DCP licensing board approves dozens of license applications, debates foreign‑degree evaluation policy

The Department of Consumer Protection licensing board voted to approve reciprocal licenses and exam credits for dozens of applicants and discussed how the board and credential evaluators should treat missing general‑education credits in foreign engineering degrees.

Board members spent the meeting approving individual reciprocity and exam applications, taking motions to grant exam credit or reciprocity for candidates including Paul J. Gallagher, Gerald Lehi and multiple groups of applicants who passed CBT and model‑law exams. The board also reviewed correspondence from a town official about whether local permitting staff may accept layperson surveys and discussed a planned effort to pursue regulatory or application‑form updates with department staff.

The votes mattered because the approvals determine who may sit for Connecticut exams or practice in the state; the foreign‑degree discussion could affect how applicants with non‑U.S. degrees are classified for licensing purposes.

Most motions were procedural approvals of applicant files after member review. For example, the board moved to approve Paul J. Gallagher for a Class 4 reciprocity license after confirming prior exam history and experience; the motion passed. A separate motion approved Gerald (Gerard) Lehi to take the Class 8 exam after members concluded his endorsers and experience were sufficient to allow exam eligibility.

Members also approved multiple batches of candidates for exam credit or reciprocity. Individual reviewers presented each file, noted any deficiencies…