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SENATE BILL 529
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SB 927/22 – SRU CF HB 1526
By: Senator Brooks
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 22, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Business Occupations and Professions – Professional Engineers – Examination 2
FOR the purpose of requiring an applicant for a license to practice engineering to pass an 3
examination in the fundamentals of engineering given by the State Board for 4
Professional Engineers before passing the required examination in the principles 5
and practice of engineering; and generally relating to the licensure requirements for 6
professional engineers. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 9
Section 14–305(a) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 14
Section 14–305(d) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF M ARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 20
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14–305. 1
(a) In addition to the other qualifications for a license set forth in this subtitle, an 2
applicant shall qualify under this section by meeting the educational and experience 3
requirements set forth in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section. 4
(d) (1) An applicant qualifies under this section if the applicant: 5
(i) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, has at least 12 years 6
of work experience in engineering that is satisfactory to the Board and that indicates to the 7
Board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering; and 8
(ii) 1. has passed the examination IN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF 9
ENGINEERING GIVEN BY THE BOARD UNDER T HIS SUBTITLE; AND 10
2. AFTER PASSING THE EX AMINATION IN THE 11
FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGI NEERING, HAS PASSED THE EXAMI NATION in the principles 12
and practice of engineering given by the Board under this subtitle. 13
(2) If an applicant has completed 1 or more years of a college or university 14
curriculum in engineering that the Board approves, it may allow, for each of those years, a 15
1–year credit towards the experience requirement of paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection. 16
(3) If an applicant has completed 1 or more years of a college or university 17
curriculum in engineering that has not been approved by the Board, the Board may allow, 18
for each of those years, a credit of up to 6 months towards the experience requirement under 19
paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection. 20
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21
October 1, 2025. 22
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.