Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
323A.010,
323A.040,
323A.050,
323A.060
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
323A.210 authorizes the board to promulgate
administrative regulations necessary to implement KRS Chapter 323A. This
administrative regulation establishes the procedures for the filing and
processing of an application for licensure as a landscape architect.
Section 1. Application for Initial License.
(1) An applicant for a license as a landscape
architect shall file a completed Application for License to Practice
Professional Landscape Architecture. The application shall be signed by the
applicant certifying that the applicant is familiar with and agrees to abide by
the provisions of KRS Chapter 323A and the administrative regulations in 201
KAR Chapter 10.
(2)
(a) An applicant shall take and pass the
Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE).
(b) The applicant shall cause the results of
the LARE to be sent to the board by the exam administrator.
(3) The application fee prescribed
in 201 KAR 10:050, Section 1(3),
shall accompany the application.
Section 2. Verification of Work Experience.
(1) An applicant shall cause a Verification
of Work Experience form to be submitted by a former or present employer. The
former or present employer shall submit the form directly to the
board.
(2) Military experience
shall be acceptable if it has been gained in landscape architecture as defined
by KRS
323A.010(3).
(3) The sale or installation of a product
such as landscape materials (plants and construction) shall not be considered
professional experience.
(4) A plan
or sketch drawn by a person solely for the promotion or sale of that person's
products shall not be considered professional experience.
Section 3. Reciprocity. An applicant who
seeks a license under
KRS
323A.050(1) shall submit:
(1) Satisfactory proof of a license in good
standing in a state or country in which the applicant is licensed;
(2)
(a) An
applicant who is licensed in another state of the United States shall have
passed the LARE to be considered for licensure by reciprocity.
(b) An applicant who is licensed in another
country shall take and pass the LARE to be considered for licensure by
reciprocity.
(3)
(a) An applicant for licensure by reciprocity
who was educated in the United States shall have graduated from a school that
is accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board
(LAAB).
(b) An applicant for
licensure by reciprocity who was educated outside the United States shall
provide documentation from an educational assessment organization approved by
the board that the applicant's education is equal to an accredited landscape
architecture curriculum approved by the board. The applicant shall be
responsible for any fee charged by the organization.
Section 4. Board Consideration of
Applications for Licensure.
(1) Each applicant
shall be considered and voted on by the board.
(2) Approval of an applicant shall require a
majority vote of the board.
(3) The
action taken by the board shall be recorded in the board minutes.
(4) A copy of the letter from the board
notifying an applicant of the board's decision regarding application shall be
placed in the applicant's file.
Section 5. Renewal.
(1) A licensee shall renew a license annually
by July 1 by completing the online renewal form and paying the renewal fee
required by
201 KAR 10:050. A license may be
renewed as active or inactive status.
(2) A licensee who does not renew online
shall renew a license annually by July 1 by completing the Annual Active
Renewal Notice form or the Inactive Annual Renewal Form and paying the renewal
fee required by
201 KAR 10:050. In addition, the
Annual Active Renewal Notice form shall be accompanied by the Continuing
Education Approval Request and Affidavit Form (Form #CE-1), as incorporated by
reference in
201 KAR 10:080.
Section 6. Change of Status.
(1) A licensee may choose to inactivate the
license. To do so, the licensee shall notify the board in writing.
(2) During the period a license is inactive,
a licensee shall:
(a) Be exempt from the
provisions of
201 KAR 10:080; and
(b) Not practice landscape
architecture.
Section
7. Reinstatement and Reactivation.
(1) Prior to reinstatement of a suspended or
expired license or reactivation of an inactive or retired license, a licensee
shall complete the number of continuing education hours required for the annual
renewal of the license times the number of years the license was suspended,
expired, retired, or inactive.
(2)
The number of continuing education hours required by subsection (1) of this
section shall not exceed twenty-four (24) hours.
(3) The request for reinstatement or
reactivation shall be accompanied by the reinstatement or reactivation fee
required by
201 KAR 10:050.
Section 8. Retired License.
(1) A licensee who has retired from the
practice of landscape architecture may request a retired license by notifying
the board in writing.
(2) The
request shall be accompanied by the renewal fee required by
201 KAR 10:050.
(3) The licensee shall provide evidence of
retirement, such as social security benefits or a public or private
pension.
Section 9.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"Application for License to Practice Professional Landscape Architecture",
7/2023;
(b) "Verification of Work
Experience", 7/2023;
(c) "Annual
Active Renewal Notice", 7/2023; and
(d) "Inactive Annual Renewal Form",
7/2023.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright
law, at the Kentucky Board of Landscape Architects, 2365 Harrodsburg Road,
Suite B350, Lexington, Kentucky 40504, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. This material is also available on the agency's Web site at
kbla.ky.gov.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
323A.210(2)(b)