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Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects

Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects Regulations [18 VAC 10 ‑ 20]

Action	Develop regulations for a mandatory continuing education requirement for architect, professional engineer, and land surveyor licenses.
Stage	Proposed
Comment Period	Ended on 5/2/2008

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3/6/08 10:54 am

Commenter: Eric W. Inman

CEU's for Non-practicing Professionals Only

In the fields that the APELSCIDLA has jurisdiction to regulate, the currently practicing individuals, by nature of their fields, must stay current to the new technologies and concepts to stay competitive in the market. By mandating required continuing education credits, like other states, is redundant and nothing more than additional bureaucratic red-tape to navigate. This takes away time and money that could otherwise be used to invigorate the economy. The nature of a free-market economy requires one to stay informed of current trends and technologies to be competitive. Imagine 16 hours per each professional in the state of Virginia plus a few additional hours to submit the documentation. This adds up, I am sure, to millions of non-billable hours that could be used to generate billable income that in turn would be returned into the Virginia economy. It would also cost a lot of money paid for by either taxpayers or increased dues to record and maintain the records for each professional. This is money that could be better spent on other programs that benefit Virginia citizens such as schools, roads, or family services.

Non-practicing professionals, on the other hand, could benefit from the continuing education credits to hone their skills. I am NOT in favor of continuing education credits for practicing professionals as this would further hurt the Virginia economy.

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