WSR 20-16-101
AGENDA
BOARD OF REGISTRATION
FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
AND LAND SURVEYORS
[Filed July 31, 2020, 9:41 a.m.]
Semi-Annual Rules Development Agenda
July to December 2020
WAC Chapter or Section
Purpose of rule being developed or amended
196-09
Board practices and procedures
Amend language regarding the declaration and purpose of the chapter, brief adjudicative proceedings and board member limitations.
Add a new section regarding public records.
196-12
Registered professional engineers
Amend/remove/clarify language regarding application references, education and work experience records; and structural experience. Make other housekeeping changes.
196-20
Engineers-in-training
Better define the requirements need [needed] to take the fundamentals-of-engineering exam as well as clarify language that is no longer effective or needs to be rewritten.
196-23
Stamping and seals
Amend WAC 196-23-020 to include "legal descriptions" under the definition of document.
196-25
Business practices
Amend WAC 196-25-040 as it relates to being a designated professional of more than one company, and amend language regarding document requirements to renew certificate of authority.
Amend WAC 196-25-070 Providing direct supervision to include a definition of "responsible charge."
196-26A
Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees
Removing reference to the director of the department of licensing. Speak to the legal history questions on the initial and renewal applications for professional engineers and land surveyors.
196-30
Fees for on-site wastewater treatment designers and inspectors
Removing reference to the director of the department of licensing. Speak to the legal history questions on the initial and renewal applications for on-site designers and inspectors (certificate of competency holders).
If you have questions about this rule development agenda, please contact Shanan Gillespie, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 9025, Olympia, WA 98507-9025, email shanan.gillespie@brpels.wa.gov.
Shanan Gillespie
Rules Coordinator