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Engineers board defends web-based licensing system; committee asks about costs
Summary
The Alabama Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors told lawmakers it replaced paper applications with a web-based system and paid about $136,000 this year for subscription, support and storage; implementation required enhancements after initial renewal problems.
The Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors described a multi-year shift from paper licensing to a web-based licensing and renewal platform intended to centralize applications, renewals and company information.
Rick Hewitt, the board’s executive director, told the committee the initial system required further development after renewal problems. "This current year, the the cost for the subscription, the support, and the storage was 136,000," Hewitt said, and added that the board had purchased a customizable system and then paid for enhancements to improve renewals and document submission.
Representative Underwood asked whether the system improved the licensing function and what the ongoing cost would be; Hewitt said the web application handles renewals, applications, certificates of authorization and stores communication and receipts for licensees. Committee members acknowledged the board’s improved public website and asked the board to keep minutes and key documents available online.
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