Licensing board approves multiple engineer and surveyor applications, reaffirms prior denial and debates foreign-degree policy

The Consumer Protection Department licensing board met July 8 and approved a series of licensure and exam applications by voice vote, reaffirmed a prior denial of a reinstatement application, approved one applicant to sit for an exam despite an irregular experience record, and discussed how the board should treat foreign-degree evaluations and technology degrees.

Board members said the majority of the meeting consisted of routine approvals of applicants who met the board's criteria for the various license classes and reciprocity reviews. John DeWolf, board member, handled multiple sections of the agenda and reviewed several groups of class 1 and class 4 applications; motions to approve those groups were moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.

The meeting also contained a contested personnel decision. The board voted to reaffirm its prior denial of a reinstatement application for Colin O'Neil after further review of his education and transcript. Board members reported that O'Neil's…