The Florida Engineers Management Corporation produces an annual report as required by Section 471.038(3)(1), Florida Statutes.
The report is submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the Florida Board of Professional Engineers, and the Florida Legislature by Oct. 1 each year. It reports on the status of the corporation, including information concerning FEMC programs and funding, as well as information regarding licenses and complaints handled by FEMC.
A copy of the 2018 FEMC Annual Report is available for download on the Annual Reports page of the Corporate section of the FBPE website.
Below are some highlights from the Annual Report from Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018):
55 – Number of FBPE Board, FEMC Directors, and committee meetings administered
39,191 – Average number of licensees receiving FBPE’s Connection newsletter each quarter
Licensure Statistics
5,226 – New applications received for licensure
2,870 – Applications for licensure approved
1,310 – Applications processed, approved, and registered for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
1,142 – Applications processed, approved, and registered for the Principals & Practice of Engineering (PE) exam
570 – Certificates of Authorization issued for firms to provide engineering services in Florida
858 – Professional Engineer licenses and Certificates of Authorization renewed
22 – Certifications of Threshold Special Inspectors issued
Legal Statistics
310 – Complaints regarding engineering practices received, of which 261 were found to be legally sufficient
$75,168.50 – Fines and Costs imposed
112 – Administrative Complaints filed in cases where the Probable Cause Panel found reason to believe a violation of the Florida Engineering Practice Act had occurred
30 – Final Orders issued against Professional Engineers
47 – Cases dismissed with a finding of No Probable Cause
28 – Cases dismissed with a Letter of Guidance
0 – Licensure Revocations issued
5 – Licensure Suspensions issued
1 – Licensure Restriction issued
3 – Voluntary Licensure Relinquishments issued
In addition to FEMC Annual Reports, copies of FEMC’s Quarterly Reports are also available online.