Assembly Bill A874

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to fees for and licensing of the profession of geology

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A874 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1313
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7206-b, Ed L; amd §28, Chap 475 of 2014

2015-A874 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to fees for and licensing of the profession of geology.

2015-A874 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   874

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  providing  for  the
  licensing  of  the  profession of geology; and to amend chapter 475 of
  the laws of 2014, amending the education law and other  laws  relating
  to  providing  for  the  licensing  of  the  profession of geology, in
  relation to the effectiveness thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (g)  of subdivision 1 of section 7206-b of the
education law, as added by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  (g)  Fees:  pay  a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department
for [admission to a department conducted examination and for] an initial
license, and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial  regis-
tration period.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 7206-b of the education law, as added by
chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  An  applicant  who applies for licensure within one year after the
effective date of this section shall be qualified for  a  license  as  a
professional  geologist  without  a written examination if the applicant
has satisfied the requirements  of  education  and  [degree]  EXPERIENCE
described  in  paragraphs  (b) and (c) of subdivision one or subdivision
two of this section no later than one year after the effective  date  of
this section.
  S  3.  Section  28  of  chapter  475 of the laws of 2014, amending the
education law and other laws relating to providing for the licensing  of
the profession of geology, is amended to read as follows:
  S  28. This act shall take effect two years after the date on which it
shall have become a law; PROVIDED HOWEVER  THAT  THE  AUTHORITY  OF  THE
COMMISSIONER  TO  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS  AND  THE  BOARD OF REGENTS TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07275-01-5

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