Senate Bill S620C

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    620
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  the  practice  of
   professional geology

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 7209  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  62  of  the  laws  of  1989, is amended to read as
 follows:
   6. It shall be lawful for a corporation organized and  existing  under
 the  laws  of the state of New York which on the fifteenth day of April,
 nineteen hundred thirty-five and continuously thereafter,  was  lawfully
 practicing  engineering or land surveying in New York state, to continue
 such practice provided that the  chief  executive  officer  shall  be  a
 professional  engineer  licensed under this article, if practicing engi-
 neering, or a land surveyor licensed under this article,  if  practicing
 land surveying, and provided further that the person or persons carrying
 on  the  actual  practice  of  engineering or surveying on behalf of, or
 designated as "engineer" or "surveyor", with or  without  qualifying  or
 characterizing word, by such corporation shall be authorized to practice
 engineering  or  land surveying as provided in this article. SUCH CORPO-
 RATION SHALL ALSO BE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE  GEOLOGY  SO  LONG  AS  SUCH
 CORPORATION  HAS  AT LEAST ONE OFFICER OR DIRECTOR LICENSED AS A PROFES-
 SIONAL GEOLOGIST. It shall be lawful for a corporation which, on account
 of or as a result of requirements, restrictions or provisions of federal
 law, was organized subsequent to April fifteenth, nineteen hundred thir-
 ty-five for the purpose of taking over an existing engineering organiza-
 tion established prior to such time and which has taken over such organ-
 ization and continued its  engineering  activities,  provided  that  the
 chief  executive  officer  of  such  corporation shall be a professional
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD01545-01-5
 S. 620                              2
 
 engineer licensed under this article  and  provided  further,  that  the
 person  or  persons  carrying  on  the actual practice of engineering on
 behalf of, or designated as "engineer", with or  without  qualifying  or
 characterizing  word,  by such corporation, shall be authorized to prac-
 tice engineering as provided in this article. No such corporation  shall
 change  its name or sell its franchise or transfer its corporate rights,
 directly or indirectly to any person, firm or  corporation  without  the
 consent of the department. Each such corporation shall obtain a trienni-
 al registration on payment of a fee of fifty dollars.
   §  2.  Subdivisions  2  and 3 of section 7210 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 483 of the laws of  2001,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  Upon application a certificate of authorization shall be issued by
 the department  to  all  individuals,  corporations,  limited  liability
 companies, limited liability partnerships, partnerships and joint enter-
 prises  specified  in  subdivision  one  of  this  section and which are
 authorized to provide professional engineering [or], land  surveying  OR
 PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGY services and pay the appropriate fee.
   3.  A  "certificate of authorization" shall authorize such individual,
 corporation, limited liability company, limited  liability  partnership,
 partnership  or  joint  enterprise  to  provide professional engineering
 [or], land surveying OR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGY services  for  three  years
 from  the  date  of issuance subject to, as otherwise prescribed by law,
 the supervision of the regents of the university of  the  state  of  New
 York  including the power to discipline and impose penalties in the same
 manner and to the same extent as is provided with respect to individuals
 and their licenses and registration pursuant to this title.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

                             
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                                  620--A
     Cal. No. 225
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered  to
   the  Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to the practice of
   professional geology
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  6  of  section 7209 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 62 of the laws of 1989, is amended and a new subdivi-
 sion 10 is added to read as follows:
   6. It shall be lawful for a corporation organized and  existing  under
 the  laws  of the state of New York which on the fifteenth day of April,
 nineteen hundred thirty-five and continuously thereafter,  was  lawfully
 practicing  engineering or land surveying in New York state, to continue
 such practice provided that the  chief  executive  officer  shall  be  a
 professional  engineer  licensed under this article, if practicing engi-
 neering, or a land surveyor licensed under this article,  if  practicing
 land surveying, and provided further that the person or persons carrying
 on  the  actual  practice  of  engineering or surveying on behalf of, or
 designated as "engineer" or "surveyor", with or  without  qualifying  or
 characterizing word, by such corporation shall be authorized to practice
 engineering  or  land surveying as provided in this article. SUCH CORPO-
 RATION SHALL ALSO BE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE GEOLOGY PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH
 CORPORATION'S  CORPORATE  PURPOSES  INCLUDE THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL
 GEOLOGY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION. It shall be  lawful
 for  a  corporation which, on account of or as a result of requirements,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01545-07-5
 S. 620--A                           2
 
 restrictions or provisions of federal law, was organized  subsequent  to
 April  fifteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-five for the purpose of taking
 over an existing engineering organization established prior to such time
 and which has taken over such organization and continued its engineering
 activities,  provided  that  the  chief executive officer of such corpo-
 ration shall be a professional engineer licensed under this article  and
 provided  further,  that  the  person  or persons carrying on the actual
 practice of engineering on behalf of, or designated as "engineer",  with
 or without qualifying or characterizing word, by such corporation, shall
 be  authorized  to  practice engineering as provided in this article. No
 such corporation shall change its name or sell its franchise or transfer
 its corporate rights, directly or indirectly  to  any  person,  firm  or
 corporation without the consent of the department. Each such corporation
 shall  obtain  a  triennial  registration  on  payment of a fee of fifty
 dollars.
   10. PRIOR TO DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-EIGHT,  THE
 DEPARTMENT  AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF STATE SHALL ALLOW A BUSINESS CORPO-
 RATION AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF  THIS  SECTION  TO  AMEND  ITS
 CERTIFICATE  OF INCORPORATION SO THAT ITS CORPORATE PURPOSES INCLUDE THE
 PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGY. THE  CERTIFICATE  OF  AMENDMENT  SHALL
 HAVE  ATTACHED  THERETO  A  CERTIFICATE  OR  CERTIFICATES  ISSUED BY THE
 LICENSING AUTHORITY CERTIFYING THAT AT LEAST ONE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER  OF
 THE BUSINESS CORPORATION IS A PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST LICENSED UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, SUCH
 BUSINESS CORPORATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO  COMPLY  WITH  ALL  APPLICABLE
 LAWS,  RULES,  OR  REGULATIONS  RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL
 GEOLOGY UNDER THIS TITLE.
   § 2. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 7210 of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  483  of  the  laws of 2001, are amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Upon application a certificate of authorization shall be issued  by
 the  department  to  all  individuals,  corporations,  limited liability
 companies, limited liability partnerships, partnerships and joint enter-
 prises specified in subdivision  one  of  this  section  and  which  are
 authorized  to  provide professional engineering [or], land surveying OR
 PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGY services and pay the appropriate fee.
   3. A "certificate of authorization" shall authorize  such  individual,
 corporation,  limited  liability company, limited liability partnership,
 partnership or joint  enterprise  to  provide  professional  engineering
 [or],  land  surveying  OR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGY services for three years
 from the date of issuance subject to, as otherwise  prescribed  by  law,
 the  supervision  of  the  regents of the university of the state of New
 York including the power to discipline and impose penalties in the  same
 manner and to the same extent as is provided with respect to individuals
 and their licenses and registration pursuant to this title.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

                             
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 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  620--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
   -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered  to
   the  Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third  reading  -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  the  practice  of
   professional geology
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 7209  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended by chapter 62 of the laws of 1989, is amended and a new subdivi-
 sion 10 is added to read as follows:
   6.  It  shall be lawful for a corporation organized and existing under
 the laws of the state of New York which on the fifteenth day  of  April,
 nineteen  hundred  thirty-five and continuously thereafter, was lawfully
 practicing engineering or land surveying in New York state, to  continue
 such  practice  provided  that  the  chief  executive officer shall be a
 professional engineer licensed under this article, if  practicing  engi-
 neering,  or  a land surveyor licensed under this article, if practicing
 land surveying, and provided further that the person or persons carrying
 on the actual practice of engineering or  surveying  on  behalf  of,  or
 designated  as  "engineer"  or "surveyor", with or without qualifying or
 characterizing word, by such corporation shall be authorized to practice
 engineering or land surveying as provided in this article.  SUCH  CORPO-
 RATION  SHALL  ALSO BE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE GEOLOGY PROVIDED THAT SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD01545-08-6
 S. 620--B                           2
 
 CORPORATION'S CORPORATE PURPOSES INCLUDE THE  PRACTICE  OF  PROFESSIONAL
 GEOLOGY  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION. It shall be lawful
 for a corporation which, on account of or as a result  of  requirements,
 restrictions  or  provisions of federal law, was organized subsequent to
 April fifteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-five for the purpose of  taking
 over an existing engineering organization established prior to such time
 and which has taken over such organization and continued its engineering
 activities,  provided  that  the  chief executive officer of such corpo-
 ration shall be a professional engineer licensed under this article  and
 provided  further,  that  the  person  or persons carrying on the actual
 practice of engineering on behalf of, or designated as "engineer",  with
 or without qualifying or characterizing word, by such corporation, shall
 be  authorized  to  practice engineering as provided in this article. No
 such corporation shall change its name or sell its franchise or transfer
 its corporate rights, directly or indirectly  to  any  person,  firm  or
 corporation without the consent of the department. Each such corporation
 shall  obtain  a  triennial  registration  on  payment of a fee of fifty
 dollars.
   10. PRIOR TO DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-NINE,  THE
 DEPARTMENT  AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF STATE SHALL ALLOW A BUSINESS CORPO-
 RATION AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF  THIS  SECTION  TO  AMEND  ITS
 CERTIFICATE  OF INCORPORATION SO THAT ITS CORPORATE PURPOSES INCLUDE THE
 PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGY. THE  CERTIFICATE  OF  AMENDMENT  SHALL
 HAVE  ATTACHED  THERETO  A  CERTIFICATE  OR  CERTIFICATES  ISSUED BY THE
 LICENSING AUTHORITY CERTIFYING THAT AT LEAST ONE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER  OF
 THE BUSINESS CORPORATION IS A PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST LICENSED UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, SUCH
 BUSINESS CORPORATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO  COMPLY  WITH  ALL  APPLICABLE
 LAWS,  RULES,  OR  REGULATIONS  RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL
 GEOLOGY UNDER THIS TITLE.
   § 2. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 7210 of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  483  of  the  laws of 2001, are amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Upon application a certificate of authorization shall be issued  by
 the  department  to  all  individuals,  corporations,  limited liability
 companies, limited liability partnerships, partnerships and joint enter-
 prises specified in subdivision  one  of  this  section  and  which  are
 authorized  to  provide professional engineering [or], land surveying OR
 PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGY services and pay the appropriate fee.
   3. A "certificate of authorization" shall authorize  such  individual,
 corporation,  limited  liability company, limited liability partnership,
 partnership or joint  enterprise  to  provide  professional  engineering
 [or],  land  surveying  OR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGY services for three years
 from the date of issuance subject to, as otherwise  prescribed  by  law,
 the  supervision  of  the  regents of the university of the state of New
 York including the power to discipline and impose penalties in the  same
 manner and to the same extent as is provided with respect to individuals
 and their licenses and registration pursuant to this title.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.