Issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver for Lygia Torres, filed on December 6, 2010. The Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Vol. 37, No. 5, of the February 4, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. ...

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Professional Engineers

Rule No. : RULE TITLE :
61G15-20.007: Demonstration of Substantial Equivalency

The Board of Professional Engineers hereby gives notice:
Issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver for Lygia Torres, filed on December 6, 2010. The Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Vol. 37, No. 5, of the February 4, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on February 23, 2011. The Petition requested a Variance or Waiver of Rule 61G15-20.007, Florida Administrative Code, with respect to the requirement that each applicant for a Florida engineers license must demonstrate the equivalency of the general education course requirements.
The Board’s Order, filed on April 5, 2011, denies the Petition for Variance or Waiver of Rule 61G15-20.007, Florida Administrative Code. The Board found that the Petitioner has not met or will not meet the purpose of the underlying statute, nor has the applicant showed that the principles of fairness will be violated by the application of the rule.
A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Carrie Flynn, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers, 2507 Callaway Road, Suite 200, Tallahassee, Florida 32303-5268.