H.B. 306

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LICENSURE MODIFICATIONS

             2     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies Title 58, Chapter 53, Landscape Architects Licensing Act, regarding
             10      the requirements for obtaining licensure in landscape architecture.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    modifies the requirements for obtaining licensure in landscape architecture by
             14      removing the requirement for an applicant to:
             15              .    have a bachelor's or master's degree; or
             16              .    have completed supervised practical experience; and
             17          .    makes technical changes.
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24           58-53-302 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 183
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             26      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             27          Section 1. Section 58-53-302 is amended to read:


             28           58-53-302. Qualifications for licensure.
             29          [(1) Each] An applicant for licensure as a landscape architect shall:
             30          [(a)] (1) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             31          [(b)] (2) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
             32          [(c)] (3) provide satisfactory evidence of good moral character; and
             33          [(d) (i) have graduated and received an earned bachelors or masters degree from a
             34      landscape architecture program meeting criteria established by rule by the division in
             35      collaboration with the board; or]
             36          [(ii) have completed not less than eight years of supervised practical experience in
             37      landscape architecture which meets the requirements established by rule by the division in
             38      collaboration with the board; and]
             39          [(e)] (4) have successfully passed examinations established by rule by the division in
             40      collaboration with the board.
             41          [(2) Satisfactory completion of each year of a landscape architectural program
             42      described in Subsection (1)(d)(i) is equivalent to one year of experience for purposes of
             43      Subsection (1)(d)(ii).]




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