PROPOSED RULES
(Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors)
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 99-02-070.
Title of Rule: WAC 196-26-020 Engineer and land surveyor fees and charges.
Purpose: To amend WAC 196-26-020 to reflect: A reduction in fee to take the professional land surveyor exam from $100 to $40; deleting the western states structural examination; adding the NCEES Structural I and II exams and the professional land surveyor exam and the costs of those exams; an increase in the charges for grading the professional engineer, structural engineer I and II, fundamentals of engineering, and the professional land surveyor examinations; rewording and rearranging the text of the rule to improve clarity and readability.
Other Identifying Information: There were no fee increases by the Department of Licensing in this rule amendment. One fee was reduced. The increased charges shown on the schedule reflect the increase in examination charges by the board's examination vendor, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.24.086, 18.43.050, [18.43.]060, [18.43.]080, [18.43.]100, [18.43.]130, [18.43.]160.
Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 18.43 RCW and RCW 43.24.086.
Summary: WAC 196-26-020 is being amended to reflect a decrease in fees for the land surveyor examination, to implement the increases in the exam charges by NCEES, to add the three new national exams (structural I, structural II and land surveyor) approved by the board of registration, and to improve clarity and readability of the rule.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The board must implement increases in examination charges as they occur from NCEES. Long range increases are reflected in this rule amendment. Adding the national structure and land surveyor exams are part of a long range plan for examinations being implemented by the board. Improved wording clarity is required under EO 97-02.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Rick Notestine, 405 Black Lake Boulevard, Olympia, WA, 586-7298; Implementation and Enforcement: George Twiss, 405 Black Lake Boulevard, Olympia, WA, 586-3361.
Name of Proponent: Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: This rule establishes the fees and charges that must be paid to make application for, take examinations and become licensed as professional land surveyors and professional engineers. The effect is that it will cost more to take those examinations where it is shown that there is an increase in the charge for that exam.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See Explanation of Rule and Summary above.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The changes to this rule do not affect small business. The fees and charges are typically paid by the applicant wishing to become licensed as an engineer or land surveyor.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: Department of Licensing, BPD Conference Room No. 1, Business and Professions Division, 405 Black Lake Boulevard, Olympia, WA 98502, on May 13, 1999, at 10:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Kim Chipman by May 10, 1999, TDD (360) 586-2788, or (360) 753-6966.
Submit Written Comments to: Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, P.O. Box 9649, Olympia, WA 98507-9649.
Date of Intended Adoption: May 13, 1999.
April 7, 1999
George A. Twiss
Executive Director
The following fees
and charges shall be assessed by the business and professions division of the department of
licensing: Examination and/or vendor charges shall be collected from examination candidates
for examinations ordered from the national vendor on their behalf. The charges ((recovered))
collected by the department shall be refunded to the vendor for the costs of purchasing and
grading exams. Charges for exam rescores of national examinations is based upon the number of
items rescored and the charge assessed by the examination vendor. The examination vendor for
national examinations is the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
(NCEES).
| Title of Fee and/or Charge | Amount ($) | |
| (( | ||
| Professional engineer application, examination, and wall certificate ($75 exam charge; $40 agency fee. Expires April 1, 2000) | (( | |
| Professional engineer application, examination, and wall certificate ($100 exam charge; $40 agency fee. Effective April 1, 2000) | 140.00 | |
| Professional engineer examination retake ($75 exam charge; $30 agency fee. Expires April 1, 2000) | 105.00 | |
| Professional engineer examination retake ($100 exam charge; $30 agency fee. Effective April 1, 2000) | 130.00 | |
| Professional engineer rescore, per national exam question rescored, payable to the examination vendor. | 50.00 | |
| Professional engineer exam rescore per locally prepared examination | 50.00 | |
| Structural engineer application and examination (NCEES Structural I) ($75 exam charge; $30 agency fee. Expires April 1, 2000) | 105.00 | |
| Structural engineer application and examination (NCEES Structural I) ($100 exam charge; $30 agency fee. Effective April 1, 2000) | 130.00 | |
| Structural engineer application,
examination and wall certificate
(NCEES Structural II) ($(( | (( | |
| Structural engineer application, examination and wall certificate (NCEES Structural II) ($400 exam charge; $55 agency fee. Effective April 1, 2000) | 455.00 | |
(( | 105.00 | |
| NCEES Structural I exam retake ($100 exam charge; $30 agency fee. Effective April 1, 2000) | 130.00 | |
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| NCEES Structural II exam retake ($400 exam charge; $30 agency fee. Effective April 1, 2000) | 430.00 | |
| NCEES structural examination rescore, per examination question rescored, payable to the examination vendor | 50.00 | |
| Structural engineer (( | 50.00 | |
| Structural engineer (( | 50.00 | |
| Structural engineer III-WA exam rescore | 50.00 | |
| Comity licensure for professional engineer | 100.00 | |
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| Professional engineer (( | 100.00 | |
| (( Application, NCEES examination, and wall certificate ($30 exam charge; $20 agency fee. Expires April 1, 2000) | 50.00 | |
| Application, NCEES examination, and wall certificate ($50 exam charge; $20 agency fee. Effective April 1, 2000) | 70.00 | |
| Examination retake ($30 exam charge; $20 agency fee. Expires April 1, 2000) | 50.00 | |
| Examination retake ($50 exam charge; $20 agency fee. Effective April 1, 2000) | 70.00 | |
| (( | ||
| (( Application, examination, and wall certificate (Expires October 1, 1999) | 100.00 | |
| Application, NCEES examination, and wall certificate ($100 exam charge; $40 agency fee. Effective October 1, 1999; Expires April 1, 2000) | 140.00 | |
| Application, NCEES examination, and wall certificate ($110 exam charge; $40 agency fee. Effective April 1, 2000) | 150.00 | |
| (( | 60.00 | |
| Professional land surveyor NCEES exam retake ($100 exam charge; $30 agency fee. Effective October 1, 1999) | 130.00 | |
| Professional land surveyor NCEES exam retake ($110 exam charge; $30 agency fee. Effective April 1, 2000) | 140.00 | |
| Comity licensure for professional land surveyor (application, exam and wall certificate) | 100.00 | |
| Comity licensure exam retake | 60.00 | |
| (( | 50.00 | |
| Professional land surveyor exam rescore; Effective with the April, 2000 exam administration, this examination will be all multiple-choice questions and will not be rescored. | ||
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| (( Application, NCEES examination, and wall certificate ($ 65 exam charge; $10 agency fee) | 75.00 | |
| NCEES (( | 75.00 | |
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| (( Certificate of authorization (application and wall certificate) | 150.00 | |
| Renewal (per year) | 100.00 | |
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| GENERAL FEES: | ||
| License renewal (for two year cycle) | 100.00 | |
| Late renewal penalty | 50.00 | |
| Replacement wall certificate | 25.00 | |
| Duplicate license | 15.00 | |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086, 18.43.050, [18.43.]060, [18.43.]080, [18.43.]100, [18.43.]130, [18.43.]160 and 1997 c 247. 98-12-046, § 196-26-020, filed 5/29/98, effective 7/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086, 18.43.050, [18.43.]060, [18.43.]080, [18.43.]100, [18.43.]110, [18.43.]130 and 1995 c 356. 95-23-013, § 196-26-020, filed 11/7/95, effective 1/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086 and 43.24.140. 93-10-057, § 196-26-020, filed 4/30/93, effective 7/1/93; 91-22-017, § 196-26-020, filed 10/28/91, effective 11/28/91; 91-10-046, § 196-26-020, filed 4/25/91, effective 5/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086 and 43.24.140. 91-10-046, § 196-26-020, filed 4/25/91, effective 5/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086 and chapter 18.43 RCW. 90-03-028, § 196-26-020, filed 1/11/90, effective 2/11/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086. 87-18-031 (Order PM 667), § 196-26-020, filed 8/27/87.]
Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules. The rule published above varies from its predecessor in certain respects not indicated by the use of these markings.
Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.