(1) Application. (a) An application for licensure shall include evidence of the education and
practical experience required by this section and the rules of the board.
(b) A person applying for licensure under this article 130 shall disclose
whether he or she has been denied licensure or disciplined as a landscape architect
or practiced landscape architecture in violation of this article 130. If an applicant
has violated this article 130, the board may deny an application for licensure. When
determining whether a person has violated this article 130, section 24-5-101 shall
govern the board's actions.
(c) Applicants may seek licensure in one of the following manners:
(I) Licensure by examination as described in subsection (3) of this section;
(II) Licensure by endorsement pursuant to the occupational credential
portability program; or
(III) Licensure by prior practice as described in subsection (5) of this section.
(2) Education and experience. The board shall set minimum educational and
experience requirements for licensure by examination, subject to the following
guidelines:
(a) The board may require either:
(I) (A) Practical experience for a specified period, not to exceed three years,
or education or experience determined by the board to be substantially equivalent;
and
(B) A professional degree from a program accredited by the Landscape
Architectural Accreditation Board, or any successor organization, or education or
experience determined by the board to be substantially equivalent; or
(II) Practical experience for a specified period, not to exceed ten years, under
the direct supervision of a licensed landscape architect or a landscape architect
with an equivalent level of competence as defined by rules of the board; or
(III) A combination of such practical experience and education, not to exceed
ten years.
(b) One year of the experience required by this subsection (2) may be
practical field experience in construction techniques, teaching, or research in a
program accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board or an
equivalent successor organization.
(c) Subject to review and approval by the board pursuant to rules, a graduate
of an unaccredited program of landscape architecture or a related field shall be
eligible to substitute education for the practical experience required by the board
pursuant to this subsection (2).
(d) (I) Prior to licensure, an applicant by examination shall pass an
examination developed or adopted by the board that measures the minimum level
of competence necessary to be a licensed landscape architect. The board shall
designate and notify applicants of the time and location for examinations. The
board may engage a private contractor to administer the examinations.
(II) The board may adopt the examinations, recommended grading
procedures, and educational and practical experience requirements and
equivalents of the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards or a
successor organization if the examinations, procedures, and requirements and
equivalents do not conflict with the requirements of this article 130.
(3) Licensure by examination. (a) Before being licensed pursuant to this
subsection (3), an applicant for licensure by examination shall pass an examination
developed or adopted by the board to measure the minimum level of competence.
(b) The board shall designate a time and location for examinations and shall
notify applicants of this time and location in a timely manner. The board may
contract for assistance in administering the examinations.
(c) The board may adopt the examinations, recommended grading
procedures, and educational and practical experience requirements of the Council
of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards or any substantially equivalent
successor organization if the examinations, procedures, and requirements do not
conflict with the requirements of this article 130.
(4) Repealed.
(5) Licensure by prior practice. (a) The board shall adopt rules authorizing
the issuance of a license to qualified candidates who practiced landscape
architecture before January 1, 2008.
(b) The following evidence, as verified by the board, shall be acceptable as
proof that a candidate is qualified for licensure by prior practice:
(I) (A) A diploma or certificate of graduation from a landscape architecture
degree program accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board or
its successor organization; and
(B) Evidence of at least six years of practical experience in the practice of
landscape architecture sufficient to satisfy the board that the applicant has
minimum competence in the practice of landscape architecture; or
(II) Evidence that the applicant has at least ten years of practical experience
in the practice of landscape architecture sufficient to satisfy the board that the
applicant has minimum competence in the practice of landscape architecture.
(c) All experience required to qualify for licensure by prior practice shall be
obtained before January 1, 2008; except that one year of required experience for
licensure by prior practice may accrue after January 1, 2008.
(d) The board may develop or adopt a supplementary examination to
measure the minimum competence of applicants for licensure by prior practice. The
supplementary examination shall be administered at the discretion of the board
when an applicant for licensure by prior practice has otherwise failed to sufficiently
demonstrate minimum competence.
(6) Issuance of license. Upon application and satisfaction of the
requirements of this section, the board shall issue a license to practice landscape
architecture. The board is not required to issue a license if the applicant is subject
to discipline pursuant to this article 130.
(7) Lapse of application. If an applicant fails to meet the licensing
requirements within three years after filing an application, the application shall be
void. The board may authorize an applicant for licensure by examination to
reattempt the examination without limitation and may exempt an applicant from
this subsection (7) so long as the applicant reattempts the examination within
thirty-one months after the last examination.
(8) Renewal and reinstatement. All licenses issued pursuant to this article
130 are subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee
provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2). Any person whose license has
expired shall be subject to penalties provided in this article 130 or in section 12-20-202 (1).