Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1)
"Military spouse or domestic partner" means a spouse or domestic partner of an
active member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is the subject of a
military transfer to Oregon.
(2) A
qualifying military spouse or domestic partner shall be granted a temporary,
nonrenewable registration as a professional structural engineer, valid until
the earliest of the following:
(a) Two years
from issuance;
(b) The date the
spouse of the temporary license holder completes their term of military service
in Oregon; or
(c) The date the
temporary license holder's registration as a professional structural engineer
in the other state expires.
(3) To qualify for registration as a
professional structural engineer under this rule, the military spouse or
domestic partner must:
(a) Be married to, or
in a domestic partnership with, a member of the Armed Forces of the United
States who is assigned to a duty station located in Oregon by official active
duty military order;
(b) Currently
hold registration as a professional structural engineer in a state of the
United States of America. Registration as a professional structural engineer is
not registration as a professional engineer in the structural branch of
engineering.
(c) Be in good
standing in the state where the registration as a professional structural
engineer is held. Good standing, for purposes of this rule, means: the
professional structural engineer's registration in the state used to meet
subsection (3)(b) of this rule must not be subject to any restrictions,
limitations, or pending, current, or prior discipline; and, the professional
structural engineer's registration is current with respect to all required,
continuing professional development; and
(d) Demonstrate competency by:
(A) Providing official verification that the
applicant has never had registration as a professional engineer or professional
structural engineer revoked in any NCEES jurisdiction;
(B) Providing official verification that the
applicant is not currently under professional discipline for incompetence,
negligence, or gross negligence in any state where the applicant holds
registration as a professional structural engineer; and
(C) Evidence of passing the NCEES PE
Structural Examination - Building Sections or the structural examinations
listed in OAR 820-010-4000(2)(a) through (d).
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
670.310, ORS
672.255 & HB 3030 / SB
688
