PE No. 51558 – REPRIMAND/SUSPENDED
Case No. 2022056057
Licensee was charged with violating Section 471.033(1)(a), Florida Statutes, and Rule 61G15-19.001(6)(s), Florida Administrative Code, renewing a Professional Engineer license without having completed all required continuing education on or before Feb. 28, 2021.
Case No. 2019055340
Respondent was charged with violating Section 471.023(1), and 471.031(1)(a) and (b)1., Florida Statutes, and Rule 61G15-20.100, Florida Administrative Code, offering engineering services without a being qualified by a Florida-licensed Professional Engineer and being on the Engineering Business Registry.
As part of a discussion about recognizing U.K. engineering licenses in the United States, a delegation of U.S. engineering board officials had the opportunity to meet with U.K. Engineering Council members and learn more about the United Kingdom’s engineering sector and licensure process.
Five years ago, the state’s professional licensing boards were asked to review their rules and make necessary changes to “keep Florida on a trajectory toward continued prosperity.” As part of this review, FBPE has revised its rule regarding experience equivalence that can be counted while earning a graduate engineering degree on a part-time basis while working full-time.
Are you prepared to renew your Florida Professional Engineer license later this year? Here are four things you can do today to make sure your renewal goes smoothly.
As a reminder, statutes require that professional Engineers licensed in Florida must report any criminal convictions to FBPE within 30 days or face disciplinary action against their license.
Beginning with the current biennium, Board-approved providers of Florida laws and rules courses must report the results of Professional Engineers completing the course.
Please be aware of spam emails being sent to Professional Engineers and engineering firms that appear to have been sent from the Florida Board of Professional Engineers. This email was not sent by FBPE, and should be deleted immediately.
Attorney Michael Lessne has been appointed as a public member to the corporate board of the Florida Engineers Management Corporation by DBPR Secretary Julie Brown.
FBPE applauds everyone who passed NCEES exams in the previous quarter. We wish them much success as they move toward the next step in their engineering careers.