regulation update Brian Hanson PE Craig Fredeen PE AELS Board Regulation Update What were going to cover in this session Recent Addition of Engineering Disciplines Changes from Original Proposed Regulation ID: 242934
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State of Alaska board of registration for architects, engineers, and land surveyors (AELS) Boardregulation update
Brian Hanson, PE
Craig
Fredeen, PESlide2
AELS Board Regulation UpdateWhat we’re going to cover in this session:Recent Addition of Engineering DisciplinesChanges from Original Proposed Regulation
Continuing Education Update
Helpful Hints on How to
Document in case of Audit
How Integration of Surveyor CE Regulations Impact Engineers
Update on
MOE/B+30
QuestionsSlide3
History on “General Licensure”AELS Board receives a “Sunset Audit” every 5 years from the Legislature.Past audits have asked for expansion of the engineering licenses recognized by the State.If not done, Legislature has authority to make it happen themselves.
Continuing Education is an example of this.
Current
regs
do not currently accept Structural or Environmental comity applications.
They must take CE exam.Slide4
Today’s Engineering DisciplinesAELS Board’s current recognized engineering licensesChemical EngineerCivil Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Mining Engineer
Petroleum EngineerSlide5
Path to “General Licensure”The Board started on this process many years ago.Examples came in from comity applications that shaped current regulations.
Significant debate among AELS members.
Proposed regulations are not “General Licensure”.
Expansion of current licenses.
Purpose was to integrate a
ll
disciplines that NCEES has test for.Slide6
Regulation Process AELS Board created “General Licensure” committee.Regulation was crafted by committe
e and
finalized
by the Board.
Sent out for public comment November
4
th
.
Min 30 days, General Licensure
was out for 90 days.
Two Board
Meetings for
verbal testimonySlide7
New Engineering Disciplines The new engineering licenses added at the February 2011 AELS Board meeting:Agricultural EngineerControl System Engineer
Environmental Engineer
Fire Protection Engineer
Industrial Engineer
Metallurgical and Materials Engineer
Naval Architectural and Marine Engineer
Nuclear Engineer
Structural Engineer
(Architectural Engineer was dropped)Slide8
What Happened at Last Meeting?Regulation was PASSED by the Board on February 4, 2011 with modificationsAdded back license identifiers to stampImplementation date of August 31, 2011
.
What’s next?
Reg
goes to Assistant Attorney General for review, then signed by Lt. Governor.
Two more Board meetings before August 31
st
.
Review and create implementation regulations.
Implementation regulations may be public noticed.Slide9
Overlapping Fields of DesignNew disciplines do create more overlap.Civil - Structural and Environmental.Fire Protection – Mechanical and ElectricalControls – Mechanical and Electrical
Other overlaps occur with Industrial and Architectural licenses.Slide10
Impact to Alaskan EngineersWill I be able to do what I did before?Yes
!
Board still focuses on three-legged stool for judging competency.
Education
Experience
Testing
Will
there be “grandfathering”?
Most likely, but still defining
.
Not necessarily for all disciplines.
Comity or testing is best path to new licenses.Slide11
Continuing Education Version 2.0Halfway through second cycle of CE.Need 24 PDHs by end of 2011.Hints for documenting CE:
Prove that you were there.
Save your receipts.
Invitations do not count.
Save information about what the topic was about.
Don’t forget about non-conference PDHs.
Save documentation for carry-over from last cycleSlide12
How Surveyors Impact CERecent regulation combined the surveyor CE requirements with those of the engineers and architects.Additional CE methods added:Authoring papers, articles, or books (max 10 PDH)
Serving as an officer or active committee member of professional or technical society (max 8 PDH)Slide13
Quick History of B+30/MOENCEES created a committee with several other professional societies including ASCE and
NSPE
to review “big picture” of engineering licensure.
Study noted that core engineering college courses were being reduced for BS degree.
Increase in number of “soft skills” credits.
Reduction in overall credits.
Expanding technology and Body of Knowledge (BOK).
Study recommended more education beyond BS for eligibility to take PE test.
NCEES formed committee. Came up with B+30.
Required 30 college credits beyond BS degree.
Contentious debate, close votes, B+30 passed
Eventually passed into NCEES Model Law and Model Engineer 2020.
B+30
now known as Masters or Equivalent (MOE
)Slide14
Update on B+30/MOENCEES Member Boards asked for more alternatives to B+30.NCEES committee came back with two alternate paths to 30 credits that includes:
BS with 150 credits, minimum STEM credits
Going to NCEES national meeting for vote
Mixture of additional years of experience, documented mentoring, and continuing education
Still in NCEES committee.
Being refined.
Still slated for 2020 start for NCEES
No state looking to implement at this time.Slide15
QUESTIONS?