An Act Regarding Examinations and Applications for Professional Engineers and Engineer-interns
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1810
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Sponsors: CURRY, POULIOT
Amends: 32 MRSA §1353, 32 MRSA §1354

Legislative Document
No. 1810
S.P. 637
In Senate, December 17, 2021
An Act Regarding Examinations and Applications for Professional 
Engineers and Engineer-interns
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2021.  Referred to the Committee 
on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business pursuant to Joint Rule 
308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CURRY of Waldo.
Cosponsored by Senator: POULIOT of Kennebec.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §1353, first ¶, as amended by PL 2013, c. 296, §4, is further 
amended to read:
Application for licensure as a professional engineer or certification as an engineer-
intern must be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the board, contain statements 
made under oath showing the applicant's education and a detailed summary of the 
applicant's technical experience and contain references as set forth in section 1352‑A, none 
of which may be from members of the board. An applicant who fails to complete the 
application process within 5 years must reapply to the board, meet qualification 
requirements that are in effect at the time of the new application, submit updated 
documentation of engineering work experience and submit 3 references from professional 
engineers that are current at the time of the new application. An application fee may be 
established by rule by the board in an amount that is reasonable and necessary for its 
purpose.
Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §1354, as amended by PL 2019, c. 375, §16, is further amended 
to read:
§1354.  Examinations
The principles and practices of engineering examinations may not be taken until the 
applicant has completed a period of engineering experience as set forth in section 1352‑A.
The passing grade on any examination is established by the national council.  An 
applicant who fails to complete the application process within 5 years must reapply to the 
board, meet qualification requirements that are in effect at the time of the new application 
and present 3 new references and updated documentation of engineering work experience.
SUMMARY
This bill moves from the section of law related to examinations to the section related 
to applications the requirement that an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer or 
certification as an engineer-intern reapply if the application process is not completed within 
years and updates language to clarify the requirement. It also removes the requirement 
that the application form must be furnished by the State Board of Licensure for Professional 
Engineers. The bill also eliminates the requirement that an applicant complete a period of 
mandated engineering work experience before the applicant is allowed to sit for the 
principles and practices of engineering examinations.