No. 29
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Senator PAUL A. SARLO
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblyman ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK
District 18 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman STERLEY S. STANLEY
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator McKnight and Assemblywoman Speight
SYNOPSIS
Designates August of each year as “Professional Engineers Month” in NJ and first Wednesday in August of each year as “Professional Engineering Day.”
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Commerce Committee with technical review.
A Joint Resolution designating August of each year as “Professional Engineers Month” in New Jersey and first Wednesday in August of each year as “Professional Engineering Day.”
Whereas, 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; and
Whereas, One of the basic tenets of the engineering profession is to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the public; and
Whereas, 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; and
Whereas, Through their integral involvement in the design, construction, and maintenance of our built environment, these professional engineers help to ensure an infrastructure strong enough to accommodate new industry, homes, communities, and schools; and
Whereas, Nearly 10,000 professional engineers in New Jersey contribute significantly to the technological growth and economic well-being of this State through their work in manufacturing, engineering services, scientific research and development, construction, education, government, industry, and private practice; and
Whereas, 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; and
Whereas, It is appropriate that professional engineers should be recognized for their many achievements on behalf of the industries, commerce, and the people of New Jersey; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The month of August each year is designated as “Professional Engineers Month” in New Jersey and first Wednesday in August of each year is designated as “Professional Engineering Day.”
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to annually issue a proclamation calling upon the citizens of the State to participate fittingly in the observance of “Professional Engineers Month” and “Professional Engineering Day.”
3. This joint resolution shall take effect immediately.