Introduced February 4, 2025
HB306
Log in to followAN ACT relating to the licensing of professional engineers.
Amend KRS 322.040 to allow an individual to qualify for licensure as a professional engineer if he or she has graduated from a fire protection engineering technology program of four years or more accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
Plain-language summary
This bill expands the qualifications for becoming a licensed professional engineer in Kentucky by allowing graduates of accredited four-year fire protection engineering technology programs to be eligible for licensure. Previously, qualifying degree programs may not have included this specific field of study. This change could open a new path to professional licensure for people trained in fire protection engineering technology. Who it may affect: graduates of fire protection engineering technology programs seeking professional engineer licensure in Kentucky.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Koch
Representative · House District 072
Co-sponsors (18)
Deanna Frazier Gordon
Representative · House District 081
Chad Aull
Representative · House District 079
Steve Bratcher
Representative · House District 025
Josh Calloway
Representative · House District 010
Beverly Chester-Burton
Representative · House District 044
Ryan Dotson
Representative · House District 073
Daniel Fister
Representative · House District 056
Vanessa Grossl
Representative · House District 088
Kim King
Representative · House District 055
Derek Lewis
Representative · House District 090
David Meade
Representative · House District 080
Rachel Roarx
Representative · House District 038
Tom Smith
Representative · House District 086
Pamela Stevenson
Representative · House District 043
Timmy Truett
Representative · House District 089
Ken Upchurch
Representative · House District 052
Richard White
Representative · House District 099
Lisa Willner
Representative · House District 035
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