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Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors budget recommendation moved with LFC support
Summary
The subcommittee reviewed the Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors’ FY26 request; staff said the board is self‑funded and LFC recommended increases in revenue and personnel categories. The committee moved the LFC/LSC recommendation.
The Appropriations & Finance subcommittee accepted the Legislative Finance Committee’s recommendation on the Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors’ FY26 budget after a brief presentation from board leadership and analysts.
Austin Davidson, the LFC natural resources analyst, outlined differences between the LFC and executive recommendations: the LFC proposed a 3.1% increase in “other revenues” while the executive proposed a larger 10.8% increase; the executive also recommended personnel increases the LFC did not. Perry Valdez, executive director of the Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, told the committee the board is self‑funded through licensing and renewal fees and did not request general fund appropriations. “As of 01/28/2025, we have a total of 11,394 active licenses,” Valdez said and noted the FY26 request includes staff salary increases and added IT services.
Why it matters: The board licenses professional engineers and land surveyors that oversee design and public‑works projects across the state; the agency’s operating model is fee‑funded and the requested increases reflect personnel and IT needs rather than new general‑fund support.
Action: The committee moved the LFC (LSC) recommendation; the motion was seconded and no opposition was recorded on the record. The board’s presentation was brief and there were no follow‑up directions recorded on the transcript.
Background: The board was created in 1935 and operates as an enterprise agency; the LFC analyst said both the LFC and the executive reached consensus on performance measures for FY26.
