SB 0325 - Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note - SB 0325 - Licensing procedures for architects, engineers and surveyors

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. NO.: 1498-02

BILL NO.: SCS for SB 325 with HCA 1

SUBJECT: Architects, Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors: Licenses - Professional

TYPE: Original

DATE: April 19, 1999

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FISCAL SUMMARY

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
None	$0	$0	$0
Total Estimated Net Effect on All State Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
None	$0	$0	$0
Total Estimated Net Effect on All Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
Local Government	$0	$0	$0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials from the Department of Economic Development - Division of Professional Registration (DPR), Department of Transportation (DHT), Office of Administration - Division of Design and Construction, Office of Administration - Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC) and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOL) assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.

Officials from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) assume DNR could incur additional costs related to the training requirement that architects and engineers may be required to complete up to thirty hours of continuing education. In addition, Section 327.181, RSMo, is revised to include the coordination of services furnished by structural, civil, mechanical and electrical engineers and other consultants as they relate to engineering work. The DNR assumes this provision does not apply to administrative coordination and therefore, would not be fiscally impacted by this provision.

DNR also stated that Section 327.461, RSMO, provides that every contract for services entered into by a person that is not licensed for the related profession is not enforceable by the unlicensed person. This could result in contracts the state may enter into would be unenforceable if the state employee contracting with a professional engineer, architect or land surveyor was not also licensed. This provision may impact the state's procurement for these services; however, the related fiscal impact cannot be determined.

Oversight assumes any additional training costs incurred as a result of this proposal could be absorbed with existing resources.

FISCAL IMPACT - State Government	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
	(10 Mo.)
	0	0	0
FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
	(10 Mo.)
	0	0	0
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
A direct fiscal impact to small businesses could result to the extent that continuing education requirements would be imposed upon architects and professional engineers.

DESCRIPTION

The proposed legislation would revise the licensing and administrative provisions relating to architects, professional engineers and land surveyors. Such revisions would include authorizing the Board to require continuing education for licensed architects and professional engineers, not to exceed 30 hours within a licensing period; providing for inactive licensing for professional engineers; changing the definition of the practice of architecture by deleting landscape architects and redefining reciprocation for architects, professional engineers and land surveyors.

This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.

This proposal would not affect Total State Revenues.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Department of Economic Development - Division of Professional Registration

Department of Transportation

Office of Administration - Division of Design and Construction

Office of Administration - Administrative Hearing Commission

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Department of Natural Resources

Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

April 19, 1999