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Minutes of the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects,

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Location of collection:: Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:: POC: Archives Reference Services

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Restrictions:: There are no access restrictions

Preferred citation:: Minutes of the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects, [cite specific dates and accession used]. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Creator:: Virginia. Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
Preferred citation:: Minutes of the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects, [cite specific dates and accession used]. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Minutes and related attachments, 1920-2020, documenting the meetings, activities, discussions, policy decisions, and recommendations of the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects. Includes official board minutes and section meeting minutes, as well as board meeting packets that include agendas, draft minutes from the previous meeting and related attachments such as agreements, correspondence, financial statements, guidance documentation, legislation, notes, presentations, press releases, public hearing records and comments, regulations and reports. May also include informal fact finding committee minutes and conflict of interest statements.

Electronic records often contain board meeting packets with various attachments and draft minutes, while paper records often include minutes only. There may be some duplication between paper and electronic records.

For transfers prior to 2012, records of individual boards were accessioned separately. After this, transfers of records included all boards, which were accessioned under one accession number. There is a separate finding aid for the later transfers with links provided below.

Includes original, bound minutes.

Includes bound minutes for the Board of Architects, Land Surveyors, and Professional Engineers, 1954-1987 (5 v.); as well as minutes for the Architects Section, 1982-1989 (1 v.); Engineers Section, 1982-1989 (1 v.); and Land Surveyors Section, 1983-1990 (1 v.).

Includes original, bound board minutes, 1988 Mar-1999 Dec. (5 v.), as well as Section minutes: Interior Design, 1990 Nov-1993 Jan, and 1993 Feb-1999 Dec; Landscape Architects, 1983 Mar-1994 Mar, and 1994 May-1999 Dec; Architects, 1989 Sep-1993 Oct, and 1993 Nov-1999 Nov; and Professional Engineers, 1989 Sep-1993 Oct, and 1993 Dec. (10 v.). Also includes board meeting packets, 1997-2001 (1 cu. ft.)

Includes official minutes for the Boards of Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers, 2000 February-2006 January. These minutes also include individual section proceedings for Architects, 2000 February-2006 May; Interior Designers, 2000 March-2006 May; Landscape Architects, 2000 February-2004 November; Land Surveyors, 2000 February-2006 August and Professional Engineers, 2000 February-2006 August.

Accession 43221 includes official minutes for the Boards of Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers, 2006 Sept-October. Also includes minutes of individual sections for Architects, 2006 July; October; Certified Interior Design, 2006 November; Land Surveyors, 2006 Sept; November and Professional Engineers, 2006 October.

Includes board minutes, 2007 March-May. Also includes minutes of individual section meetings for the Architect Section and Land Surveyors Section

Minutes, 2004, are in electronic format (7.66 mb, 8 folders, 10 files; format: pdf). For file inventory for this accession, see: Inventory (44791).

Minutes, 2005, are in electronic format (5.54 mb, 5 files, 8 folders; format: pdf). For file inventory for this accession, see: Inventory (44977).

Board meeting packets include agendas, draft board and section minutes, and related attachments, including compliance and investigation activity reports, financial statements, legislation, public hearing records and regulations. Also include draft minutes for the Photogrammetry Facilitation Committee.

Minutes, 2006, are in electronic format (11.7 mb, 4 files, 8 folders; format: pdf). For file inventory for this accession, see: Inventory (44977).

Electronic format (227 mb). Includes board and section minutes.

Electronic format (26.2 mb). Includes board and section minutes.

Minutes are in paper format. Folder is included in a box with minutes from other DPOR boards. For guide for this accession, see: Finding aid (45436).

Minutes, 2008, are in electronic format. Minutes, 2009-2010, are in paper format. Folders are included in a box with minutes from other DPOR boards. For guide for this accession, see: Finding aid (51228).

Minutes are in electronic format.

Electronic format.

Minutes, 2014-2015 are in electronic format. Minutes, 2011-2013, are in paper format. Folders are included in a box with minutes from other DPOR boards. For guide for this accession, see: Finding aid (51966).

Minutes are in paper format. Folders are included in a box with minutes from other DPOR boards. For guide for this accession, see: Finding aid (52208).

Minutes are in both paper format and electronic format. Folders are included in a box with minutes from other DPOR boards. For guide for this accession, see: Finding aid (52968).

Minutes are in both paper format and electronic format. Folders are included in a box with minutes from other DPOR boards. For guide for this accession, see: Finding aid (54634).

Biographical / historical:

The Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects promulgates regulations governing its own organization, the professional qualifications of applicants, the requirements necessary for passing examinations, the proper conduct of its examinations, the implementation of exemptions from license requirements, and the proper discharge of its duties. It also issues licenses to practice as a professional engineers, architect, land surveyor or certificates to practice as landscape architect or interior designer in the Commonwealth to applicants meeting specified requirements. The board was established in 1920 for architects, engineers and surveyors, but later added landscape architects in 1980 and certified interior designers in 1990. The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation provides administrative support to the board.

The Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation was formed in 1948 under the Government Reorganization Act. On March 24, 1978, the agency's name was changed to the Dept. of Commerce. Effective July, 1993, the Department regained its original name. The mission of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation is to protect the health, safety and welfare of Virginians, while promoting a competent workforce, fair housing opportunities, and a productive economy. Major activities include review and evaluation of the regulation of professions, examination of those wishing to enter one of the regulated professions, licensing, consumer complaint resolution, and investigation of alleged violations or laws.

Acquisition information:

Accession 28197 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 02/14/1974.

Accession 34885 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 05/11/1995.

Accession 41925 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 05/12/2005.

Accession 42984 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 11/27/2006.

Accession 43221 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 05/29/2007.

Accession 43398 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 08/03/2007.

Accession 45077 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 07/28/2010.

Accession 45395 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 02/08/2011.

Accession 45436 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 02/08/2011.

Accession 51228 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 03/04/2014.

Accession 51548 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 04/23/2015.

Accession 51549 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 04/23/2015.

Accession 51550 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 04/23/2015.

Accession 51551 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 04/23/2015.

Accession 51725 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 02/12/2016.

Accession 51966 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 02/17/2017.

Accession 52208 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 01/18/2018.

Accession 52968 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 01/13/2020.

Accession 53634 was transferred by the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation on 05/24/2022.

Processing information:

Electronic records are in original order with original file names.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Physical description:

3 cubic feet; 24 v.; 16 cd/dvd.

Collection