OKLAHOMA STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
Meeting Location: 220 NE 28th Street Oklahoma City, OK
Thursday, September 12, 2024 9:00 a.m.
AGENDA
Call meeting to order - declare quorum present.
“The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors are meeting pursuant to letter notice issued by the Executive Director on the instruction of the Chair. Written notice of the meeting was filed with the Secretary of State and the Agenda posted outside the Board Offices twenty-four hours prior to the meeting setting forth thereon the date, time, place and business for the meeting.
Thursday, September 12, 2024 9:00 a.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
♦ Approval of June 20, 2024 Board Minutes
Enforcement
(Consent orders may be presented in lieu of a scheduled hearing)
Executive Session Proposed for each of the attached cases pursuant to 25 O.S. Supp. 2018, Section 307(B)(8).
1. Vote to convene in Executive Session
2. Executive Session Discussion.
3. Announce return from Executive Session.
4. Vote on motions
2024-010 Sandlin Surveying, PC CA 1281/ Bryan Sandlin, PS 1483 Formal Notice of Charges Consent Order
2024-043 Aric Glasser, PE 23175 Formal Notice of Charges Consent Order
2024-057 True North Engineering, E.H. "Gene" Robertson Formal Notice of Charges Consent Order
2024-089 Sal Fateen, PE 18023 Formal Notice of Charges Consent Order
♦ Proposed Letters of Caution
♦ Current Case List
♦ Administrative Fines Spreadsheet
♦ Discussion and possible action concerning reports and recommendations made by the Complaint Review Committee:
Chevron Update - Robert Manchester
Discussion and possible action regarding the following agenda items
♦ Christopher Mathew's request to have his degree considered as a qualifying related science degree for licensure
♦ Review of the Executive Director Performance and Salary
Job Duties and Future Projects
Executive Session Proposed for each of the above employment salaried positions pursuant to 25 O.S. Supp. 2018, Section 307(B)(1).
1. Vote to convene in Executive Session
2. Executive Session Discussion.
3. Announce return from Executive Session.
4. Vote on motions
♦ Request for Board Observers for ABET Visits
♦ 2024-2025 Committee Appointments
♦ Legislative Report
HB 3253 Osburn (Includes both Architect Board and PELS Revisions - Effective November 1, 2024)
Proposed Rule Revisions Topics 2025-2026
- Subsurface Utility Engineering - when is an engineer or surveyor required - Proposed Policy ASCE SUE Guideline
- Construction Staking (define public project)
- A Guide to Remediation - Nebraska Rule
- RC - Engineers and Surveyors
- Continuing Education
- Surveying Exams
- FE Waiver
- Re-licensure Requirements
- Board review of initials applications
- Minimum Standards for Surveyors
- Other topics as determined
♦ Review of 2025 Proposed Calendar
♦ Update on Web Migration Project and Thentia Computer System Project
♦ Scholarship Report
Proposed expansion of the scholarship program to include a one-time payment of the FE and/or FS exam fee
♦ Outreach Report
♦ Financial Report
Financial Statements, Reconciliations and Claims Paid: June 2024 July 2024
♦ A/E Joint Committee Meeting Report
♦ Surveying Committee Report
- Oklahoma Law and Surveying Exam
- PLSS exam
♦ Professional Engineer Committee Report
- Oklahoma Law and Engineering Exam
- Pass Rates for first CBT Structural P.E. Exam
♦ NCEES Information and Reports
♦ Building Report
♦ Board general discussion regarding professional engineering or surveying topics
♦ Consent Agenda - Application Action Items (Pursuant to OAC 245:15-3-4)
1. Request for Board ratification of the following based up approval by the Executive Director and the Board's designee in between board meetings:
a. PE Applications (including MLE PE's, PE-SE's, Re-licensure, and other qualifying PE applications)
b. CA Applications
b. Temporary License Applications
c. Engineer Intern Certifications
d. Land Surveyor Intern Certifications
e. Amended Certificate of Authorization Applications
f. SE Grandfathering Applications A and SE Grandfathering Applications B
g. Name Change Applications
2. Board consideration of applications reviewed and approved by the Executive Director and the Board's designee for initial licensure, who have now passed the PE examination and obtained all requisite experience (these applicants applied to take the PE examination prior to obtaining all requisite experience).
3. Board consideration of applications reviewed and approved by the Executive Director and the Board's designee for admission to the P.S. and/or O.L.S. examination and, when the examination(s) are successfully passed, granted initial P.L.S. licensure.
4. Board consideration of applications reviewed and approved by the Executive Director and the Board's designee for admission to the P.S. and/or O.L.S. examination and, when the examination(s) are successfully passed, granted comity P.L.S. licensure.
5. Board consideration of Oklahoma P.E.'s applying for the S.E. designation by way of education and experience (Application A)
6. Application and Exam Report
7. Initial PE Applications to be rejected
♦ Next Board Meeting: November 21, 2024
♦ Public Comment (limited to 3 minutes per person)
♦ New business which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to posting of meeting agenda, per 25 O.S., § 311(A)(10)
Motion to adjourn.
