Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
Definitions
(1)
"Armed forces" means the armed forces of the United States,
including the army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, or any reserve
components of those forces; the national guard of any state; the commissioned
corps of the United States public health service; the merchant marine service
during wartime; such other service as may be designated by congress; or the
Ohio organized militia when engaged in full-time national guard duty for a
period of more than thirty days.
(2)
"Member" means
any person who is serving in the armed forces.
(3)
"Veteran" means
any person who has completed service in the armed forces.
(4)
"Licensee" means
a person to whom all of the following apply:
(a)
The person has
been issued a license by the board.
(b)
The person has
been a member of the armed forces.
(c)
The person has
served on active duty, whether inside or outside the United States, for a
period in excess of thirty-one days.
(B)
Military
experience
In accordance with section
5903.03 of the Revised Code, the
following military programs of training, military primary specialties, and
lengths of service are substantially equivalent to or exceed the experience
requirements for licensure as a landscape architect:
(1)
Military
programs of training:
(a)
Army: school 12d facilities/contract construction
management engineer (O)
(b)
Navy: facilities engineering (O)
(c)
Air force:
school 32ex civil engineer (O)
(2)
Military primary
specialties:
(a)
Army: facilities/contract construction management engineer
(fccme) (O)
(b)
Navy: facilities engineering (O)
(c)
Air force: civil
engineer (O)
(3)
Documentation of experience
An active military service member or
veteran may submit any documentation, evidence, statement or endorsement that
may be available or produced for the board's consideration to demonstrate the
substantial equivalence of experience while serving in the armed forces to meet
the requirements of licensure.
(C)
License
renewal
(1)
In
accordance with section
5903.10 of the Revised Code, an
expired license, shall be renewed at the usual cost without penalty and if not
otherwise disqualified because of mental or physical disability if either of
the following applies:
(a)
The license was not renewed because of the licensee's
service in the armed forces.
(b)
The license was
not renewed because the licensee's spouse served in the armed forces and the
service resulted in the licensee's absence from this state.
(2)
A
renewal shall not be granted under parafraph (C)(1) of this rule unless the
licensee or the licensee's spouse, whichever is applicable, has presented
satisfactory evidence of the service member's discharge under honorable
conditions or release under honorable conditions from active duty within six
months after the discharge or release.
(D)
Continuing
Education
(1)
In accordance with section
5903.12 of the Revised Code, the
provisions of this paragraph apply to a licensee who has been a member of the
armed forces who has served on active duty for a period in excess of thirty-one
days during the current continuing education reporting period.
(2)
A licensee who
meets the provisions contained in paragraph (C)(1) of this rule may submit an
application to the Board requesting an extension of the current continuing
education reporting period.
(a)
The licensee shall submit proper documentation
certifying the active duty service and the length of that active duty
service.
(b)
Upon receiving the application and proper
documentation, the board shall extend the current continuing education
reporting period by an amount of time equal to the total number of months that
the licensee spent on active duty during the current continuing education
reporting period.
Any portion of a month served
shall be considered one full month.
(3)
In accordance
with section 5903.121 of the Revised Code,
the board shall consider relevant education, training, or service completed by
a licensee as a member of the armed forces in determining whether a licensee
has fulfilled the continuing education required to renew the license or
certificate.
(E)
Expedited licensure Upon receipt of all required
documents and fees, a license shall be issued no later than three business days
of the applicant's eligibility for licensure, to each applicant who is a
member, veteran, spouse or surviving spouse of a member or
veteran.
Effective:
7/7/2014
R.C.
119.032 review dates:
07/07/2019
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4703.33
Rule
Amplifies: 4743.04,
5903.01,
5903.03,
5903.10,
5903.12,
5903.121
