Sec. 20-370. Examination for licensure. Fee.
Sec. 20-370. Examination for licensure. Fee. No person shall receive a license
under the provisions of this chapter until he has passed an examination which shall
include the uniform national examination established by the Council of Landscape Architectural 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 approved by the board may apply for such examination, provided he 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 at least eight years of actual,
practical experience in landscape architectural work of a grade and character satisfactory
to the board. 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.)
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.