Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 51

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 60

AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §2823(a), Chapter 28, Title 24 of the Delaware Code by adding the following phrase after the word "power" in the second sentence:

"to require the successful completion of additional training or education courses

and/or".

Section 2. Further amend §2823, Chapter 28, Title 24 of the Delaware Code by relettering the current subsections (b) through (d) as (c) through (e) and adding the following new subsection (b):

"(b) When disciplinary action requires the successful completion of additional training or education courses, Council shall determine the conditions of the additional training or education courses on a case-by-case basis, including, but not limited to, the type and number of hours of training or education. All training or education courses shall be related to the engineering profession and must be approved by Council."

Section 3. Amend §2824(d), Chapter 28, Title 24 of the Delaware Code by adding the following phrase after the word "shall" in the first sentence: "require the successful completion of additional training or education courses and/or".

Section 4. Amend §2803(17), Chapter 28, Title 24, Delaware Code, by striking the word "to a corporation or partnership" as the same appears in said paragraph 17.

Section 5. Amend §2821 by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (e) as paragraphs (b) through (t) and by adding a new paragraph (a) to read as follows:

"(a) An engineering corporation or partnership must have a certificate of authorization in order to practice, or offer to practice, engineering as defined in this chapter."

Approved June 11, 1997