Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-20 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE, EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, AND EXPERIENCE › Section 61G15-20.0011 - Structural Engineering Recognition Program For Professional Engineers

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Pursuant to Section
				  471.055, F.S., the Board
				  establishes the following minimum requirements for Florida licensed
				  professional engineers who specialize in structural engineering and who have
				  exceeded required minimum professional engineer licensing standards in that
				  specialty area to receive recognition through the Structural Engineering
				  Recognition Program for Professional Engineers.
(1) Any professional engineer currently
				licensed in good standing in the state of Florida who desires Recognition as a
				Structural Engineer in Florida shall submit an application to the Board. The
				instructions and application Form FBPE/030 (04/23), entitled, "FBPE Application
				for Recognition in the Florida Structural Engineer Recognition Program" is
				hereby incorporated by reference, copies of which may be obtained from the
				Board office at 2400 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32308; from the Board's
				website at FBPE.org/licensure/structural-engineering-recognition-program/ or at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15465
.
				The Board shall recognize only those applicants who have completed the
				Application, including submission of required documentation, and who have
				demonstrated to the Board that they have:
(a)
				Passed the NCEES Structural I and Structural II exams taken prior to January 1,
				2011, OR
(b) Prior to January 1,
				2004, passed a 16-hour state-written examination equivalent in scope and
				content to the examination identified in paragraph (1)(a) above. For purposes
				of this rule, the board identifies the following examinations as equivalent in
				scope and content: the 16-hour Western States Structural Engineering
				examination, OR
(c) Passed the
				NCEES Structural II exam plus an 8-hour state-written structural examination
				prior to January 1, 2011. For purposes of this rule, the board will accept the
				following 8-hour examinations: 8-hour NCEES Civil: Structural Examination;
				8-hour NCEES Architectural Engineering Examination; 8-hour California
				Structural Engineering Seismic III Examination; or 8-hour Washington Structural
				Engineering III Examination, OR
(d)
				Passed the NCEES 16-hour Structural Engineering examination (vertical and
				lateral) taken after January 1, 2011, OR
(e) Has at least five (5) years of experience
				after licensure as a Professional Engineer in any jurisdiction(s) designing
				significant structural engineering projects. For purposes of this rule,
				"significant structural engineering projects" is defined as the design of
				structural components and structural systems of any of the following:
1. Buildings three stories or
				greater.
2. Risk Category III or IV
				buildings, as defined by Table 1604.5 RISK CATEGORY OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER
				STRUCTURES in the current Florida Building Code in effect at the time of
				application or equivalent classification in another jurisdiction.
3. Vehicular Bridges
(f) Been Certified as a Special Inspector of
				Threshold Buildings pursuant to Section
				471.015(7),
				F.S. prior to February, 2016, or if so certified after February, 2016, sought
				certification based on principal practice in the area of structural engineering
				as defined in paragraphs
				61G15-35.003(1)(a) and
				(b), F.A.C. Certification as a Special
				Inspector (Limited) will not qualify an applicant for recognition.
(g) The license(s) and/or registration(s)
				must not have been disciplined or otherwise acted against for a violation
				related to the field of structural engineering.