Sec. 20-370. Examination for licensure. Fee.

No person shall receive a license under the provisions of this chapter until such person has passed an examination which shall include the Landscape Architect Registration examination established by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards for examination of candidates for licensure as landscape architects and such technical and professional subjects as may be prescribed by the board with the consent of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Any person who has completed the course of study in and been graduated from a college or school of landscape architecture accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board may apply for such examination, provided such person shall submit evidence of a minimum of two years' practical experience under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape architect. In lieu of such graduation from an accredited college or school of landscape architecture and such practical experience, an applicant may be admitted to the examination upon presenting evidence of: (1) Having graduated with at least a bachelor's degree in a discipline related to landscape architecture or in landscape architecture from a college that has not been accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board, provided the curriculum is consistent with that of an accredited landscape architecture program as determined by the board, with the consent of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, and (2) a minimum of four years of practical experience under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape architect. If the applicant's examination is satisfactory, upon payment of the license fee fixed by section 20-374, the board shall authorize the Department of Consumer Protection to issue a license to the applicant, showing that the person named therein passed the examination and is entitled to practice landscape architecture in this state in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(1967, P.A. 748, S. 4; P.A. 73-361; P.A. 77-614, S. 214, 610; P.A. 78-320, S. 1, 4; P.A. 81-361, S. 33, 39; P.A. 82-241, S. 4, 11; P.A. 89-251, S. 139, 203; P.A. 92-74, S. 5, 7; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 15-104, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 73-361 required that examination include Uniform National Examination and established fees for examination and reexamination; P.A. 77-614 required consent of consumer protection commissioner for examination contents, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-320 raised initial examination fee from $40 to $75 and fee for reexamination from $5 to $20 for each part and clarified that fees are not refundable and deleted references to secretary of the board, including provision requiring that secretary notify secretary of the state of issuance of certificates; P.A. 81-361 amended section to allow the department to issue certificates upon the authorization of the board on and after July 1, 1981, to provide that fees are payable to the department instead of the board and to delete requirement that certificate be signed by board chairman and sealed with board seal; P.A. 82-241 changed registration to licensure; P.A. 89-251 increased the examination fee from $75 to 150 and increased the reexamination fee from $20 to $40; P.A. 92-74 amended section by deleting provisions specifying dollar amounts of fees for examination and reexamination and that all moneys received by the department to be paid to the state treasurer and to be nonrefundable; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 15-104 replaced “uniform national” with “Landscape Architect Registration” and “approved” with “accredited”, deleted provision re 8 years of actual, practical experience in landscape architectural work, added Subdiv. (1) re graduation with at least bachelor's degree in discipline related to landscape architecture or in landscape architecture from nonaccredited college, added Subdiv. (2) re minimum of 4 years practical experience under direct supervision of licensed landscape architect, and made technical changes, effective June 22, 2015.