c) An individual who holds a doctor of philosophy degree in naval13
architecture and marine engineering, or an equivalent board approved14
curriculum, from an accredited engineering curriculum approved by the board15
as being of satisfactory standing, who is of good character and reputation, who16
has ten or more years of progressive engineering experience in work acceptable17
to the board, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694. This18
Subparagraph shall become null, void, and of no further effect from and after19
December 31, 2015.20
(d) An individual who has demonstrated long-standing experience in21
naval architecture, who is of good character and reputation, who has thirty or22
more years of progressive engineering experience in work acceptable to the23
board, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694. This24
Subparagraph shall become null, void, and of no further effect from and after25
December 31, 2015.26
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not28
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature29
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If30 SB NO. 318 ENROLLED
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vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become1
effective on the day following such approval.2
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: