WSR 18-10-085

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed May 1, 2018, 11:51 a.m., effective June 1, 2018]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: Editing this chapter has multiple parts. (1) It would allow out-of-state applicants who have passed the national board exam that are not licensed in another state to apply for initial licensure in Washington; (2) there are policies put in place by the board that need to be codified in rule; (3) it would identify experience requirements for licensure as a structural engineer and have them outlined in rule.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 196-12-047; and amending WAC 196-12-010 and 196-12-045.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.43.035.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-06-056 on March 5, 2018.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: May 1, 2018.

Damon Monroe

Rules Coordinator

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 15-08-064, filed 3/27/15, effective 4/30/15)

WAC 196-12-010 Registration requirements.

((The requirements)) To become licensed as a professional engineer ((are)), you must meet the requirements below:

(1) Have eight years of experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board((.)):

(a) ((These)) The eight years ((must be of broad based, progressive experience to include gaining knowledge and comprehension of engineering subjects and applying engineering principles.)) of experience may be a combination of education and practical work experience. Under selected circumstances a maximum of five years of education (baccalaureate and master's degrees in engineering) can be granted toward the eight-year requirement;

(b) The eight years of experience ((may be a combination of education and practical work experience. Under selected circumstances a maximum of five years of education (baccalaureate and masters degrees) can be granted toward the eight-year requirement)) must be broad based, progressive experience to include gaining knowledge and comprehension of engineering subjects and applying engineering principles.

(2) ((Obtaining)) Receive a passing score on the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) fundamentals-of-engineering (FE) examination. Or, have a current license as a Canadian professional engineer (P.Eng), and having received a passing score on the Engineers Canada Professional Practice Examination (PPE);

(3) ((Obtaining)) Receive a passing score on the NCEES principles and practice of engineering (PE) examination;

(4) ((Obtaining)) Receive a passing score on the ((board's)) Washington law review;

(5) Be of good character and reputation; and

(6) Payment of applicable fees.

Exam results must be independently verified by the NCEES member board, or engineers Canada constituent association that granted approval to take the exam.

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 08-11-100, filed 5/20/08, effective 7/1/08)

WAC 196-12-045 ((Comity)) Registration of applicants ((qualified)) licensed in other jurisdictions.

Licenses ((will)) may be issued ((by comity)) only in the branches of engineering offered by the board. ((Applicants for registration as a professional engineer by comity must:)) The board has discretion to issue a license to an out-of-state licensee who meets the following requirements:

(1) Completes an application on forms provided by the board and ((be accompanied by)) pays the appropriate fee((.));

(2) Holds a currently valid license in a board recognized licensing jurisdiction in a state, territory, possession, district, or foreign country((.)); and

(3) ((Have been qualified to)) Meets minimum requirements for licensure as determined by the board under WAC 196-12-010, including testing that adequately measures the fundamentals and principles and practice of engineering.

NEW SECTION

WAC 196-12-047 Structural licensing requirements.

The branch of structural engineering requires specialized work experience to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. To be licensed as a structural engineer, an applicant must:

(1) Be licensed as a professional engineer in Washington state;

(2) Have at least two years of progressive responsibility in structural engineering experience in addition to the eight years of engineering experience required to be registered as a professional engineer. The structural experience should:

(a) Demonstrate the applicant's ability to design building structures or nonbuilding structures integrated within "significant structures" as defined in RCW 18.43.020(11) and located in International Building Code (IBC) Seismic Design Category D or above;

(b) Be progressive in difficulty and magnitude;

(d) Incorporate two of the four common construction materials (steel, concrete, wood, and masonry);

(e) Reflect ability to design and apply structural engineering principles that show sound judgment on projects involving public health, safety, and welfare;

(f) Be supervised by a licensed professional engineer in the branch of structural engineering or a licensed professional engineer with substantial structural engineering work experience; and

(3) Pass a board approved structural exam.