Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 2624
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 2624
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Landscape architect: means a person who complies with all provisions of this chapter and is licensed by the Director to engage in the practice of landscape architecture. See
- License: means an authorization granted by the Director to practice landscape architecture. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Practice of landscape architecture: means any service where landscape architectural education, training, experience, and the application of mathematical, physical, and social science principles are applied in consultation, evaluation, planning, and design, including the preparation and filing of drawings, plans, specifications, and other contract documents and the administration of contracts relative to projects principally directed at the functional and aesthetic development, use, or preservation of land that directly affects the health, safety, and welfare of the public. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 2624. Qualifications
(a) A person shall be eligible for licensure as a landscape architect if the person qualifies under one of the following provisions:
(1) Comity or endorsement. A person holding a registration or license to engage in the practice of landscape architecture issued on the basis of an examination administered by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards, by the appropriate regulatory authority of a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or another country based on requirements and qualifications shown by the application to be equal to or greater than the requirements of this chapter may be examined on landscape architecture matters peculiar to Vermont and granted a license at the discretion of the Director. The Director shall accept evidence that an applicant holds a valid certificate from the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards as proof of qualification for licensure under this subdivision.
(2) Graduation and examination. An applicant who has graduated, having completed a landscape architecture curriculum approved by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board, followed by at least three years of diversified experience in landscape architecture under the supervision of a licensed, registered, or certified landscape architect and who has passed an examination administered by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards may be granted a license. The Director may accept experience received under the supervision of a licensed or registered architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor for one year of the experience required under this subdivision. All applicants shall have at least two years of experience under the supervision of a licensed, certified, or registered landscape architect.
(3) Experience and examination. An applicant who has completed nine or more years’ diversified experience in landscape architecture under the supervision of a licensed, certified, or registered landscape architect and who has passed an examination administered by the Council of Landscape Architectural Review Boards may be granted a license. Experience received under the supervision of a licensed or registered architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor may be substituted for no more than three years of this requirement. Credits from a landscape architecture program accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board may be substituted for up to no more than three years of this requirement.
(b) Upon application for licensure, an applicant qualifying for licensure under subdivision (a)(2) or (3) of this section shall file a report with the Director certifying the practical experience requirements completed. The Director shall certify that, to the best of the Director’s knowledge, the report is correct.
(c) An applicant may submit experience accrued for a period of three years in the practice of landscape architecture, as defined in subdivision 2611(5) of this title, in order to meet the experience requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section if the experience was obtained in Vermont on or before December 31, 2011. Evidence of experience shall be reviewed and approved by the Director.
(d) An applicant qualifying for licensure under subdivision (a)(2) or (3) of this section shall pass a written examination administered by the Council of Landscape Architectural Boards on technical and professional subjects as may be prescribed by the Council of Landscape Architectural Boards. Applicants may apply for examination before completing the experience requirement as long as the experience requirements will be fulfilled by the examination date. Notification of the results of examinations shall be mailed to each candidate within 30 days of the date the results are received by the Director. A candidate failing to pass the examination may apply for reexamination and may sit for a regularly scheduled examination as many times as the candidate chooses to do so. If an applicant does not pass the entire examination, the applicant shall not be required to retake any section of an examination that the applicant has previously passed. No license shall be granted to an applicant until he or she passes all sections of the exam.
(e) Licensing standards and procedures adopted by the Director by rule shall be fair and reasonable. Those standards and procedures shall be designed and implemented to ensure that all applicants are admitted to practice unless there is a good reason to believe that practice by a particular applicant would be inconsistent with the public health, safety, or welfare. Licensing standards shall not be designed or implemented for the purpose of limiting the number of licensed landscape architects. (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)