Wyoming Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors

The purpose of the NCEES is to provide an organization through which state Boards may act and counsel together to better discharge their responsibilities of regulating the practice of engineering and land surveying as it relates to the welfare of the public in safeguarding life, health and property.  Serving the NCEES at a national level has been very beneficial to the operations of the Board.  While all Member Boards attempt to have uniformity in their requirements, without the involvement and exchange of information from state to state, achieving that uniformity would be essentially impossible.

Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors

By,

Christine Turk

Executive Director

 

OBJECTIVES

The primary responsibility of the board is self-regulation of the engineering and land surveying professions for protection of the public in Wyoming.  Careful processing of applications from individuals, corporations and partnerships registered in other states, and administration of examinations for new applications in Wyoming occupy most of the Board’s efforts.  In addition, the Board investigates complaints against engineers, land surveyors, corporations and partnerships.  The Board takes appropriate action against registrants who are found guilty of practice or ethical violations.

 

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The Board continues to be efficient in processing applications, and properly completed comity applications are being processed and licenses are granted within a few short weeks of completion. The Board continues to be attentive to its registrants and keeping the public educated to the need for professional registration for protection of the public.

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY

The Board has vigorously pursued the requirement that persons offering professional engineering and land surveying services in Wyoming become licensed.  Correspondence from the Board Office or the Attorney General’s Office has usually been effective in obtaining compliance with the statue.  The Board continues to use the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) national database for retrieving information on disciplinary matters, as well as providing information on Wyoming registrants who are disciplined.  The Board continues to investigate every complaint concerning the practice of our registrants.  The Board now has the expertise of one investigator who investigates all Complaints.  This has streamlined the process and in most cases, a resolution has been accomplished without a formal hearing.  Finally, the Board has provided exceptional leadership at the national level with several of its members serving as officers, committee chairs or committee members of the NCEES.

 

PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The Board continues to explore alternatives for providing swifter means of completing resolution of complaints.  Due to the Board meeting on the quarterly basis however, some recommended resolutions are delayed due to the meeting schedule.