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Professional Licensure Protection

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Licensure is the legal and professional foundation of engineering practice. It protects public trust, establishes accountability, and distinguishes licensed professional engineering services from unregulated technical work.

ACEC Minnesota supports a stable and modern licensure framework that reinforces professional responsibility and public safety.

We will work collaboratively with professional boards and allied organizations to maintain high standards while ensuring regulatory clarity.

Why Licensure Matters

Professional licensure:

  • Defines accountability

  • Protects public health and safety

  • Establishes ethical standards

  • Clarifies scope of practice

  • Reduces liability ambiguity

National and state-level discussions continue regarding licensure modernization, mobility, and scope changes. While modernization can improve efficiency, weakening standards risks undermining public confidence.

2026 Focus Areas

ACEC Minnesota will:

  • Monitor and engage where statutory frameworks governing licensure or title protection are challenged

  • Support modernization that improves professional mobility without weakening standards

  • Protect clear statutory distinctions between licensed and unlicensed practice

  • Engage with allied professional organizations on licensure modernization and statutory clarity

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