The requirement that engineers obtain 30 hours of post bachelor education to be eligible to sit for the PE exam is potentially one of the most damaging things that could impact our businesses and our industry.  This is being pushed by a bunch of academicians and manufacturing engineers who see the PE license as some sort of status symbol among their peers.  In our industry, it is not about status, it's about assuring that design professionals are qualified to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.  Requiring a graduate degree or equivalent post-graduate education does nothing toward achieving this goal. The exam itself does - by testing competencies.  Our member firms and others practicing engineering whose work potentially effects public safety should do everything they can to derail this absurd initiative.  If you think the engineer shortage has been bad over the past ten years, wait until the economy picks up and this idea becomes law.