The rules were posted for a period of 14 days to solicit public comment on economic impact, including how the rules may affect businesses, local government units, and individuals. No comments were received.
Fiscal Estimate and Economic Impact Analysis:
The Fiscal Estimate and Economic Impact Analysis document is attached.
Effect on small business:
These rules do not have an economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1), Stats. The Department’s Regulatory Review Coordinator may be contacted by email at Daniel.Hereth@wisconsin.gov, or by calling (608) 267-2435. Agency contact person:
Dale Kleven, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Policy Development, 4822 Madison Yards Way, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, Wisconsin 53708; telephone 608-261-4472; email at DSPSAdminRules@wisconsin.gov. Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:
Comments may be submitted to Dale Kleven, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Policy Development, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, WI 53708-8366, or by email to DSPSAdminRules@wisconsin.gov. Comments must be received at or before the public hearing to be held on the proposed rules. Information concerning the date, time, and location of the public hearing will be published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register and posted on the Legislature’s website at https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/chr/hearings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TEXT OF RULE
Section 1. A-E 9.02 (2) is amended to read:
A-E 9.02 (2) An applicant who files an application but who does not comply with a request for information related to the an application within one year from the date of the request shall file a new application and fee.
Section 2. A-E 9.025 is created to read:
A-E 9.025 Definitions. In this chapter:
(1)
“Allied profession” means engineering or architecture.(2)
“Allied professional” means a licensed professional engineer or architect.Section 3. A-E 9.03 (1) (a) and (b) are amended to read:
A-E 9.03 (1) (a) To qualify as satisfactory experience in landscape architecture for the purposes of s. 443.035, Stats., an applicant's experience shall include the application of accepted principles in the practice of landscape architecture and shall demonstrate an applicant's progressive development of competence to practice landscape architecture. The experience shall be acquired in the areas of the practice of landscape architecture listed in sub. (2) (a) to (g), or in other areas of the practice of landscape architecture which in the opinion of the board landscape architect section provide the applicant with a knowledge of principles and data related to the practice of landscape architecture at least equivalent to that which would be acquired by experience in the areas of practice listed. Experience in every listed area is not required. (b) To qualify as satisfactory experience in landscape architecture for the purposes of s. 443.035 (1) (a), Stats., an applicant's experience must shall be obtained subsequent to completion of the education requirements. Section 4. A-E 9.04 is amended to read:
A-E 9.04 (1) In satisfaction of the education requirement under s. 443.035 (1) (a), Stats., the board landscape architect section accepts bachelor's or master's degrees in landscape architecture granted by a college or university accredited by the landscape architecture accreditation board Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board of the American society Society of landscape architects Landscape Architects or a degree determined by the board landscape architect section to be equivalent thereto. If the degree is from an international educational institution, the applicant shall provide an official evaluation by a transcript evaluation service acceptable to the board landscape architect section which shows that the degree is equivalent to a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture or a master's degree in landscape architecture granted by a college or university accredited by the landscape architecture accreditation board Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board of the American society Society of landscape architects Landscape Architects. (2) In satisfaction of the education requirement under s. 443.035 (1) (b), Stats., the board landscape architect section accepts coursework in landscape architecture completed at a college or university accredited by the landscape architecture accreditation board Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board of the American society Society of landscape architects Landscape Architects, or other equivalent college level coursework in landscape architecture or in an area related to landscape architecture, completed at a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency approved by the state board of education in the state in which the college or university is located. Section 5. A-E 9.05 (title) is repealed and recreated to read:
A-E 9.05 (title) Examination requirement.
Section 6. A-E 9.05 (1) (a) and (c) are renumbered A-E 9.05 (1) and (2) and are amended to read:
A-E 9.05 (1) Scope of written examinations Landscape architect registration examination. An applicant for initial registration as a landscape architect shall pass an examination determined by the landscape architecture section to assess knowledges required for the professional practice of landscape architecture , in accordance with sub. (2), the Landscape Architect Registration Examination, LARE, prepared by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards, or an equivalent examination as determined by the landscape architect section.
(2) Minimum competency. The passing scores for an examination under sub. (1) for each section or in combination as appropriate shall be set by the board landscape architect section to represent the minimum competency required to protect public health and safety.
Section 7. A-E 9.05 (4) is repealed.
Section 8. A-E 9.05 (7) is amended to read:
A-E 9.05 (7) Reexamination. An In accordance with s. 443.09 (5), Stats., an applicant failing any part of an examination may be reexamined on the part or parts failed, except that after failure of 3 reexaminations, the board landscape architect section shall require a one-year waiting period before further reexaminations reexamination on the part or parts failed. Section 9. A-E 9.05 (8) is repealed.
Section 10. A-E 9.06 (1), (5), and (6) are amended to read:
A-E 9.06 (1) Official transcripts of graduate and undergraduate training, properly attested to by the degree granting institution and submitted by the institution directly to the board landscape architect section.
(5) For applicants an applicant previously licensed in another state, territory, or possession of the United States or in another country, verification of the applicant's licensure in the licensing jurisdiction of original licensure or, if the applicant has permitted his or her the registration in the jurisdiction of original licensure to lapse, verification of licensure in the licensing jurisdiction where the applicant is currently licensed and where the applicant was last engaged in the practice of landscape architecture.
(6) For applicants an applicant who have has a pending criminal charge or have has been convicted of a crime, all related information necessary for the board landscape architect section to determine whether the circumstances of the pending criminal charge or criminal conviction are substantially related to the circumstances of the practice of landscape architecture, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Stats. Section 11. Effective date. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Dated _________________ Agency __________________________________
Chair
Examining Board of Architects, Landscape
Architects, Professional Engineers,
Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors
