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Our mission is to provide maximum protection of the health, safety, property and welfare of the people of Kansas by assuring that the practice of the architecture , engineering , geology , landscape architecture and land surveying in the state is carried out only by those person who are proven to be qualified as prescribed by the statutes and rules and regulations of the Board of Technical Professions. 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A $25 late fee will be assessed to payments received through February 14th. Payments received after that date will be subject to the October 2020 exam. Please note that all applicants must have an approved application with the Board to sit for the exam. Renewal Portal for Surveyors Open Now Professional Surveyor licenses with last names beginning with letters A-L must renew their professional license by the expiration date of 03/31/2020 to stay in good standing. Official renewal notices will be mailed from the Board office by Friday, 02/07/2020 and contain information for online renewal. Please contact the Board office if you do not receive your renewal notice by 02/28/2020. A paper renewal form is available for those not wanting to renew online. New Regulation Now In Effect The Kansas State Board of Technical Professions recently added K.A.R. 66-15-1 Fees effective January 17, 2020. Please note that a Return to Practice Application will now require a non-refundable application fee of $20. Late or untimely renewals will incur a late fee of $20. Please click on the regulation above for more information. Surveyor Program Available January 2020 Kansas City Kansas Community College will begin offering a surveyor program in January 2020! Please visit www.kckcc.edu to create an account and submit a FREE admissions application . Select TEC and non-degree seeking to ensure the application is directed to the TEC Campus. The next step is to take the FREE placement exam. The exam is available Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 2:00pm. For assistance please call either Ashley Irvin (913) 288-7823 or Lourdes Olivares-Baker (913) 288-7810. Important: Unlawful Professional Designation Reminder The Kansas State Board of Technical Professions would like to remind everyone that it is not appropriate to utilize a professional designation until licensure. K.S.A. 74-7029 provides that it is unlawful "through the use of some other title to imply a person is an architect, landscape architect, professional engineer, professional geologist or professional surveyor, or that such person is licensed to practice a technical profession." The statue goes on to further state that it is unlawful to "practice or offer to practice or hold one’s self out as entitled to practice any technical profession unless the person is licensed as provided in K.S.A. 74-7001 et seq., and amendments thereto ... " Please click here to view the statue in its entirety. October 2019 PE Exam Letters Released All letters from the October 2019 administration have been released. Letters were mailed from the KSBTP office to the preferred mailing address on file 12/17/2019. Approval letters contain the necessary information needed to obtain and submit the required seal. PE Exam Scores Released by NCEES PE applicants of the October 2019 exam administration may now view their scores in their NCEES records. Applicants who passed the exam do not need to do anything further to obtain licensure; the Board office is processing the scores and will send licensure approval letters to the applicant’s preferred address on file. The approval letter has all of the information necessary to obtain and submit your seal. Please do not submit verification requests through your NCEES portal until after the letters have been received. October 2019 ASBOG Exam Scores Released All exam scores from the October 2019 administration have been processed and released. Letters were mailed from the KSBTP office to the preferred mailing address on file 12/06/2019. Approval letters contain the necessary information needed to obtain and submit the required seal. Business Entity Renewal Period Opens 11/01/2019 - 12/31/2019 Business Entities with names beginning with letters M-Z may renew their license via our paper renewal form or our online renewal portal beginning November 1, 2019. Official renewal notices will be mailed by 11/11/2019 to the preferred mailing address on file and contain the necessary renewal code and registration ID new users must have to create a login to renew online. Landscape Architect Renewal Period Opens 11/01/2019 - 12/31/2019 Landscape Architects with last names beginning with letters M-Z may renew their license via paper renewal form or our online renewal portal beginning November 1, 2019. Official renewal notices will be mailed by 11/11/2019 to the preferred mailing address on file and contain the necessary renewal code and registration ID new users must have to create a login to renew online. 2019 Newsletter We are excited to announce the release of the 2019 KSBTP Newsletter! The newsletter includes amended regulations, disciplinary case information, and information about changes taking place across our professions. If you are on our mailing list, you will receive the newsletter to your designated email address. If you are not you may sign up on our website. To view the newsletter now you may click here: KSBTP 2019 Newsletter New Regulations Now In Effect The Kansas State Board of Technical Professions recently updated K.A.R.s 66-9-7 , 66-10-1 and 66-10-3 related to Architectural licensing. Architect applicants are no longer required to provide an NCARB record for licensure effective June 14, 2019. Please click on each individual regulation above for more information. K.A.R. 66-7-4 has been added to the KSBTP Rules and Regulations regarding potentially disqualifying civil and criminal records effective August 16, 2019. Please click here for more information. July 2019 Licensing Ceremony Photos Now Available! Photos from the July 2019 Licensing Ceremony are now available. Please click here to view the photos. Congratulations to all licensees! Geology Continuing...