Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate Joint Resolution No. 29, New Jersey, June 10, 2024

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The New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee statement dated June 10, 2024 reports Senate Joint Resolution No. 29 favorably. The joint resolution designates August each year as "Professional Engineers Month" in New Jersey and the first Wednesday in August as "Professional Engineering Day." The statement says licensing of professional engineers in the United States began in August 1907 and that nearly 10,000 professional engineers work in New Jersey. The resolution respectfully requests the Governor to issue an annual proclamation calling on citizens to observe the month and day. It was prefiled for the 2024-2025 session and includes changes required by technical review.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 29

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JUNE
10, 2024

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate
Joint Resolution No. 29.

This
joint resolution designates the month of August each year as “Professional
Engineers Month” in New Jersey and first Wednesday in August of each year as
“Professional Engineering Day.”

The
licensing of professional engineers in the United States began in August 1907
to ensure that the engineering profession is practiced by qualified and
ethically accountable professionals. Professional engineers are dedicated to
applying scientific knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to develop solutions
for technical, societal, and commercial problems while holding the public
health, safety, and welfare paramount. Nearly 10,000 professional engineers in
New Jersey contribute significantly to the technological growth and economic
well-being of the State through their work in manufacturing, engineering
services, scientific research and development, construction, education,
government, industry, and private practice.

The
designated month and day will reflect that professional engineers should be
recognized for their many achievements on behalf of the industries, commerce,
and the people of New Jersey, and their commitment to protect the health,
welfare, and safety of the public above all other considerations. The
designated month and day will also highlight that the engineering profession
offers a unique and publicly oriented vocation for young people in the State to
be educated and trained to continue the work, innovation, and accomplishments
of their predecessors in improving the health, welfare, and safety of the
public. The joint resolution also respectfully requests the Governor to issue
an annual proclamation calling upon the citizens of the State to participate
fittingly in the observance of “Professional Engineers Month” and “Professional
Engineering Day.”

This bill was prefiled for introduction in the
2024-2025 session pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the
changes required by technical review, which has been performed.

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