OKLAHOMA STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
Thursday, February 11, 2021 9:00 a.m.
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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, February 11, 2021 9:00 a.m.
♦ Enforcement (Consent orders may be presented in lieu of a scheduled hearing)
Executive Session Proposed for each of the enforcement cases listed below pursuant to 25 O.S. Supp. 2018, Section 307(B)(8).
1. Vote to convene in Executive Session -
2. Executive Session Discussion.
3. Vote to return from Executive Session.
4. Vote on motions.
Enforcement Cases:
2020-059 John Elliott, PE 31584 / Elliott Engineering, Inc., CA 8402
2020-061 Hagos Ermias Andebrhan, PE 25062 Consent
2020-062 Mark Irwin Bresler, PE 17926 Agreement to Surrender License
2020-063 Thomas John Fulton, PE 16817 Consent
2020-065 Terral L. Altom, PE 19739 Consent
2020-067 Jason William Jung, PLS 1810 Consent
2020-070 Caleb Melton, PE 31520 Consent
Review and consideration of Kenneth Shoemaker, P.E. Re-licensure Application 16035 (Revoked by Final Order)
♦ Proposed Letters of Caution
♦ Current Case List
♦ Administrative Fines
♦ Discussion and possible action concerning reports and recommendations made by the Complaint Review Committee:
Thursday, February 11, 2021 9:00 a.m.
Discussion and possible action regarding the following agenda items
♦ Approval of November 6, 2020 Board Minutes
♦ Executive Director Report on the board response to the COVID-19 situation and on-going activities
♦ Financial Report
1. Financial Statements October - December 2020
2. Claims and P-Card Purchases - October 2020
3. Claims and P-Card Purchases - November 2020
4. Claims and P-Card Purchases - December 2020
♦ Approval of Principal Assistant's Report.
♦ Review the request by city inspectors for engineers to write a letter accepting responsibility for something that was installed and covered up before the city could inspect it.
♦ Adopting a policy regarding board member review of applications following implementation of the new Licensing System
♦ Surveying Committee Report
- Oklahoma Law and Surveying Exam
- Proposed Corner Record Audit Review Committee
- Professional Land Surveyor Continuing Education and Audit Committee – Response to COVID-19 and audits
♦ Professional Engineer Committee Report
- Oklahoma Law and Engineering Exam
- Professional Engineer Continuing Education and Audit Committee - Response to COVID-19 and audits
♦ NCEES Information and Reports
- Joint MBA-BPA Meeting Report
- NCEES Elections:
Southern Zone Vice President Candidate - Tim Rickborn
Southern Zone Vice President Candidate - Andy Zoutewelle
Zoutewelle Campaign Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoBbMdE4zeI&t=5s
- Oklahoma 2022 NCEES Southern Zone Meeting Committee Report
- NCEES Request for Committee Volunteers
- NCEES virtual events – State of the Council Meetings
- NCEES Southern Zone Meeting 2021: New Member Event April 8, Welcome Event April 14, Zone Meeting April 15 9:00-12:00
♦ 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 Principal Assistant, Executive Director or the Board's designee in between board meetings:
a. PE applications, (including MLE PE's, Re-licensure, and other qualifying PE applications) and CA's
b. PE applications - early admittance to the PE examination prior to obtaining the required experience, based upon education and passing the FE examination
c. PLS applications - early admittance to the PS examination prior to obtaining the required experience, based upon education and passing the FE examination
d. Temporary License applications as follows:
e. Engineer Intern Certifications
f. Land Surveyor Intern Certifications
g. Amended Certificate of Authorization Applications
h. Name Change Applications as follows:
2. Board consideration of applications reviewed and approved by the Principal Assistant, Executive Director or the Board's designee for initial licensure, who applied to take the PE examination prior to obtaining all requisite experience. (These applicants have now passed the P.E. examination and obtained all requisite experience.)
3. Board consideration of applications reviewed and approved by the Principal Assistant, Executive Director or the Board's designee for admission to the P.E. examination and, when examination is successfully passed, granted initial P.E. licensure.
4. Board consideration of applications reviewed and approved by the Principal Assistant, Executive Director or 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.
5. Board consideration of applications reviewed and approved by the Principal Assistant, Executive Director or 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.
6. Board consideration of P.E., S.E. Designation Applications reviewed and approved by the Board's designee:
a. Board consideration of comity applicants applying for the S.E. designation by way of experience [Statutory provision expires 10-31-20]
b. Board consideration of Oklahoma P.E.'s applying for the S.E. designation by way of experience [Statutory provision expires 10-31-20]
c. Board consideration of Oklahoma P.E.'s applying for the S.E. designation by way of examination and education
d. Board consideration of Oklahoma P.E.'s applying to take the P.E. examination and requesting to obtain the S.E. designation based upon the P.E. examination, education, and experience. [Statutory provision expires 10-31-20]
♦ Next Board Meeting: March 25-26, 2021
♦ New Business –
Motion to adjourn.
