02-322
State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers
Maine Administrative Procedure Act
2013-2014 Regulatory Agenda Filing
AGENCY UMBRELLA-UNIT NUMBER: 02-322
AGENCY NAME: State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers
(Affiliated with the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
RULE-MAKING LIAISON: David Jackson, Executive Director, 92 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0092. Telephone: (207) 287-3236. E-mail: .
EMERGENCY RULES ADOPTED SINCE THE LAST REGULATORY AGENDA: None
EXPECTED 2013-2014 RULE-MAKING ACTIVITY:
CHAPTER 1: Rules of State Board of Professional Engineers
STATUTORY BASIS: 32 MRSA §1306(2)
PURPOSE: This chapter will be rescinded and replaced. The Rule will be divided into six smaller chapters, rather than two, to make information more accessible. Definitions are added to clarify language. Punctuation and spelling errors are corrected. Excess and redundant language is eliminated. Substantive changes include: clarifying the application and licensure process; changes related to the examination procedure caused by the passage of LD-1313, relating to the change of national exams to a computer-based model; clarifying when the professional engineer seal should be applied and the exemptions when it does not need to be applied; requiring notification to the Board of address change or of criminal conviction; clarifying language regarding the required Professional Development Hours and required recordkeeping; revisions to the wording of the Code of Ethics to clarify meaning.
SCHEDULE FOR ADOPTION: Rule changes are being developed and expect to be completed by January 31, 2014
AFFECTED PARTIES: Professional Engineers licensed by this Board, Engineer-Interns certified by this Board, and applicants for licensure or certification by this Board.
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not contemplated
CHAPTER 2: Licensure of Professional Engineers
STATUTORY BASIS: 32 MRSA §1306(2)
PURPOSE: This chapter will be rescinded and replaced. The Rule will be divided into six smaller chapters, rather than two, to make information more accessible. Definitions are added to clarify language. Punctuation and spelling errors are corrected. Excess and redundant language is eliminated. Substantive changes include: clarifying the application and licensure process; changes related to the examination procedure caused by the passage of LD-1313, relating to the change of national exams to a computer-based model; clarifying when the professional engineer seal should be applied and the exemptions when it does not need to be applied; requiring notification to the Board of address change or of criminal conviction; clarifying language regarding the required Professional Development Hours and required recordkeeping; revisions to the wording of the Code of Ethics to clarify meaning.
SCHEDULE FOR ADOPTION: Rule changes are being developed and expect to be completed by January 31, 2014.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Professional Engineers licensed by this Board, Engineer-Interns certified by this Board, and applicants for licensure or certification by this Board.
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not contemplated
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