WSR 20-06-023

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

BOARD OF REGISTRATION

FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

AND LAND SURVEYORS

[Filed February 24, 2020, 8:56 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 196-20 WAC, Engineers-in-training.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 18.43 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To better define the requirements needed to take the fundamentals-of-engineering exam as well as clarify language that is no longer effective or needs to be rewritten.

Process for Developing New Rule: Notice will be made to stakeholders and active licensees; and will be posted on our website and distributed through the board's listserv. Interested parties may contact the individual listed below and the public may also participate by commenting after amendments are proposed by providing written comments or giving oral testimony during the public hearing process.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Shanan Gillespie, P.O. Box 9025, phone 360-664-1570, TTY 711, email shanan.gillespie@brpels.wa.gov, website https://brpels.wa.gov/about-us/laws-and-rules/rulemaking-activity.

February 24, 2020

Ken Fuller

Executive Director