Under IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on March 20, 2008, at 9:20 a.m., at the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Indiana Government Center-South, 402 West Washington Street, Room W064, Indianapolis, Indiana, the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments concerning the requirements for licensure by comity.

The State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers has the authority to promulgate rules in accordance with IC 25-4-1-3 that the Board considers necessary in the performance of its duty and to establish standards for the competent practice of engineering. The proposed rule revises the requirements for licensure by comity to broaden the requirements for licensure by reciprocity. The Board has found that very qualified engineers have been denied licensure via reciprocity because the applicant did not take the professional engineering exam after earning the bachelor's degree and after having earned four (4) years of work experience, consecutively, even though the applicant may otherwise be qualified and has licensure in many other states. This proposed rule will not impose costs on the regulated entities.

Copies of these rules are now on file at the Indiana Government Center-South, 402 West Washington Street, Room W072 and Legislative Services Agency, One North Capitol, Suite 325, Indianapolis, Indiana and are open for public inspection.