HB374 Alabama 2012 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Landscape architects, registered landscape architects, licensing, examination, and education requirements, payment of annual license fee, date due and date of mailing of delinquency notice altered, Secs. 34-17-20, 34-17-21, 34-17-22, 34-17-24, 34-17-25 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, any person who practices
landscape architecture or uses the title "landscape
architect" must be licensed</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would add the title "registered
landscape architect" and would also require a
license</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, as an alternative to
other licensing requirements, any person with at
least eight years of actual practical experience in
landscape architectural work may qualify for a
license</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would delete the alternative
licensing for eight years of actual practical
experience and require a licensed landscape
architect to have educational experience from an
approved landscape architectural school and submit
proof of practical experience to qualify for a
license</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill also clarifies the status of the
master and doctor of landscape architecture
degrees</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, to become a licensed
landscape architect, an applicant would take a
written examination</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the applicant to
take a board approved examination, which may be
digital</p><p class="bill_description">
Under exiting law, a landscape architect
must pay, on the first day of January of each year,
an annual license fee to the board. If the fee is
not paid by the thirtieth day of June, a
delinquency notice may be mailed and after 30 days
the landscape architect's certificate shall be
suspended</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would change the date of the
delinquency notice to the fifteenth day of March</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would establish a fee to
administer the supplemental examination on the
Alabama statutes</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 34-17-20, 34-17-21, 34-17-22,
34-17-24, and 34-17-25 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating
to landscape architects; to allow for the use of the title
"registered landscape architect"; to clarify the status of the
master"s and doctoral degrees in fulfilling the education
requirements; to delete the provision that allows eight years
of practical experience qualification for a license; to
provide for the licensing examination to be digital; to change
the date in which delinquency notices for failure to pay a
license fee can be mailed; and to establish a fee to
administer the supplemental state examination.
</p>
Subjects
Landscape Architects, Board of Examiners of
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2012 | Delivered to Governor at 3:55 p. m. on May 10, 2012. | |
| May 10, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-431. | |
| May 10, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 10, 2012 | Clerk of the House Certification | |
| May 10, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 10, 2012 | Concurred in Second House Amendment | |
| May 10, 2012 | Tuggle motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1493 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Concurrence Requested | |
| May 10, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1307 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Whatley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1306 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Judiciary Amendment Offered | |
| May 10, 2012 | Whatley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1305 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Judiciary Amendment Offered | |
| May 10, 2012 | Whatley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1304 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Judiciary Amendment Offered | |
| May 10, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| April 12, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 3 amendments | |
| March 22, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary | |
| March 20, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 409 | |
| March 20, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 1, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 21, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB374 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB374 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |