of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver for Nawee Chaudhri, filed on February 20, 2014. The Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Volume 40, No. 50, of the March 13, 2014, Florida Administrative ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Professional Engineers

RULE NO.RULE TITLE:

61G15-20.0010Application for Licensure by Examination

The Board of Professional Engineers hereby gives notice of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver for Nawee Chaudhri, filed on February 20, 2014. The Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Vol. 40, No. 50, of the March 13, 2014, Florida Administrative Register. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting by held on April 10, 2014. The Petitioner was seeking the Variance or Waiver from subsection 61G15-20.0015(5), F.A.C., with respect to the requirement that each applicant for a Florida engineers license must demonstrate that the applicant meets the current criteria listed in Section 471.013, F.S. and the requirement that an applicant for licensure by endorsement who has an engineering equivalency to an EAC/ABET accredited has demonstrated substantial equivalency to an EAC/ABET accredited engineering program as required by Rule 61G15-20.007, F.A,.C., when such applicant has held a valid professional engineer’s license in another state for 15 years and has had 20 years of continuous professional-level engineering experience.

The Board’s Order, filed on July 31, 2014, grants the Petition for Variance or Waiver. The Board found that the petition was in substantial compliance with the provisions of Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 28-104, Florida Administrative Code. The Board found that the applicant has met the purpose of the underlying statute based upon his education and length and type of experience as a professional engineer, and has otherwise shown that the application of the rule would violate principles of fairness as applied to him.

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.