§ 37.1. Definitions.

 The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   Act—The Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law (63 P. S. § §  148—158.2).

   Board—The State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.

   Bureau—The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs.

   Documents—Specifications, land surveys, reports, plats, drawings, plans, design information and calculations.

   Engineering curriculum—A curriculum of 4 or more years approved by a National accrediting association recognized by the Board which leads to a baccalaureate degree. In the case of a degree issued from an institution outside of the United States, an engineering curriculum is a curriculum of 4 or more years which a Board recognized professional credentials evaluation service has determined to be equivalent to a baccalaureate degree issued from a college or university in the United States.

   Hearing examiner—An individual appointed by the Board, with the approval of the Governor, to conduct hearings as may be required under the act in accordance with the act and this chapter.

   Professional geological work—The performance of geological service or work, including technical completeness reviews or inspections of unfinalized work product, that requires the utilization, application and interpretation of fundamental and practical principles of the geological sciences in the practice of geology. The term does not include routine sampling, laboratory work or geological drafting.

   Progressive experience in engineering work—Within the context of the engineer-in-training, experience of a grade and character sufficient to enable an individual to learn through practice the principles of math and science attained through formal education.

   Progressive experience in surveying work—Within the context of a surveyor-in-training, experience of a grade and character sufficient to qualify an individual to personally and independently attain the equivalent survey-ing skills and math attained through an associate degree program in surveying.

   Progressive teaching experience—Full-time faculty teaching experience, attained after the issuance of an engineer-in-training certificate or a surveyor-in-training certificate which includes teaching engineering courses or land surveying courses at the junior, senior or graduate level, covering the breadth and depth of the curriculum.

   Responsible position—A job which requires independent judgment, competence and accountability in the performance of professional geological work.

   Similarly qualified engineer—A natural person who is not registered as a professional engineer in this Commonwealth, or in another jurisdiction which licenses professional engineers, who has attained a level of expertise in a recognized branch of engineering by means of experience and education which, in the opinion of the Board, would qualify the person to provide supervision of the applicant’s progressive work experience in the major branch of engineering in which the applicant indicates proficiency.

   Similarly qualified surveyor—A natural person who is not registered as a professional land surveyor in this Commonwealth, or in another jurisdiction which licenses professional land surveyors, who has attained a level of expertise in land surveying by means of experience and education which, in the opinion of the Board, would qualify the person to provide supervision of the applicant’s progressive work experience in land surveying.

   Special meetings—A meeting scheduled by the Board after the Board’s regular schedule of meetings has been established.

   The provisions of this §  37.1 adopted March 30, 1917; amended January 21, 1994, effective January 22, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 518; amended October 25, 1996, effective October 26, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 5106. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (206164) to (206166).