Purpose and effect is to delete one of the approved evaluation services because the evaluations do not conform to Board standards.

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Professional Engineers

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61G15-20.007: Foreign Degrees
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Purpose and effect is to delete one of the approved evaluation services because the evaluations do not conform to Board standards.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Foreign Degrees.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 471.008 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 471.013 FS., 471.015 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Paul Martin, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers, 2507 Callaway Road, Suite 200, Tallahassee, Florida 32301

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

61G15-20.007 Foreign Degrees.

(1) through (3) No change.

(4) The applicant must request an evaluation of substantial equivalency of his or her credentials to EAC/ABET standards through either Engineering Credentials Evaluation International, 111 Market Place, #171, Baltimore, Maryland 21202; Foreign Credentials Service of America, 1910 Justin Lane, Austin, Texas 78757-2411; or Joseph Silny & Associates, Inc., P. O. Box 248233, Coral Gables, Florida 33124.

(5) No change.

Specific Authority 471.008 FS. Law Implemented 471.013, 471.015 FS. History–New 7-20-95, Amended 6-5-96, 4-16-98, 1-17-99, 7-28-99, 1-6-02, 6-13-02, 6-30-02, 10-2-03, 6-16-04, 3-13-05, 5-1-05,________.