Notice of proposed changes in the regulations of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
Brief Description: The State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors proposes to update various regulations relating to applications for initial licensure and the respective requirements for work experience, professional or subprofessional experience, dates of experience, eligibility for examination, education requirements, supporting verification requirements; requirements for licensure by comity; standards and definitions
The State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 36 of the Alaska Administrative Code including the following:
- 12 AAC 36.063 Engineering education and work experience requirements, is proposed to be changed as follows: to allow an applicant to use the experience gained through an eligible mentoring program in combination with traditional work experience to meet the application requirements for initial licensure as an engineer; to remove reference to structural engineering license by examination.
- 12 AAC 36.067. Dates of experience, is proposed to be amended by allowing an applicant for registration by examination to project up to three months of relevant experience while their application is pending Board approval.
- 12 AAC 36.075. Eligibility for Structural Engineering Registration by Examination, is a proposed new section outlining the requirements to obtain a structural engineering license by examination.
- 12 AAC 36.100. Required examinations, is proposed be amended by clarifying the requirement that an applicant for registration as a land surveyor must pass the NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying examination whether applying by examination or by comity.
- 12 AAC 36.104. Structural Engineer Registration by Comity, is a proposed new section outlining the requirements for a structural engineering license by comity.
- 12 AAC 36.105. Engineer Registration by Comity, is proposed to remove reference to structural engineering comity requirements.
- 12 AAC 36.107. Land surveyor registration by comity, is proposed to amend the examination requirements for applicants for registration as a land surveyor by comity to reflect the changes in 12 AAC 36.100.
- 12 AAC 36.990, Definitions, is proposed to add a definition of “mentoring program”, remove references to structural engineering as a sub-branch of professional engineering and delete the definition of “progressive structural experience”.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Alison Osborne, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806. Additionally, the Board will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov . Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system at http://notice.alaska.gov/211440 , and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 4:30 p.m. on July 19, 2023. Comments received after this deadline will not be considered by the Board.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Alison Osborne, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806 or by e-mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on the Board’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofArchitectsEngineersandLandSurveyors.aspx. The Board may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Alison Osborne at (907) 465-6826 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov not later than July 12, 2023 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Alison Osborne at (907) 465-6826 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov, or go to https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/AELS-0123.pdf.
After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments and questions received are public records and are subject to public inspection.
Statutory Authority: AS 08.48.101; AS 08.48.171; AS 08.48.181; AS 08.48.191; AS 08.48.331
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.48.101; AS 08.48.171; AS 08.48.181; AS 08.48.191; AS 08.48.331
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
DATE: 06/14/2023
Prepared by:
Alison Osborne, Regulations Specialist Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.
ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors – Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
2. General subject of regulation: updating various regulations relating to applications for initial licensure and the respective requirements for work experience, professional or subprofessional experience, dates of experience, eligibility for examination, education requirements, supporting verification requirements; requirements for licensure by comity; standards and definitions.
3.Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 36.063, 12 AAC 36.067, 12 AAC 36.075, 12 AAC 36.100, 12 AAC 36.104, 12 AAC 36.105, 12 AAC 36.107, 12 AAC 36.990.
4. Department of Law file number: 2023200087.
5. Reason for the proposed action: Update and clarification of current regulations.
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.
7. Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
A private person: None known.
Another state agency: None known.
A municipality: None known.
8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2023 or in subsequent years.
9. The name of the contact person for the regulation:
Sara Neal, Executive Administrator
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Telephone: (907) 465-2540
E-mail: sara.neal@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action: State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors.
11. Date: 06/14/2023
Prepared by: Alison Osborne
Regulations Specialist