Assembly BillIntroduced
A 4942: Provides that an applicant with a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering technology and an applicant with a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering shall have the same number of education and experience credit requirements, shall have the same eligibility for an identification card as "an engineer in training", as well as examination and examination eligibility requirements.
What A 4942 does, verified July 23, 2026
The bill aims to provide equal recognition to individuals with engineering technology degrees and those with engineering degrees. It amends the education law to make applicants with a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering technology and those with a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering have the same number of education and experience credit requirements. The bill also allows individuals with these degrees to have the same eligibility for an "engineer in training" identification card and the same examination and examination eligibility requirements. The changes take effect on the 180th day after the bill becomes a law and apply to applications for licensure as a professional engineer received on or after that date.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to higher education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4942
- What is the current status of A 4942?
- As of July 23, 2026, A 4942 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 4942 pass?
- Not yet. A 4942 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4942, and where is it now?
- A 4942 was authored by Asm. Kwani O'Pharrow with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education.
Author and sponsors
Full contact details, staff, and committees with Connect, $16/moUnlockRecent actions2 total · showing 2
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 345 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4942 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to an accredited engi- neering technology degree The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision 1 of section 7206 of the educa- 2 tion law, as amended by chapter 465 of the laws of 2021, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or 5 higher degree based on a program in engineering, an accredited engineer- 6 ing technology degree, or the substantial equivalent, in accordance with 7 the commissioner's regulations; 8 § 2. Section 7206 of the education law is amended by adding a new 9 subdivision 5 to read as follows: 10 5. For the purposes of this section, an applicant with a bachelor's 11 degree or higher in engineering technology and an applicant with a bach- 12 elor's degree or higher in engineering shall have the same number of 13 education and experience credit requirements, shall have the same eligi- 14 bility for an identification card as an "engineer in training", as well 15 as examination and examination eligibility requirements, in accordance 16 with the commissioner's regulations. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 18 it shall have become a law and shall apply to applications for licensure 19 as a professional engineer received on or after such effective date. 20 Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule 21 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec- 22 tive date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such 23 effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03165-01-5
Text of A 4942 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions