Chapter 261 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

SB 144

Relating to the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2009 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 672.002 to 672.325.

SECTION 2. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 672.102, the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying may issue a certificate of registration as an engineer to an applicant who:

          (a) Provides proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

          (A) Meets the minimum qualifications established under ORS 672.105 for taking the fundamentals in engineering examination;

          (B) Within five years prior to the application date, has taken a standardized fundamentals of engineering examination and a practical engineer’s examination that were administered by a national organization recognized by the board;

          (C) Satisfactorily passed the standardized fundamentals of engineering examination and practical engineer’s examination in all subjects required by law or board rule; and

          (D) Has a work record of four years or more of active practice in engineering work satisfactory to the board;

          (b) Pays the required fee; and

          (c) Meets any other requirements established under ORS 672.002 to 672.325 or board rules for registration as an engineer.

          (2) Notwithstanding ORS 672.115, the board may issue a certificate of registration as a land surveyor to an applicant who:

          (a) Provides proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

          (A) Meets the minimum qualifications established under ORS 672.118 for taking the fundamentals in land surveying examination;

          (B) Within five years prior to the application date, has taken a standardized fundamentals of land surveying examination and a professional land surveyor’s examination that were administered by a national organization recognized by the board;

          (C) Satisfactorily passed the standardized fundamentals of land surveying examination and the professional land surveyor’s examination in all subjects required by law or board rule; and

          (D) Has a work record of four or more years of active practice in land surveying work satisfactory to the board;

          (b) Pays the required fee; and

          (c) Meets any other requirements established under ORS 672.002 to 672.325 or board rules for registration as a land surveyor.

          (3) Notwithstanding ORS 672.123, the board may issue a certificate of registration as a photogrammetrist to an applicant who:

          (a) Provides proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

          (A) Meets the minimum qualifications established under ORS 672.118 for taking the fundamentals in land surveying examination;

          (B) Within five years prior to the application date, has taken a standardized fundamentals of land surveying examination and a professional photogrammetric mapping examination that were administered by a national organization recognized by the board;

          (C) Satisfactorily passed the standardized fundamentals of land surveying examination and the professional photogrammetric mapping examination in all subjects required by law or board rule; and

          (D) Has four or more years of experience acceptable to the board as an active practitioner of photogrammetric mapping;

          (b) Pays the required fee; and

          (c) Meets any other requirements established under ORS 672.002 to 672.325 or board rules for registration as a photogrammetrist.

          (4) The board may refuse to issue a registration under this section to an applicant who has been found to have violated ethical or professional standards by a court or administrative body in another state for committing or omitting acts that, if committed or omitted in this state, would be a violation of ethical or professional standards established under ORS 672.002 to 672.325.

Approved by the Governor June 16, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 16, 2009

Effective date January 1, 2010

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