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April, 2012 Newsletter
March, 2012 Newsletter (above is in pdf format; Adobe Reader required.)
New Jersey PE PDH Reminder and Proposed Rules This is a reminder to all New Jersey Licensed Professional Engineers that they are required to obtain continuing professional competency (CPC) credits prior to the April 30, 2012 renewal period. For just this renewal period, all PE’s that received their license prior to the previous renewal period are required to obtain 15 continuing professional competency credits, 2 of which shall be inn professional practice ethics, on or before April 30, 2012. Continuing professional competency credits may be taken from May 1, 2010 thru April 30, 2012 to qualify for the 2012-2014 biennial renewal cycle. The New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors has published proposed Amendments and New Rules for both Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. A copy of the proposed changes and rules may be found at the following link on the Division of Consumer Affairs’ website. The Board is currently accepting comments through March 3, 2012. Of note in the proposed rules: Individual courses will not require approval. Course providers will be required to be approved or be part of the exempt list (see below for list exempt organizations). There are also clarifications on acceptable equivalent educations programs. The following text from the proposed rules is in referenced to the definition of “Equivalent education program”: "Equivalent educational program" means a program, other than an educational program, relating to the practice of professional engineering with the clear purpose or objective to maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the practice of engineering. Equivalent educational programs include, but are not limited to: Meetings of members and subgroups of professional engineering associations and other appropriate professional and technical associations when an engineering topic is presented as a principal part of the program Research and preparation of examinations, papers, or publications Presentation of technical presentations, management, leadership or ethics courses, or exhibits Management or leadership courses relating to a licensee's responsibilities pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:40-9.1 or ethics courses Correspondence or distance learning courses on engineering topics where a final examination is required Teaching or instruction of a course for the first time or teaching a course previously taught if substantial time was spent updating the material Employer sponsored in-house courses Workshops and seminars at professional meetings and conferences; and Courses taken at schools, universities, and colleges that are not part of an ABET accredited program. The following text from the proposed rules is in referenced CPC provider approval process and exceptions: 13:40-13.5 Approval procedures for CPC providers; exceptions (a) A provider seeking Board approval to sponsor equivalent educational programs for CPC credit shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the Board, that shall include course and program descriptions, instructor qualifications, locations, dates and times of courses, and other information as required by the Board, unless the provider is exempted from this requirement pursuant to (c) below. Upon approval, the Board will issue an approved provider number, which shall be used by the provider in identifying the courses and programs to be provided. (b) A licensee seeking Board approval of equivalent educational programs for CPC credit for a provider that has not been approved pursuant to (a) above or (c) below, may submit an application on a form prescribed by the Board, which shall include course and program descriptions, instructor qualifications, locations, dates and times of courses, number of CPC credits, and other information as required by the Board. The Board shall notify the licensee, in writing, of its determination. (c) Accredited schools, universities, and colleges; national and state professional engineering and closely allied professional organizations; and Federal, State, and New Jersey bi-state government agencies and independent authorities that sponsor CPC courses or programs, and CPC providers registered with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying are approved providers and are exempt from the requirement of submitting an application to the Board and obtaining a CPC provider number. Updated February 27,2012
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