Minnesota Board of AELSLAGID

The Rules and Credentialing Committees for the November 21, 2019, are canceled. Sections and other committees will meet as on the Board calendar, with the full Board meeting beginning at 9:15am.

Rule Package R-4449, which revises MN Rules 1805 (known as "Rules of Professional Conduct") was published in the State Register on October 14, 2019. It is effective October 21, 2019.

As the Board did not receive 25 or more requests for a hearing on Rule Package R‑04579, the hearing previously scheduled for November 14, 2019, has been canceled. The Board will continue the rulemaking process. Note that this process can take several months and requires additional reviews, including by an Administrative Law Judge, before a final determination is made regarding adoption (in whole or in part; with or without changes).

For more on this rule package and the rulemaking process, see the Board's rulemaking page.

On June 27, Governor Walz announced his appointments to the Board. Terms began July 2, 2019, and will expire January 2, 2023, for:

• Daniel Baar, Land Surveyor
  Cambridge, MN (Reappointment)
• Scott Holm, Public Member
  Biwabik, MN
• Jami Neiber, Public Member
  Maple Grove, MN
• Keith Rapp, Professional Geologist
  Woodbury, MN (Reappointment)
• Tari Rayala, Architect
  Duluth, MN
• Melisa Rodriguez, Professional Engineer
  Minneapolis, MN

The Board gratefully acknowledges the service of these individuals who are stepping off the Board: William Kuretsky, Public Member; Jody Rooney, Public Member; Terry Groshong, Architect and a former Board Vice Chair; Dennis Martenson, Professional Engineer and a former Board Chair.

Those wanting to know whether they have any carryover continuing education (CE) hours from 2018 (good towards meeting 2020 CE renewal requirements) on record with the Board can view the list in the Continuing Education section of the website. If you aren't on the list; you have no recorded carryover. Please see the page for more information.

A reminder: Renewals do not open until spring 2020. Sign up for the Board's email communications to receive first notice.

Board Elects New Executive Committee

As Board elections took place at the May Board meeting to choose new officers for the Executive Committee. The following were elected:

• Chair: Meg Parsons, AR
• Vice Chair: Paul Vogel, LS
• Secretary: Dave Blume, PE
• Treasurer: Keith Rapp, PG

Nirmal Jain, PE, will serve as Immediate Past Chair.

Congratulations on your election.

Rules Adopted, Effective May 13, 2019

ARE and FE Direct Registration Option Now Available

Rule package R-4547, which allows applicants for the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) and the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination to apply directly to their respective national councils to take the examination, was published in the State Register on May 6, 2019. It became effective May 13, 2019.

Direct registration is now available to ARE exam applicants and to FE applicants who meet the education requirements. Please follow the links below to the appropriate profession/exam page for details.

The updated and official version of the Board's rules can found on the Board's "Statutes and Rules" page.

At the recent Regional Summit of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), Meg Parsons, Architect and Vice Chair of the Minnesota Board, was elected to the position of Vice Chair for NCARB’s Region 4. Her one-year term begins in July.

“I am very excited,” said Parsons, “to work on key issues related to the health, safety, and welfare of the public by serving on the NCARB Region 4 leadership team.”

Prior to her election, Parsons served on various NCARB committees, most recently the Interior Architecture Work Group. In the coming year she will also serve on the NCARB Diversity Collaborative that was formed at the Regional Summit.

On the Minnesota Board, in addition to her position as Board Vice Chair, Parson is also Chair of the ALACID (Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Certified Interior Design) Section.

The American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) has announced that Board member and Complaint Committee Chair Keith Rapp, PG, is being honored with an AIPG Section Leadership Award at the AIPG Annual Meeting to be held in September.

The AIPG is the professional society for geologists in the United States. The AIPG Section Leadership Award is to recognize one or more of the members who have demonstrated a long-term commitment and been long-term contributors to AIPG at the section level. The work of these section-level leaders is not always known on the nation level. Conferring this award at the national meeting elevates their recognition.

Online Renewal Services have closed. Use the PDF paper form to renew. Payment must be by check or money order and must include the current $60 late fee.

NOTE: There is no grace period with license/certificate expiration. If you need to practice/hold out in Minnesota, you need to renew.

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