Engineers
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act - Application [HB-1428]
[Agriculture ]
Extending the date to October 1, 2021, for a specified preliminary plan to be approved and consequently exempted from specified provisions of the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act.
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Gettr Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Wetlands - Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Requirement - Waiver [HB-1041]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
Requiring a specified waiver process adopted by the Department of the Environment to exempt a person from the requirement to use specified nonstructural shoreline stabilization measures for specified erosion protection projects if the person submits to the Department a document prepared by a licensed marine contractor or professional engineer that certifies that nonstructural shoreline stabilization measures are not feasible for the person's property.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Susquehanna River Basin - Sediment and Nutrient Pollution (National Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act of 2015) [SJR-1]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
Urging the United States Congress to authorize a review of the studies related to the Susquehanna River Basin for the purpose of initiating and funding a project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address the transport of sediment and nutrients from the Susquehanna River Basin in order to minimize the pollutant load reaching the Chesapeake Bay from the Susquehanna River; and providing that a copy of the resolution be forwarded by the Department of Legislative Services to specified individuals.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Apprenticeship Pilot Program - Apprenticeship Maryland [SB-772]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing an apprenticeship pilot program called Apprenticeship Maryland and identifying the purpose of the Program; providing for the Program to begin in the summer of 2016 and continue for 2 years; requiring the State Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, to develop criteria for the selection of specified school systems for participation; requiring the State Department of Education to collaborate with specified entities to develop criteria for eligible employers; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Professional Engineers - Responsible Charge - Review and Approval of Engineering Documents [SB-738]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring specified engineering documents prepared in connection with specified projects conducted by, jointly with, or under contract with the State or a political subdivision of the State, where specified skills are required, to be signed, sealed, and dated by a professional engineer; and requiring any review or approval by a unit of State or local government of a specified engineering document to be undertaken by a specified professional engineer with responsible charge; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agreements to Defend or Pay the Cost of Defense - Void [SB-387]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that specified provisions in a contract or an agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that purport to require the promisor or indemnitor to defend or pay the costs of defending specified promisees or indemnitees against liability for specified damages are against public policy and are void and unenforceable under specified circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Courts - Certificate of Merit - Provider of Professional Services [SB-386]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the contents of the certificate of a qualified expert to include a statement from a qualified expert that the licensed professional failed to meet an applicable standard of professional care and supervision; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Minority Business Enterprise Participation - Liquidated Damages - Architectural or Engineering Services [SB-324]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Excluding a contract for architectural or engineering services from the requirement to include a liquidated damages provision that applies in the event the contractor fails to comply in good faith with specified provisions relating to minority business enterprise participation.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Mechanics' Liens - Design Services [SB-323]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing that if the owner of specified land or the owner's agent contracts for the provision of specified services, the land and any improvements are subject to the establishment of a mechanics' lien for the payment of all debts, without regard to the amount, contracted for work done and materials furnished for or about a building, whether or not a building on the land is erected, repaired, rebuilt, or improved; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Small and Minority Design Firm Participation in State Procurement [SB-109]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Small and Minority Design Firm Participation in State Procurement; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to determine specific measures to ensure equitable participation by small and minority design firms in State-funded projects and other specified measures; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2015; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Apprenticeship Pilot Program - Apprenticeship Maryland [HB-942]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing a 2-year pilot program called Apprenticeship Maryland to prepare students to enter the workforce; providing for the Program to begin in the summer of 2016; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation and a specified entity to develop criteria for the selection of two local school systems and to consider, where practicable, one rural and one urban system; allowing for the participation of up to 60 students from each school system; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Professional Engineers - Responsible Charge - Review and Approval of Engineering Documents [HB-752]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring specified engineering documents prepared in connection with specified projects conducted by, jointly with, or under contract with the State or a political subdivision of the State, where specified skills are required, to be signed, sealed, and dated by a professional engineer; and requiring any review or approval by a unit of State or local government of a specified engineering document to be undertaken by a specified professional engineer with responsible charge; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Jurisdiction of the State Ethics Commission and the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Participation in Procurement [HB-738]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Amending and transferring from the State Ethics Commission to the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals jurisdiction of specified provisions of law prohibiting specified participation in procurement by a specified individual or a specified person that employs a specified individual who assists a specified executive unit in the drafting of specifications, an invitation for bids, a request for proposals for procurements, or the selections or awards made in response to an invitation for bids or a request for proposals; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agreements to Defend or Pay the Cost of Defense - Void [HB-455]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that specified provisions in a contract or an agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that purport to require the promisor or indemnitor to defend or pay the costs of defending specified promisees or indemnitees against liability for specified damages are against public policy and are void and unenforceable under specified circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Mechanics' Liens - Design Services [HB-442]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing that if the owner of specified land or the owner's agent contracts for the provision of specified services, the land and any improvements are subject to the establishment of a mechanics' lien for the payment of all debts, without regard to the amount, contracted for work done and materials furnished for or about a building, whether or not a building on the land is erected, repaired, rebuilt, or improved; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Courts - Certificate of Merit - Provider of Professional Services [HB-40]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the contents of the certificate of a qualified expert to include a statement from a qualified expert that the licensed professional failed to meet an applicable standard of professional care and supervision; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Minority Business Enterprise Participation - Liquidated Damages - Architectural or Engineering Services [HB-379]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Excluding a contract for architectural or engineering services from the requirement to include a liquidated damages provision that applies in the event the contractor fails to comply in good faith with specified provisions relating to minority business enterprise participation.
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Maine 127th Legislature
An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning the Registration of Professional Engineers [HB-1028]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning the Registration of Professional Engineers
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Louisiana 2015 Regular Session
Provides for the qualifications of professional engineers. (8/1/15) [SB-156]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
Provides for the qualifications of professional engineers. (8/1/15)
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Louisiana 2014 Regular Session
Provides relative to the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. (8/1/14) [SB-416]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Provides relative to the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. (8/1/14)