A Threat to Engineering Licensure
We all know how states throughout the country are struggling to close budget gaps, but in Connecticut an attempt to save money is posing a threat to the regulation of engineering practice.
On July 30, Governor Jodi Rell submitted a budget that included a proposal to eliminate the state Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and 69 other boards and commissions as well as increase licensing fees. She believes that many of the boards are only advisory in nature and that several state agencies are capable of handling the boards’ duties. Rell is trying to close a two-year state budget deficit of $8.56 billion.
The Connecticut Society of Professional Engineers says the proposal, if enacted, would cripple the engineering profession and negatively impact many businesses and government agencies in Connecticut which depend upon the services of PEs to protect the public health and safety as well as build our economy.
For more details, visit the CSPE Web site.
