The Florida Legislature established the Florida Board of Professional Engineers (Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, Engineering) to protect public health and safety by properly regulating the practice of engineering. The organization is responsible for reviewing applications, administering exams, issuing licenses to qualified applicants, and regulating and enforcing the proper practice of engineering in the state.

The Board is composed of 11 members, nine of whom are licensed Professional Engineers representing multiple disciplines and two laypersons who are not and never have been engineers or members of any closely related profession or occupation. All members are appointed by the governor for terms of four years each.

Florida has more than 44,000 active licensed engineers.