New York S 620: Relates to the practice of professional geology

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S00620 Summary:

BILL NOS00620C

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SAME ASSAME AS A02571-C

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SPONSORSTAVISKY

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COSPNSRSKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§7209 & 7210, Ed L

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Relates to the practice of professional geology.

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BILL NOS00620C

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

02/03/20251ST REPORT CAL.225

02/04/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/05/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/26/2025PASSED SENATE

02/26/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/26/2025referred to higher education

06/09/2025RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

06/09/2025returned to senate

06/09/2025VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

06/09/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 620A

06/12/2025REPASSED SENATE

06/12/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

06/12/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/15/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/15/2026PRINT NUMBER 620B

01/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.127

01/21/2026AMENDED 620C

01/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

01/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/05/2026PASSED SENATE

02/05/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/05/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 620--C
 Cal. No. 127

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (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 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
 report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and
 ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report

 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01545-10-6

 S. 620--C 2

 1 engineering or land surveying as provided in this article. Such corpo-
 2 ration shall also be authorized to practice geology provided that such
 3 corporation's corporate purposes include the practice of professional
 4 geology pursuant to subdivision ten of this section. It shall be lawful
 5 for a corporation which, on account of or as a result of requirements,
 6 restrictions or provisions of federal law, was organized subsequent to
 7 April fifteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-five for the purpose of taking
 8 over an existing engineering organization established prior to such time
 9 and which has taken over such organization and continued