REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

 

MADAM PRESIDENT AND MR. SPEAKER:

 

   We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:

 

S. B. No. 2913:  Geologists; repeal sunset date, revise registration fees and make technical corrections.

 

  We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:

 

   1.  That the House recede from its Amendment No. 1.

 

   2.  That the Senate and House adopt the following amendment:

 

 

     AMEND on lines 164 and 165 by striking the language after the word "chapter" to the semicolon.

     FURTHER, AMEND by inserting after line 465 the following:

     SECTION *.  Section 73-13-99, Mississippi Code of 1972, which repeals Sections 73-13-1 through 73-13-45 and 73-13-71 through 73-13-103, Mississippi Code of 1972, which create the Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and surveyors and prescribe its duties and powers, effective July 1, 2009, is repealed.

     FURTHER, AMEND the title by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-63-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-63-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY WORK NOT REQUIRING REGISTRATION UNDER THE CHAPTER; TO AMEND SECTION 73-63-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD POST A SURETY BOND AND REVISE THE PROCEDURE OF NOMINATING MEMBERS TO THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 73-63-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO ELECT TO WAIVE PER DIEM COMPENSATION; TO AMEND SECTION 73-63-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE REGISTRATION AND RE-REGISTRATION FEES FOR REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-63-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-63-57, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REPEALS SECTIONS 73-63-1 THROUGH 73-63-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS PRACTICE ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-13-99, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REPEALS SECTIONS 73-13-1 THROUGH 73-13-45 AND 73-13-71 THROUGH 73-13-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATE THE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS AND PRESCRIBE ITS DUTIES AND POWERS, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

 

CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE          CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE

X (SIGNED)	X (SIGNED)
Bob M. Dearing	John R. Reeves
X (SIGNED)	X (SIGNED)
T. O. Moffatt	Omeria Scott
X (SIGNED)	X (SIGNED)
Stacey E. Pickering	J. Shaun Walley