Minutes of the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects, 1920/2020

Access and use

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
Phone: (804) 692-3888

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.

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.

Physical description:
3 cubic feet; 24 v.; 16 cd/dvd; 24.9 mb.