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State Board approves two waiver requests for mechanical engineering licensure
Summary
The State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors voted unanimously April 9 to grant two applicants waivers to NRS 625.183(4)(b) for mechanical engineering licensure. Board member Karen Purcell moved both recommendations, each passing with Mr. Kidd absent.
The State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors unanimously approved two requests to waive the statutory experience/education requirement for mechanical engineering licensure at a virtual meeting April 9, 2026.
Board member Karen Purcell "recommended approval of the request to waive NRS 625.183 (4)(b)" for applicant Omar Abdelmoniem Etman; the motion (26-25), moved by Purcell and seconded by Vice-chair Matt Gingerich, passed unanimously with Michael Kidd not present for the vote. Purcell made the same recommendation for Jared Walker; that motion (26-26) also passed unanimously with Kidd absent.
The votes resolve the applicants' requests to waive elements of Nevada Revised Statutes governing professional licensure in Chapter 625. The board packet listed the waiver requests but did not provide further details in the meeting transcript about the applicants' specific qualifying documentation or the board's rationale beyond the formal recommendations and recorded motions. The board did not receive public comment on these items during the meeting.
The board's recorded actions indicate both waivers were approved by voice vote; the minutes note the motions "passed unanimously" and that Mr. Kidd "was not present for the vote." The approvals will be reflected in the board's administrative record and any subsequent licensing actions for the named applicants.
