DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Professional Engineers
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
61G15-22.0001Renewal of Active Licenses
61G15-22.0002Renewal of Inactive Licenses
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 212, October 31, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and discussion and subsequent vote by the board at a public meeting held December 8, 2016. The changes are as follows:
61G15-22.0001 License Renewal.
(1) To renew an active or inactive status license, the licensee must remit to FEMC a completed renewal application and the biennial renewal licensure fee for active or inactive status licenses as specified by Rule 61G15-24.001, F.A.C. The application form FBPE/020, 12/16 09/16, Professional Engineer License Renewal Application And Instructions, is incorporated by reference herein and may be obtained from www.fbpe.org/index.php/licensure/other-forms or at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-____ . All applications for renewal of inactive status licenses must also contain a statement certifying that the licensee has neither practiced engineering in Florida nor violated any of the provisions of Section 471.033, F.S., since the date on which the license was first placed on inactive status.
(2) Pursuant to 455.271(6)(a), F.S., licensees with delinquent status licenses must affirmatively apply for either active or inactive status during the renewal cycle in which the license becomes delinquent; failure to do so by the end of the renewal cycle renders the license void without further action by the Board.
Rulemaking Authority 455.02(1), 455.271(2),(5), (6)(a), (7), 471.11, 471.017(2) FS. Law Implemented 455.02(1), 455.271(5), (6)(a), (7), 471.011, 471.017 FS. History–New 8-1-02, Amended 2-18-16, .
The following changes have been made to incorporated form FBPE/020, 12/16:
Page 1 has been corrected to show the correct fees.
The language regarding the Active Duty Status has been changed to be consistent with Section 455.02, F.S.
61G15-22.0002 Licensure Change of Status.
(1) Active to Inactive Licensure Status. Licensees may change their licensure status from active to inactive by remitting to FEMC a completed Application to Change Status from ACTIVE TO INACTIVE, Form FBPE/021, 12/16 09/16, and the fee specified by Rule 61G15-24.001, F.A.C. The application form FBPE/021 is incorporated by reference herein and may be obtained from www.fbpe.org/index.php/licensure/other-forms or at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- .
(2) Inactive to Active Licensure Status. Licensees may change their licensure status from inactive to active by remitting to FEMC a completed Application to Change Status from INACTIVE TO ACTIVE, Form FBPE/022, 12/1609/16, the fee specified by Rule 61G15-24.001, F.A.C., and proof of completion of eighteen (18) hours of continuing education obtained within the two (2) years immediately prior to application and in compliance with Rule 61G15-22.001(1), F.A.C. The application form FBPE/022 is incorporated by reference herein and may be obtained from www.fbpe.org/index.php/licensure/other-forms or at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- .
Rulemaking Authority 455.271, 471.017(2) FS. Law Implemented 455.271, 471.017(2), (3), (4) FS. History–New 8-1-02, .
The following changes have been made to incorporated form BPE/021, 12/16:
Page 1 has been corrected to show the correct fees.
“biannual” has been changed to “biennial.”
The following changes have been made to subsection incorporated form BPE/022, 12/16:
Page 1 has been corrected to show the correct fees.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Zana Raybon, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers, 2639 North Monroe Street, Suite B-112, Tallahassee,
