Florida Professional Engineers • Laws & Rules
Florida PE Laws & Rules Continuing Education
Florida requires one hour of Florida Laws & Rules CE in the standard renewal framework, and this category has specific Board-approval requirements. The course should focus on the Florida statutes and rules that govern engineering practice, including meaningful changes from the current biennium.
Mandatory course1 hour
Board-approved?Yes
Provider reports completion?Yes
Current rule approval61G15-22.0105
Current-rule alert — August 26, 2026: Rule 61G15-22.0105 has a current effective version dated April 15, 2025 and received a technical change in March 2026. FBPE states that approved Laws & Rules providers must report completions for the current biennium through DBPR's provider reporting portal.
Where does Laws & Rules fit in renewal?
Visual 1 • Mandatory-category map
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Florida Laws & Rules1
Ethics4
Area of Practice12
Other pertinent engineering CENot every engineering-law course satisfies the Florida requirement
The mandatory hour is Florida-specific and must come from an approved Laws & Rules course. A webinar on contracts, professional liability, national ethics, or another state's engineering law may be useful CE but does not automatically satisfy this category.
Visual 2 • Qualification filter
✓ Florida Laws & Rules course
✓ Board-approved course/provider
✓ Current approved content
✕ Generic engineering-law webinar
✕ Another state's law course
✕ Course chosen only because it awards a PDH
What should a Florida Laws & Rules course cover?
Florida's course-approval framework is designed around the laws and rules governing engineering practice. The course should address current Florida regulatory material rather than recycling an old overview indefinitely. Relevant content can include changes to Chapters 455 and 471, Board rules, licensure and professional-practice obligations, CE requirements, disciplinary standards, signing/sealing, responsible charge, and recent rule changes.
Visual 3 • Core content map
Chapter 471
Chapter 455
61G15 Rules
Licensure / Renewal
Signing & Sealing
Responsible Charge
CE Rules
Discipline
Recent Changes
Why current-biennium changes matter
A Florida Laws & Rules course should help PEs understand changes that occurred since the prior renewal cycle. That is especially important now because multiple Chapter 61G15 rules have changed during the 2025–27 biennium, including CE-provider rules, first-renewal exemption language, signing/sealing rules, and discipline-specific responsibility rules.
Visual 4 • Course currency
Prior biennium
Baseline law and rule framework
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Current biennium
Identify adopted changes and current effective rules
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Course update
Teach what actually changed and why it matters
The provider reporting rule is different from most PE CE
FBPE states that approved providers must report Florida Laws & Rules completions through DBPR's provider reporting portal. That does not eliminate the PE's own recordkeeping responsibility; keep your certificate and verify your renewal records.
Visual 5 • Reporting responsibilities
PE completesApproved course
Provider recordsCompletion data
Provider reportsThrough DBPR portal
PE retainsCertificate / proof
PE renewsWith complete CE record
Laws & Rules is not the same as Ethics
The subjects can overlap—especially when disciplinary cases illustrate professional duties—but Florida treats them as separate mandatory categories. Complete the required ethics hour separately unless the applicable course documentation and rules establish otherwise.
Open the Florida PE Ethics guide →
Visual 6 • Laws vs. Ethics
Laws & Rules
Florida-specific statutes, Board rules, regulatory duties, current changes.
Ethics
Professional judgment, duty, competence, conflicts, safety, conduct.
Do first-cycle licensees still need Laws & Rules?
Yes. FBPE's current first-renewal exception for qualifying PEs removes the other 16 CE hours but still requires the Board-approved Laws & Rules course and an ethics course.
Visual 7 • First-renewal requirement
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Laws & RulesStill required
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EthicsStill required
Laws & Rules checklist
Choose a Board-approved Florida Laws & Rules course.
Confirm the course is current for the applicable biennium.
Do not substitute a generic law or ethics course.
Keep your completion certificate.
Expect the approved provider to report the completion through DBPR.
Still maintain your own CE reporting and renewal documentation.
Visual 8 • Verification rule
Before buying: verify the provider/course status and that the course is specifically approved for Florida PE Laws & Rules—not merely marketed as “Florida engineering law.”
Pre-launch CTA
Florida PE Laws & Rules Course
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Notify Me When Florida Laws & Rules LaunchesFrequently asked questions
How many Laws & Rules hours are required?
One hour under the standard renewal framework.
Does the course need Board approval?
Yes. Florida has a specific approval process for Laws & Rules courses.
Does the provider report my completion?
FBPE states that approved Laws & Rules providers must report completions through DBPR's provider reporting portal.
Is Laws & Rules the same as Ethics?
No. They are separate mandatory categories.