SB43 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Landscape architects, registered landscape architects, licensing, examination, and education requirements, provision for practical experience removed, 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 am'd.; Act 2011-166, 2011 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Summary

SB43 would require licensure for landscape architects under the title 'registered landscape architect,' replace the eight-year experience path with education plus proven experience and a board-approved exam, and change the delinquency notice date for license fees.

What This Bill Does

The bill creates licensure for anyone practicing landscape architecture by adding the title 'registered landscape architect' and requires a license to use the titles. It removes the option to qualify with eight years of practical experience and instead requires education from an approved landscape architecture school, proof of practical experience, and a board-approved examination. It also changes the deadline for delinquency notices on unpaid license fees to March 15 while keeping the annual fee and suspension rules for nonpayment.

Who It Affects

• Prospective and current landscape architects in Alabama who must meet new education, experience, and exam requirements and pay annual fees to maintain licensure.
• The Alabama Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects and landscape architecture educational programs, which must administer board-approved exams, oversee licensure, and implement the new requirements.

Key Provisions

• Replace the eight-year practical experience licensing path with a requirement that applicants have education from an approved landscape architecture school, submit proof of practical experience, and pass a board-approved examination; add the title 'registered landscape architect'.
• Move the delinquency notice date for unpaid license fees to March 15 and maintain the annual license fee and suspension process for nonpayment.

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Subjects

Landscape Architects, Board of Examiners of