The purpose of the amendment is to update the rule language and incorporated forms FBPE/001 and FBPE/003

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Professional Engineers

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61G15-20.0010Application for Licensure by Examination

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment is to update the rule language and incorporated forms FBPE/001 and FBPE/003

SUMMARY: Update language and both incorporated application forms

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: The Board voted that no SERC was required and legislative ratification was unnecessary, since updating the rule language and updating Forms FBPE/001 and adding FBPE/003 should streamline and clarify the application process, reduce regulatory requirements, and reduce costs and delay. No person or interested party submitted additional information regarding the economic impact at that time.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 471.008, 471.013, 471.015 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 471.013, 471.015 FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAR.

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, FL 32303, [phone]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

61G15-20.0010 Application for Licensure by Examination.

(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a professional engineer shall submit a completed application to the Board. The instructions and application Form FBPE/001 (rev. (04/16) (06-13), entitled, “Application For Licensure By Examination”, which is hereby incorporated by reference, copies of which may be obtained from the Board office at 2639 North Monroe Street, Suite B-112, Tallahassee, Florida 32303; from the Board’s website at http://www.fbpe.org/licensure/application-process/principles-practice-examination or at https://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-         04511. The Board shall certify as eligible to take the licensure examination only those applicants who have completed the application form, remitted the application and examination fee required by Chapter 61G15-24, F.A.C., and who have demonstrated to the Board that they:

(a) through (b) No change.

(2) Any person desiring to take the fundamentals examination for the purpose of determining whether he or she is qualified to practice as an engineering intern in this state shall submit a completed application to the Board. There are two engineer intern applications from which to choose, Tthe instructions and application Form FBPE/003 (rev. 04/16) (06-13), entitled, “Application for Fundamentals of Engineering Examination Application”, which is hereby incorporated by reference, or the instructions and application Form FBPE/004 (06-13), entitled “Fundamental of Engineering Foreign Degree Application”, which is hereby incorporated by reference, copies of which and may be obtained from the Board office at 2639 North Monroe Street, Suite B-112, Tallahassee, Florida 32303; or from the Board’s website at http://www.fbpe.org/licensure/application-process/fundamentals examination or at https://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-        04512 and https://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-04513. The Board shall certify as eligible to take the Fundamentals Eexamination only those applicants who have completed the application form, remitted the application and examination fee required by Chapter 61G15-24, F.A.C., and who have demonstrated to the Board that they are in the final year of, or have graduated from, “a Board approved engineering program” as defined by subsection 61G15-20.001(2), F.A.C.

Rulemaking Authority 471.008, 471.013, 471.015 FS. Law Implemented 471.013, 471.015 FS. History–New 9-27-01, Amended 11-19-03, 9-14-14,                              .

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Professional Engineers

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Professional Engineers

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: April 13, 2016

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: May 12, 2016