(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 A-E 9.05 (title) is repealed and recreated to read: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 A-E 9.05 (4) is repealed.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 A-E 9.05 (8) is repealed.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
