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2015 Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners
Legislative Update
The Tennessee General Assembly has recently made changes to statutes which may impact you as a holder of a license with the Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners. These new changes set out in the following Public Chapters specifically amend the Tennessee Code Annotated as follows:
Public Chapter No. 291 (SB0081/HB0071), amends Title 62, Chapter 2, to authorize the Board to deny certain certificates of registration to persons with felony convictions and to remove certain board notifications to governmental entities when revoking or suspending certificates of registration. The bill also amends certain obsolete provisions regarding the Board administering engineering examinations directly. This law became effective on April 24, 2015. A copy of the new law is available for review on the website of the Secretary of State here: http://www.tn.gov/sos/acts/109/pub/pc0291.pdf.
Public Chapter No. 403 (SB0978/HB0823), amends Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-2-107 to increase the threshold for public works projects that require a registered architect, engineer, or landscape architect from $25,000 to $50,000. This law became effective on May 8, 2015. A copy of the new law is available for review on the website of the Secretary of State here: http://state.tn.us/sos/acts/109/pub/pc0403.pdf.
If you have any questions or concerns about these new laws, please contact us by email at reg.boards@tn.gov.
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