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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to engineering; amending s. 471.031, F.S.; | ||
| 3 | authorizing certain persons who are exempt from licensure | ||
| 4 | as an engineer to use the title or personnel | ||
| 5 | classification of "engineer" under certain circumstances; | ||
| 6 | providing an effective date. | ||
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section | ||
| 11 | 471.031, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 3 of chapter | ||
| 12 | 2003-425, Laws of Florida, is amended to read: | ||
| 13 | 471.031 Prohibitions; penalties.-- | ||
| 14 | (1) A person may not: | ||
| 15 | (b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2. or | ||
| 16 | subparagraph 3., use the name or title "professional engineer" | ||
| 17 | or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations, | ||
| 18 | or device tending to indicate that such person holds an active | ||
| 19 | license as an engineer when the person is not licensed under | ||
| 20 | this chapter, including, but not limited to, the following | ||
| 21 | titles: "agricultural engineer," "air-conditioning engineer," | ||
| 22 | "architectural engineer," "building engineer," "chemical | ||
| 23 | engineer," "civil engineer," "control systems engineer," | ||
| 24 | "electrical engineer," "environmental engineer," "fire | ||
| 25 | protection engineer," "industrial engineer," "manufacturing | ||
| 26 | engineer," "mechanical engineer," "metallurgical engineer," | ||
| 27 | "mining engineer," "minerals engineer," "marine engineer," | ||
| 28 | "nuclear engineer," "petroleum engineer," "plumbing engineer," | ||
| 29 | "structural engineer," "transportation engineer," "software | ||
| 30 | engineer," "computer hardware engineer," or "systems engineer." | ||
| 31 | 2. Any person who is exempt from licensure under s. | ||
| 32 | 471.003(2)(j) may use the title or personnel classification of | ||
| 33 | "engineer" in the scope of his or her work under that exemption | ||
| 34 | if the title does not include or connote the term "professional | ||
| 35 | engineer," "registered engineer," "licensed engineer," | ||
| 36 | "registered professional engineer," or "licensed professional | ||
| 37 | engineer." | ||
| 38 | 3. Any person who is exempt from licensure under s. | ||
| 39 | 471.003(2)(c) or (e) may use the title or personnel | ||
| 40 | classification of "engineer" in the scope of his or her work | ||
| 41 | under that exemption if the title does not include or connote | ||
| 42 | the term "professional engineer," "registered engineer," | ||
| 43 | "licensed engineer," "registered professional engineer," or | ||
| 44 | "licensed professional engineer" and if that person is a | ||
| 45 | graduate from an approved engineering curriculum of 4 years or | ||
| 46 | more in a school, college, or university which has been approved | ||
| 47 | by the board. | ||
| 48 | Section 2. Paragraphs (c) and (e) of subsection (2) of | ||
| 49 | section 471.003, Florida Statutes, read: | ||
| 50 | 471.003 Qualifications for practice; exemptions.-- | ||
| 51 | (2) The following persons are not required to be licensed | ||
| 52 | under the provisions of this chapter as a licensed engineer: | ||
| 53 | (c) Regular full-time employees of a corporation not | ||
| 54 | engaged in the practice of engineering as such, whose practice | ||
| 55 | of engineering for such corporation is limited to the design or | ||
| 56 | fabrication of manufactured products and servicing of such | ||
| 57 | products. | ||
| 58 | (e) Employees of a firm, corporation, or partnership who | ||
| 59 | are the subordinates of a person in responsible charge, licensed | ||
| 60 | under this chapter. | ||
| 61 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. | ||