Texas Board Rules for Professional Engineers
Course Outline
This course provides
a review of the Texas Board Rules contained in Chapters 135, 137 and 139 of
Texas Engineering Practice Act and Rules Concerning the Practice of Engineering
and Professional Engineering Licensure. This course includes a multiple-choice
quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.
This course meets the requirements set forth by the Texas Board of Professional
Engineers to complete minimum (1) hour of continuing education relating to the Texas Engineering Practice Act and Board Rules.
Learning Objective
At
the conclusion of this course, the student will:
Course Introduction
In 2004, the Texas
Board of Professional Engineers adopted Continuing Education Program (CEP) Rule
§137.17, which requires each licensee to complete fifteen professional development
hours (15 PDH units) during each license renewal period. Out of the (15) PDH's,
a minimum of one (1) PDH shall relate to professional ethics, roles and responsibilities
of professional engineering, or review of the Texas Engineering Practice Act and
Board Rules. Course
Content Besides
meeting specific requirements, such as education, experience and examination,
an engineer must get familiar with the state laws and rules in order to practice
engineering in any state. While the laws and rules do vary from state to state,
the basic requirements for the qualifications and the professional conduct are
very similar throughout the United States.
The Continuing Education Rules adopted by the Board are consistent with the Model
Guidelines of the National Council
of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying for multijurisdictional licensees
for the purpose of avoiding proprietary continuing professional competency requirements,
and allow nonclassroom activities such as online courses to be credited.
1.
Performed services outside his/her area of competence.
2.
Practiced engineering without being licensed in the state of the project.
3.
Practiced or offered to practice engineering while not properly licensed.
4.
Failed to have a resident licensed professional in responsible charge in each
office.
5.
Failed to properly sign, seal and date documents.
6.
Affixed his/her seal to work not done under his/her direct supervision or
responsible charge.
7.
Affixed his/her seal to inadequate design documents, failing to protect the
public.
Other
types of violations include:
1.
Produced a deficient, substandard or inaccurate report, failing to protect
the public.
2.
Contracted with non-licensed individual to provide certain professional services.
3.
Failed to avoid conflicts of interests.
To avoid the above violations, it is highly recommended for all licensees to periodically review the Board Laws and Rules. As a professional engineer, the licensee shall at all times recognize the primary obligation to protect the safety, health, property and welfare of the public. If a licensee's engineering judgment is overruled under circumstances where the safety, health or welfare of the public are endangered, he/she shall inform the proper authorities and his/her employer of the situation as may be appropriate.
In this course you need to study Chapters 135, 137 and 139 in the following document:
Texas
Engineering Practice Act and Rules Concerning the Practice of Engineering and
Professional Engineering Licensure (823 KB, a PDF file).
or
Texas Engineering Practice Act and Rules Concerning the Practice of Engineering and Professional Engineering Licensure (1.0 MB, a Word file).
Course Summary
To
safeguard the life, health, property and welfare of the public, licensed professional
engineers must fully understand the Laws and Rules contained in the Texas Engineering
Practice Act and Rules Concerning the Practice of Engineering and Professional
Engineering Licensure. A licensee who violates any provision of the Laws and
Rules may be subject to disciplinary action, such as a fine, reprimand, suspension
or revocation of the license.
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.