Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board

Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board

Board Meeting Agenda

January 22, 2013

1.  Call to Order – (8:30 a.m.)

a.  Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

b.  Public Comment Time

c.  Review of the Call and Proposed Agenda – Motion

d.  Review and Approval of the Minutes from November 25, 2013 meeting – Motion

e.  Confirm the next board meeting – March 17/18, 2014 – Motion

f.  Review of the November Task List

g.  Comments from the Chairman

2.  Finance Committee – Mr. Gammon

a.  Review Charts and Graphs – Motion

3.  Application Review and Appeal Committees

a.  Bridget Robicheaux – Mr. Thompson/Mr. Knotts - Motion

b.  Decoupling Experience for taking the PE Exam – Mr. Williams/Mr. Knotts/Mr. Gammon

1.  Letter to LES – RE: Decoupling examination and experience requirements for the PE

2.  October 2013 – PE Magazine article

3.  December 2013 – PE Magazine article

4.  ListServ question – “How many of you allow early testing for the PE exam”

5.  ListServ question – “Will you license an applicant by comity, if the applicant was allowed

to take the PE exam prior to obtaining the 4 years of experience? Or

would you require him to re-take the PE exam?

6.  Comity by State spreadsheet

7.  Draft Policy on Decoupling of Professional Engineering Experience Requirement from Timing of Taking the Principles and Practice Exam

c.  Declaratory Order and Ruling – Structural Engineering Designation – Dr. Mattei

4.  Liaison and Law Committee – Mr. Moore

a.  §3111 & §3113 – Determination of Credit/Units – Motion

b.  §707 – Board Organization – Motion

c.  Letter to Societies – RE: ACT 276/2012 legislative session – Military Bill

5.  Enforcement (11:10 – 12:00)

a.  Consent Orders for Ratification

1.  2012-111 – Mr. Mustapha/Mr. Irving/Mr. Crosby – Motion

2.  2012-133 – Mr. Irving/Mr. Mustapha/Mr. Thompson – Motion

3.  2013-21 – Mr. Irving/Mr. Mustapha/Mr. Thompson – Motion

4.  2013-22 – Mr. Irving/Mr. Mustapha/Mr. Thompson – Motion

5.  2013-11 – Mr. Thompson/Mr. Irving/Mr. Gammon – Motion

6.  2013-23 - Mr. Thompson/Mr. Irving/Mr. Gammon – Motion

7.  2012-135 – Mr. Thompson/Mr. Moore/Mr. Gammon – Motion

8.  2013-92 – Mr. Thompson/Mr. Irving/Mr. Gammon – Motion

9.  2013-93 – Mr. Thompson/Mr. Irving/Mr. Gammon – Motion

10.  2012-137 – Mr. Irving/Mr. Mustapha/Dr. Hale – Motion

b.  Enforcement Statistics/CRC Case distribution

c.  Mr. Harman’s report

d.  Renewal/Application/Certification/Licensure Statistics

e.  NAME applicants

6.  Nomination Committee – Mr. Williams/Dr. Bowie

a.  Executive Committee for 2013-14 – Motion

7.  Old/New Business – Ms. Sentell

a.  CBT update

b.  Southern Zone – Charleston – April 24-27, 2014 – Motion

8.  Closing Business

a.  Review of the November Task List

b.  Review of Board Member time and compensation log

c.  Consideration of Committee Actions – Motion

d.  Acknowledge and Confirm all licenses and certificates by the Board – Motion

e.  Consideration of Expenses – Motion

f.  Adjourn – Motion