TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC10-20. Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects Regulations.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Atticus Sawatzki.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC10-20-260 A 2 to allow applications for original professional engineer licensure or engineer-in-training designation to be received in the board's office no later than 75 days prior to the scheduled examination date rather than 130 days.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: At its meeting on June 22, 2021, the board considered the petitioner's request and voted to take no action. The board noted that its current application review process and timeframes provide applicants the opportunity to submit supplemental documentation after the 130-day deadline, up until National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying exam registration closes. An applicant in the situation described by the petitioner, for instance, would be allowed to register and sit for the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam contingent upon receipt of degree verification; the unavailability of official transcripts before the application deadline is not an issue.
Agency Contact: Kathleen R. Nosbisch, Executive Director, Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-8514, or email apelscidla@dpor.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR21-340; Filed June 23, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC140-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Adeyola Hendrickson.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To delete the requirement of passage of a board-approved national exam for applicants with a licensed clinical social worker license in another state applying for licensure by endorsement.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition was filed with the Registrar of Regulations and will be published on July 19, 2021, with comment accepted through August 29, 2021. The petition is also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.viginia.gov.
The petition and any comment will be considered by the board at its next meeting following the close of comment, which is scheduled for September 10, 2021. The petitioner will be informed of its decision following that meeting.
Public Comment Deadline: August 29, 2021.
Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Social Work, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4406, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR21-40; Filed June 24, 2021, 3:07 p.m.