6/23/2021 6:30 pm
Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations 		VA.R. Document Number: R____-______
Virginia Register Publication Information

Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects
Regulatory Coordinator: Mary Broz-Vaughan

(804)367-8537

Mary.Broz-Vaughan@dpor.virginia.gov
Agency Contact: Kathleen R. Nosbisch

Board Executive Director

(804)367-8514

APELSCIDLA@dpor.virginia.gov
Contact Address: Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

9960 Mayland Drive

Suite 400

Richmond, VA 23233
Chapter Affected:
18 vac 10 - 20: Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects Regulations
Statutory Authority: State: Title 54.1, Chapter 4

Federal:
Date Petition Received 03/10/2021
Petitioner Atticus Sawatzki
 Petitioner's Request
To amend 18VAC10-20-260.A.2 to allow applications for original PE licensure or EIT designation to be received in the Board\'s office no later than 75 days prior to the scheduled examination date (rather than 130 days).
 Agency Plan
The petition will be published on April 12, 2021, in the Register of Regulations for a 30-day public comment period ending May 11, 2021. The Board will consider the petition and any comment received at its meeting on June 22, 2021.
Publication Date 04/12/2021  (comment period will also begin on this date)
Comment End Date 05/11/2021
 Agency Decision
Take no action
Agency Response Date 06/23/2021
 Agency Decision Text
At its meeting on June 22, 2021, the Board considered the petitioner's request and voted to take no action. The Board noted that its current application review process and timeframes provide applicants the opportunity to submit supplemental documentation after the 130-day deadline, up until NCEES exam registration closes. An applicant in the situation described by the petitioner, for instance, would be allowed to register and sit for the PE exam contingent upon receipt of degree verification; the unavailability of official transcripts before the application deadline is not an issue.