of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver, filed on February 27, 2015, by Sivakumar Munuswamy, Ph.D. The Notice was published in Vol. 41, No. 60, of the March 27, 2015, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Professional Engineers

The Board of Professional Engineers hereby gives notice:

Of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver, filed on February 27, 2015, by Sivakumar Munuswamy, Ph.D. The Notice was published in Vol. 41, No. 60, of the March 27, 2015, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought a variance from or a waiver of subsection 61G15-20.007(1), F.A.C. regarding the requirement that each applicant for a Florida engineer license demonstrate their education is substantially equivalent to an ABET accredited degree. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on April 9, 2015, in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Board’s Order, filed on April 29, 2015 denied the Petition for a Variance or Waiver because the applicant has not demonstrated a substantial hardship and has not demonstrated that principles of fairness have been violated in the application of the rule to the Petitioner as opposed to other similarly situated persons.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Zana Raybon, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers, 2639 North Monroe Street, Suite B-112, Tallahassee, Florida 32303, telephone: [phone] or by email: [e-mail].