Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
NEW AND IMPORTANT UPDATES
- AMENDED FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - The Official Notice and Agenda has been amended to add Discussion and Nomination of the 2025-27 NCEES Western Zone Secretary.
- ADDED JANUARY 31, 2025 - NCEES is seeking licensed control systems engineers to participate in a professional activities and knowledge study, or PAKS, for the PE Control Systems exam. The results of this online survey will be used to update the content of the PE exam, a process that occurs every six to eight years. NCEES requires a cross section of licensed professional engineers practicing control systems engineering—including those working in industry, consulting, the public sector, and academia—to complete the survey. If you are a licensed professional engineer, we would appreciate your input. The survey can be completed in about 30–40 minutes. Click here for access to the online survey: http://www.ncees.org/CSPAKS The survey will be open until May 22, 2025.
- ADDED JANUARY 30, 2025 - The materials for the February 6-7, 2025 meeting of the Board are now available.
- NOTICED JANUARY 24, 2025 - The Official Notice and Agenda for the February 6-7, 2025 meeting of the Board is now available.
- ADDED JANUARY 23, 2025 - NCEES is currently seeking licensed structural engineers to participate in a professional activities and knowledge study, or PAKS, for the PE Structural exam. The results of this online survey will be used to update specifications for the exam, which is used throughout the United States for licensing purposes. NCEES requires a cross section of licensed professional engineers practicing structural engineering—including those working in industry, consulting, the public sector, and academia—to complete an online survey about the tasks and knowledge required of a licensed structural engineer with four to six years of experience to practice in a manner that safeguards the health, safety, and welfare of the public. The survey can be completed in approximately 50-60 minutes and will remain open until March 10, 2025. Please click on the link, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NCEES_PE_Structural_Engineering_Survey_2025 for more detailed information and to start the survey.
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DECEMBER 31, 2024 - CHANGES TO THE LAW – Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2025, AB 1862 and AB 3253 made substantive and non-substantive changes to the Professional Engineers Act, Professional Land Surveyors’ Act, and the Geologist and Geophysicist Act. The Laws and Regulations section of the Board’s web site will be updated to reflect all changes, but notable ones are listed here:- We are pleased to announce that the Board’s sunset date has been extended to January 1, 2029.
- Businesses that offer civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering, and land surveying services, will be required to include with the filing of an Organization Record Form documentary evidence to demonstrate compliance with Business and Professions Code sections 6738 and 8729.
- Written contracts for professional engineering, land surveying, geology, and geophysical services (required by Sections 6749, 8759, and 7839.2) must include the disclosure of a current professional liability insurance policy covering the licensee in responsible charge of the services, if there is one. NOTE: This change does NOT require licensees to hold a professional liability insurance policy – only that it be disclosed if there is one.
- Provisions of Sections 8771 and 8773 have been changed to require licensed land surveyors (or civil engineers licensed prior to January 1, 1982) to reconstruct or rehabilitate monumentation found to be less than permanent or durable to as permanent a state as reasonably possible.
- There is no longer a minimum age required to be appointed as a Board Member.
- Businesses will continue to be permitted to operate limited liability partnerships.
- ADDED DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Please allow 4-6 months in Technical Review for Civil Professional Engineer (PE) applications. This time frame applies to all Civil PE applicants, including Comity and Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam Waiver applicants. The Board is actively working on resolving the backlog. We appreciate your patience in this matter.
- ANNOUNCED JULY 1, 2024 - Expedited Licensure Application Processing for Service Members
Enrolled in SkillBridge
Beginning July 1, 2024, boards and bureaus under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) must expedite licensure application processing for service members currently enrolled in the U.S. Department of Defense SkillBridge Program.Service members seeking licensure in California who qualify must provide documentation of enrollment, such as an official letter from the commanding officer. Failure to provide proper documentation could result in application processing delays. Applicants must still meet all board or bureau licensing requirements. For questions or assistance regarding licensing requirements, please contact the Board at (916) 999-3600.
For more information on licensing resources available to service members, visit: www.dca.ca.gov/military.
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- Phone: (916) 999-3600
- Address: 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95833-2944