Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
323A.040,
323A.050,
323A.060,
323A.070
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 registration as a landscape architect.
Section 1. Filing of Applications.
(1) An applicant for registration as a
landscape architect shall file a completed Application for Registration to
Practice Professional Landscape Architecture. The application shall:
(a) Be filed during regular business hours at
the office of the board;
(b)
Include an attached photograph, taken within thirty (30) days of the
application, of the applicant showing the face of the applicant at least
three-fourths (3/4) of an inch wide;
(c) List at least five (5) references in
accordance with Section 3 of this administrative regulation;
(d) Be received by the board by February 1 to
be considered for the June examination or by August 1 to be considered for the
December examination;
(e) Be signed
by the applicant, certifying that the applicant:
1. Is familiar with the provisions of KRS
Chapter 323A; and
2. Subscribes to
and agrees to abide by the applicable statutes and administrative regulations
promulgated by the board; and
(f) Be notarized.
(2) An application for a written examination
shall be filed at the office of the board at least four (4) months prior to the
beginning date of an examination.
(3) The fee prescribed in
201 KAR 10:050, Section
1(6), shall accompany the application.
Section 2. Personal References.
(1) The application shall list at least five
(5) citizens of the United States as a personal reference for the applicant.
Three (3) of the five (5) persons listed as a reference shall be a registered
professional landscape architect. A personal reference for an applicant:
(a) Shall not be a relative of the applicant;
and
(b) May be contacted by the
board for information relating to the applicant's character and professional
ability.
(2) A member of
the board may be listed as a person who has supervised the work of an
applicant.
Section 3.
Reciprocity. An applicant who seeks registration under
KRS
323A.050(1) shall submit:
(1) Satisfactory proof of registration in
good standing in a state in which the applicant is licensed; and
(2) A statement that licensure in the state
was obtained:
(a) Under a grandfather
clause;
(b) By examination;
or
(c) Other means, including an
explanation of the other means.
Section 4. Board Consideration of
Applications.
(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. Professional Landscape
Architectural Experience.
(1) Military
experience shall be acceptable if it has been gained in landscape architecture
as defined by the provisions of
KRS
323A.010(3).
(2) The sale or installation of a product
such as landscape materials (plants and construction) shall not be considered a
professional experience.
(3) A plan
or sketch drawn by a person solely for the promotion or sale of that person's
products shall not be considered a professional experience.
Section 6. Incorporation by
Reference.
(1) "Application for Registration
to Practice Professional Landscape Architecture", May 2002 Edition, Kentucky
State Board of Examiners and Registration of Landscape Architects, is
incorporated by reference.
(2) It
may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at
the Kentucky State Board of Examiners and Registration of Landscape Architects,
301 East Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40507, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
323A.210(2)(b)