Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Lanscape Architects

Date:

Tuesday, 02/28/2023

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Place:

King Kalakaua Conference Room, King Kalakaua Building, 335 Merchant Street, 1st Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813

Agenda

 

 

 

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS,

SURVEYORS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

State of Hawaii

 

AGENDA

 

DATE:              Tuesday, February 28, 2023 – New Date

 

TIME:               10:00 a.m.

 

LOCATION:      King Kalakaua Conference Room

                        King Kalakaua Building, 1st Floor

                        335 Merchant Street

                                                            Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

 

AGENDA:        Posted on the State electronic calendar as required by HRS section 92-7(b).

 

                        If you wish to submit written testimony on any agenda item, please submit your testimony to easla@dcca.hawaii.gov or by hard-copy mail to Attn: Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects, P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96801. We request submission of testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that it can be distributed to the Board members.

 

1.                   Establish Quorum, Public Notice, Call to Order, HRS §92-3 Open Meetings and HAR §16-115-11 Oral testimony

 

2.                   Chair’s Report

a.                   Announcements

b.                   Approval of the Minutes of the December 8, 2022, Meeting

 

3.                   Vice Chair’s Report

a.                   CLARB Presentation

 

4.                   Executive Officer’s Report

a.                   Status of the Proposed Amendments to HAR Title 16 Chapter 115

b.                   2023 Legislature – Discussion on Latest Versions of the Following Bills Relating to EASLA

i.                     HB 195,HD1/SB 781

HB 195, HD1 Relating to Renewable Energy

Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real time by 1/1/2024. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to adopt self-certification for solar distributed energy resource systems of 250 kilowatts or less that are not SolarAPP+ compatible. Makes the professional engineers, architects, surveyors, and landscape architects licensure law inapplicable to work with respect to residential distributed energy resource systems and increases the estimated cost of work on certain structures below which that licensure law is inapplicable. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

SB 781, SD1 Relating to Renewable Energy

Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real time by 1/1/2024. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to adopt self-certification for solar distributed energy resource systems that are not SolarAPP+ compatible. Makes the professional engineers, architects, surveyors, and landscape architects licensure law inapplicable to work with respect to residential distributed energy resource systems and increases the estimated cost of work on certain structures below which that licensure law is inapplicable. Takes effect 1/6/2050. (SD1)

ii.                   HB 217, HD1 Relating to Home Renovations

Updates the cost valuations of work on buildings for the work to qualify for an exemption from the requirement that plans and specifications for construction projects be prepared by a licensed engineer or architect. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

iii.                  HB320/SB499

HB 320 Relating to Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects

Clarifies that the conviction of a crime by a person holding a license to practice professional engineering, architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the State, that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of the licensee constitutes a ground for disciplinary action by the State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects. Allows the Board to suspend or revoke a convicted licensee’s license or decline to reissue a license to a convicted licensee subject to certain conditions.

SB 499 Relating to Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects

Clarifies that the conviction of a crime by a person holding a license to practice professional engineering, architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the State, that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of the licensee constitutes a ground for disciplinary action by the State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects. Allows the Board to suspend or revoke a convicted licensee’s license or decline to reissue a license to a convicted licensee subject to certain conditions.

iv.                  HB 102/SB 212

HB 102 Relating to Professional Engineers

Provides that a person having professional-level government employment performing lawful experience in review of engineered plans and calculations under the direct supervision of an applicably licensed engineer is eligible for licensure as a professional engineer.

 

 

SB 212 Relating to Professional Engineers

Provides that a person having professional-level government employment performing lawful experience in review of engineered plans and calculations under the direct supervision of an applicably licensed engineer is eligible for licensure as a professional engineer.

v.         SB 1448 Relating to the State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects

Increases the number of members composing the State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects from fourteen to sixteen members, and requires one member to have at least five years of experience as an employee of a government agency.

                        vi.         HB 1241, HD1/SB 1468, SD1

                                    HB 1241, HD1 Relating to Right of Entry for Professional Surveyors

Authorizes professional land surveyors and assistants under the direct supervision of land surveyors to enter private property to perform land surveying, subject to certain provisions regarding notice, identification, and liability. Shields land surveyors and their assistants from prosecution under criminal trespass laws when performing their duties. (HD1)

SB 1468, SD1 Relating to Right of Entry for Professional Surveyors

Authorizes professional land surveyors and any assistant under the direct supervision of the land surveyor, to enter any private property to perform land surveying, subject to certain provisions regarding notice, identification, and liability. Shields land surveyors and their assistants from prosecution under criminal trespass laws when performing their duties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

                        vii.        SB 1523, SD1

SB 1523, SD1 Relating to the State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects

Requires the State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects to, upon its denial of an application for licensure, provide the applicant with a written notice of denial accompanied by a written explanation describing the reasons for the board’s denial.

c.                   Discussion of Establishing a Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) to Address Some of the 2023 Legislative Bills

d.                   Ethics for Board Members

 

5.         Applications [The Board may move into Executive Session in accordance with HRS §92-4 and §92-5(a)(1) and (4) “To consider and evaluate personal information relating to individuals applying for nurse licensure;” and “To consult with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities;”, (Board will vote in Open Meeting.)]

a.         Ratification Lists – Recommendations from the following Application Review Committees:

1)         Professional Engineer Committee

2)         Professional Architect Committee

            b.         Application(s)

                        1)         Architects

i.          Steve Barduson

 

 

2)         Engineers

i.          Mike Goodman

ii.          Arvid Holmberg

iii.         Daniel Ringkamp

iv.         Praneeth Lingireddy

vi.         Kevin Wortmann

vii.        Anthony Varano

viii.       Nathan Stark

 

6.         Next Meeting:                Thursday, April 13, 2023

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location:           King Kalakaua Conference Room

                        King Kalakaua Building, 1st Floor

                        335 Merchant Street

                                                                        Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

 

7.         Adjournment

 

11/30/22

 

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