New York A 2571: Relates to the practice of professional geology

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A02571 Summary:

BILL NOA02571C

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SAME ASSAME AS S00620-C

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SPONSORMcDonald (MS)

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COSPNSRBurdick, Santabarbara, Jensen, Brabenec, Eachus, Stirpe, McMahon, Jacobson, Reyes, Sayegh, Berger,
 Shimsky, Steck, Brown K, Kassay, Kay

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MLTSPNSRLevenberg

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Amd §§7209 & 7210, Ed L

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Relates to the practice of professional geology.

Go to top A02571 Actions:

BILL NOA02571C

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01/17/2025referred to higher education

06/09/2025amend and recommit to higher education

06/09/2025print number 2571a

01/07/2026referred to higher education

01/15/2026amend and recommit to higher education

01/15/2026print number 2571b

01/22/2026amend and recommit to higher education

01/22/2026print number 2571c

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Go to topA02571 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02571 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2571--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, BURDICK, SANTABARBARA, JENSEN, BRABE-
 NEC, EACHUS, STIRPE, McMAHON, JACOBSON, REYES, SAYEGH, BERGER, SHIM-
 SKY, STECK, K. BROWN, KASSAY, KAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Educa-
 tion -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said commit-
 tee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to
 said committee

 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:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 7209 of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 62 of the laws of 1989, is amended and a new subdivi-
 3 sion 10 is added to read as follows:
 4 6. It shall be lawful for a corporation organized and existing under
 5 the laws of the state of New York which on the fifteenth day of April,
 6 nineteen hundred thirty-five and continuously thereafter, was lawfully
 7 practicing engineering or land surveying in New York state, to continue
 8 such practice provided that the chief executive officer shall be a
 9 professional engineer licensed under this article, if practicing engi-
 10 neering, or a land surveyor licensed under this article, if practicing
 11 land surveying, and provided further that the person or persons carrying
 12 on the actual practice of engineering or surveying on behalf of, or
 13 designated as "engineer" or "surveyor", with or without qualifying or
 14 characterizing word, by such corporation shall be authorized to practice
 15 engineering or land surveying as provided in this article. Such corpo-
 16 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.
 LBD01545-11-6

 A. 2571--C 2

 1 corporation's corporate purposes include the practice of professional
 2 geology pursuant to subdivision ten of this section. It shall be lawful
 3 for a corporation which, on account of or as a result of requirements,
 4 restrictions or provisions of federal law, was organized subsequent to
 5 April fifteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-five for the purpose of taking
 6 over an existing engineering organization established prior to such time
 7 and which has taken over such organization and continued its engineering
 8 activities, provided that the chief executive officer of such corpo-
 9 ration shall be a professional engineer licensed under this article and
 10 provided further, that the person or persons carrying on the actual
 11 practice of engineering on behalf of, or designated as "engineer", with
 12 or without qualifying or characterizing word, by such corporation, shall
 13 be authorized to practice engineering as provided in this article. No
 14 such corporation shall change its name or sell its franchise or transfer
 15 its corporate rights, dir