Texas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers Information Bulletin, Number 19, January 1993 Page: Front Cover
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EARNEST F. GLOYNA, P.E., CHAIRMAN
AUSTIN
JAMES K. WILHELM, P.E., VICE-CHAIRMAN
HOUSTON
JAMES G. ABBEE, SECRETARY
BEDFORD
JAMES C. CHANG, Ph.D., P.E.
HOUSTON
KARL R. HUBERT, ESQ.
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SEP 1 0 1~99TEXAS STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION
FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERSILAAJIAIC
DOCUMENTS COLLECTION
DERRELL E. JOHNSON, P.E.
FT. WORTH
JOSE I. NOVOA, P.E.
3 DALLAS
ROXANNE L. PILLAR, P.E.
FT. WORTH
CHARLES E. NEMIR, P.E.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORP.O. DRAWER 18329 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78760 * 1917 IH 35 SOUTH AUSTIN, TEXAS 78741 * AREA CODE 512/440-7723 e FAX 512/442-1414
Number 19 INFORMATION BULLETIN JANUARY 1993PRACTICE ACT AMENDED
The Texas Engineering Practice Act (TE-
PA) was amended by the 72nd Legislature in
1991, as part of HB 39 pertaining to the Archi-
tectural Barriers Law, Article 9102, Revised
Statutes. The amendment was not discovered
in time to be included in the January 1992
Newsletter.
HB 39, in part, added paragraph (5) to
Section 22(a) of the TEPA, which is the section
that specifies the groundsfor disciplinary action
bythe Board against its registrants. Paragraph
(5) specifically adds, "A failure to timely provide
plans and specifications to the Texas
Department of Licensing and Regulation as
required by Article 9102, Revised Statutes."
Art. 9102 provides for the elimination, insofar
as possible, of unnecessary barriers
encountered by persons with disabilities in
public accommodations such as hotels,
restaurants, theaters, auditoriums, retail stores,
hospitals, health clubs, etc.
One of the requirements of the law is that
all plans and specifications for construction or
substantial modification of buildings subject to
the law shall be submitted to the Department of
Licensing and Regulation for review and
approval before the work begins. The
responsible architect or engineer is required to
submit the plans and specifications. If not
submitted in a timely manner, the Department
isto report the fact tothe appropriate regulating
board which can then take action. An engineer
would be subject to disciplinary action under
the new 22(a)(5).
NEW BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED
On February 21, 1992, Derrell E. Johnson,
P.E., of Southlake, Texas, was appointed to
the Board for a six-year term to replace Joseph
J. Beal, P.E., of Austin, whose term expired.
Mr. Johnson is president and chairman of the
board of Rady and Associates in Fort Worth.
On the same date, an historic first for the
Board was realized with the appointment of the
first woman to serve as a Board Member. Mrs.
Roxanne L. Pillar, P.E., of Fort Worth, who is
currently employed by the Federal Aviation
Administration, will serve a six-year term to
replace Dave Dorchester, P.E., of Midland,whose term expired. The Board has since
sponsored Mr. Dorchester as an emeritus
member of the National Council of Examiners
for Engineering and Surveying.
Former public member James Ken
Newman of Denton resigned on December 31,
1991, after serving nine years on the Board. A
public member replacement has yet to be
appointed by the governor.
STAFF PERSONNEL CHANGES
Mr. H. Edwin Crow, P.E., former Assistant
to the Executive Director, retired on July 31,
1992, after serving nearly nine years as a
highly valued member of the Board staff.
Ed has been replaced by Mr. T. M. "Tommy"
Newton, P.E., who joined the staff from the
Texas Engineering Extension Service, Texas
A&M University System, where he served as a
Training Specialist for ten years.
Mr. Kenneth Wood resigned on August
31, 1992, after serving eight years and eight
months as an experienced staff investigator.
Mr. Edward S. Jones was hired on
November 2 as the replacement investigator.
Ed is retiredfromthe Air Force and bringstothe
staff nearly 13 years of service as a Special
Agent with the USAF Office of Special
Investigations (IG).
In the past year, the registration and
administrative support staffs have been
augmented with new employees Ms. Norma
Day, Ms. Kari Miller, Ms. Diana Sirio and Ms.
Sharon Nitkin.
1993 ROSTER OF ENGINEERS
The board intends to publish a roster of
engineers as soon as possible after the first of
the year. The roster will include a copy of the
Texas Engineering Practice Act, with all
amendments through the 1991 legislative
session, and Board Rules including all rule
changes adopted bythe board since publication
of the November 1990 roster, some of which
are highlighted elsewhere in this Newsletter.
SIGNIFICANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
OPINION
As reported in the January 1992
U OF NT 'EP. U#ARIES 76203Newsletter, the Board of Architectural
Examiners had sought an opinion from the
Attorney General regardingthe design of certain
public works. Opinion No. DM-161 was issued
on August 27, 1992, and the summary is as
follows:
"Section 16 of article 249a, V.T.C.S., the
statute regulating the practice of architecture,
does not bar a professional engineer licensed
under article 3271a, V.T.C.S., from preparing
plans and specifications, the preparation of
which requires the application of engineering
principles and the interpretation of engineering
data, for'a new building that is to be constructed
and owned by a State agency, a political
subdivision of this State, or any other public
entity in this State if the building will be usedfor
education, assembly, or office occupancy and
the construction costs exceed $100,000.'"
RULE CHANGES
Since publication of the January 1992
Newsletter, the following rules have been
amended: 131.51, 131.53, 131.54, 131.55,
131.57, 131.58, 131.71, 131.73, 131.81,
131.91, 131.92, 131.101, 131.102, 131.103,
131.104,131.112,131.113,131.114,131.133,
131.137, 131.139, 131.172 and 131.173.
Of all the rules summarized below,
applicants for registration should pay particular
attention to Rules 131.51 through 131.133
when they receive their application package.
RULE 131.51: "Authority. Applications for
registration will be accepted only underthe Act,
12(a)(1), (2), or 21...."
RULE 131.53: pertains to the submission
of applications, and a reference to "the
application fee" has been changed to correctly
read "the registration fee."
RULE 131.54: pertains to general
application information and has been amended
extensively. Disregard in part the previous
subsections (a) through (d).
"(a) An individual must pass orbe exempted
from the fundamentals of engineering
examination before submitting an application
for registration.
'(b) Applications for registration may be
submitted at anytime; however, in orderforthe
board to review and approve the application in
sufficient time for the applicant to schedule the
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