Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of five members appointed by the governor:

• Three licensed architects
• Two public members

• Quorum: Three members
• Member Term Duration: None; board members serve at the pleasure of the governor
• Term Limit: Two consecutive full terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 4,168

• In-state: 1,250
• Out-of-state: 2,918

Legislative Activity

• The Department of Consumer Protection will be addressing the board’s proposed regulation changes in addition to reviewing the board’s entire regulation for conformity with the department’s current policies and procedures. In particular, with reference to the state’s Senate Bill 15 (An Act Adopting the Requirements of North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners V. Federal Trade Commission and Revising Certain Boards and Commissions Statutes) and the North Carolina dental bill ruling relative to liability and immunity issues of board and commissions and the appropriate roles of the same.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board currently requires Architect Registration Examination (ARE®) candidates to finish their experience requirement prior to sitting for the exam.

• The Department of Consumer Protection, in conjunction with the board, drafted proposed changes to the Connecticut regulation concerning examination eligibility relative to ARE candidates sitting for the examination prior to completion of the experience requirement.

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• The Mutual Recognition Arrangement between the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia and the New Zealand Registered Architects Board was signed by the board chairman on
  November 17, 2016.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of five members appointed by the governor:

• Four architects engaged in the practice of architecture for a period
  of 10 years or more
• One public member

• Quorum: Three members
• Member Term Duration: Five-year terms
• Term Limit: None

NUMBER OF LICENSED ARCHITECTS PER NCARB’S 2016 SURVEY

• Total number of licensed architects: 7,063

• In-state: 4,668
• Out-of-state: 2,395

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board continues to draft changes to its regulations.

Disciplinary Actions

• The board has taken four disciplinary actions so far this calendar year, including two fines, one reprimand, and one period of probation.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of five members appointed by the governor:

• Four architects engaged in the practice of architecture for a period
  of 10 years or more
• One public member

• Quorum: Three members
• Member Term Duration: Five-year terms
• Term Limit: None

NUMBER OF LICENSED ARCHITECTS PER NCARB’S 2016 SURVEY

• Total number of licensed architects: 7,063

• In-state: 4,668
• Out-of-state: 2,395

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board continues to draft changes to its regulations.

Disciplinary Actions

• The board has taken four disciplinary actions so far this calendar year, including two fines, one reprimand, and one period of probation.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of five members appointed by the governor and council:

• Four licensed architects practicing for at least 10 years

• One public member

• Quorum: Three members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: Two terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,938

• In-state: 322
• Out-of-state: 1,616

Legislative Activity

• SB 21: This bill modifies the continuing education requirements for architects and clarifies the exemptions from licensure by the board of architects. This bill has passed the House and Senate and was approved by the governor's office.

Disciplinary Actions

• The board is currently amending its rules to include early eligibility as well as incorporate the Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) as a path to licensure.
• The board is also amending its rules to reflect the statute changes.

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of five architect members.
• Quorum: Three members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: Two terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,730

• In-state: 311
• Out-of-state: 1,419

Legislative Activity

• Legislation introduced in the FY16 session was later signed by the governor into law on July 6, 2016. This amendment required that the Certificate of Authorization (COA) applications for all design professional boards (including architects, engineers, landscape architects, and land surveyors) be submitted through the department’s electronic system, unless special permission to submit in paper format is requested and approved by the department director. This will cut down on processing time associated with paper applications and the resulting drain on resources.
• In FY17, no legislation was introduced by the Department of Business Regulation for the Division of Design Professionals.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The last revision of the Rules and Regulations went into effect as of September 2, 2014.

• The board is currently reviewing proposed technical amendments to the Rules and Regulations necessary for incorporation into the new Rhode Island Code of Regulations (RICR).

Disciplinary Actions

• The board entered a Consent Agreement in the matter of Kristin Vaughn d/b/a Vaughn & Sherman Architectural Services. It was agreed that she immediately cease and desist from any and all unlicensed practice of architecture in the state of Rhode Island; that she correct any business media under her control to remove any and all uses of the term “architect,” “architecture,” or variations thereof that would improperly convey she is licensed to practice architecture in the state of Rhode Island; and that she pay an administrative fine of $250.

 Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• The board met informally with four individuals/firms to discuss projects they were involved in that could constitute unlicensed activity. The matters are still ongoing.
• The board met informally with an individual who was working on plans for a commercial project and was not a registered architect. The board clarified what the parameters are for residential and commercial projects and the case was closed.
• The board is continuing to discuss the aspects of the Certificate of Authorization (COA) requirement in relation to percentage of ownership verses directors and officers.
• The Department of Administration, Office of Digital Excellence implemented an
  e-permitting online filing system to apply for building permits for the State Building Code Commission, the Fire Marshall’s Office, and some municipalities, with the goal of getting all municipalities on board in the future. The e-permitting system is interfaced with architect and engineers boards’ live data. Therefore, if the applicant does not have an active registration and a current COA, the applicant will not be able to move forward with the building permit application.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor:

• Five registered architect members
• Two public members

• Quorum: A majority of the board
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: Maximum of two consecutive terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total numberof licensed architects: 1,104

• In-state: 201
• Out-of-state: 903

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board is reviewing its rules and regulations.

Disciplinary Actions

• Three complaints for FY17; one was closed and two are pending.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of nine members appointed by the governor:

• Five licensed architects
• Four public members

• Quorum: Majority of members; no action shall be taken without the affirmative
  vote of at least five members
• Member Term Duration: Three years
• Term Limit: Two terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,588

• In-state: 111
• Out-of-state: 1,477

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board held a rules and regulations hearing in May which clarified the continuing education requirement for applicants re-applying for licensure in Delaware, re- implemented the Architectural Experience Program™ (AXP™) waiver, and eliminated confusing provisions related to disallowance of acceptable continuing education credits.

Disciplinary Actions

• As a result of rule to show cause hearings due to non-compliance of the continuing education requirement, the board reviewed recommendations and imposed discipline on 53 licensees between March and July. The board will still be reviewing 30 additional recommendations for discipline at upcoming September and October meetings.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of nine members:

• Four architects

• Two interior designers
• Two landscape architects
•  One consumer members

• Quorum: Four Members
• Member Term Duration: Three years
• Term Limit: Three consecutive three-year terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 3,342

• In-state: 739

• Out-of-state: 2,603

Legislative Activity

• April 7, 2017: Legislation passed to license professional design firms and
  landscape architects.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board name changed to the Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Landscape Architecture. The new law includes the licensing of professional design firms and landscape architects.

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by the board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Licensure implementation for the professional design firms and landscape architect is projected for fall 2017.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor:

•  Five licensed architects
• Two consumer members

• Quorum: Majority of the authorized membership
• Member Term Duration: Five years

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 6,129

• In-state: 2,133
• Out-of-state: 3,996

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Paul Edmeades was named by the governor as chair of the Board of Architects.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 13 members:

• Seven architects
• Two landscape architects
• One certified interior designer
• One state executive department member
• Two public members

• Quorum: A majority of the board
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: Each member shall hold his/her office until his/her successor has qualified

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 7,955

• In-state: 3,129
• Out-of-state: 4,826

Legislative Activity

• AB 4273: Requires state supervision of certain professional and occupational
  licensing boards
• AB 4459: Requires attorney general provide active supervision of certain occupational and professional licensing boards
• AB 4420: Repeals “Interior Design Certification Act”

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The regulation for Digital Signing and Sealing of Documents was adopted and signed into law on May 1, 2017.  N.J.A.C 13:27-6.5 and N.J.A.C 13:27-8.10.

Disciplinary Actions

1. Uniform Penalty Letter (UPL) issued to NJ registered architect. Practice with an expired license; penalty: $1,500.
2. Consent Order issued to unlicensed individual and company, offering and providing architectural services, individually and through a company; penalty: $10,000.
3. Settlement Letter issued to unlicensed individual and company, offering and advertising architectural services, individually and through a company; penalty: $10,000/$5,000 stayed. However, if provisions in Settlement Letter are violated, the $5,000 will be activated and due immediately.
4. Uniform Penalty Letter issued to unlicensed individual and company, advertising architectural services which constitute the unlicensed practice of architecture; penalty: $1,000. The unlicensed individual failed to acknowledge the board UPL, and the board filed a Final Order by Default against this individual.
5. Settlement Letter issued to NJ registered architect for aiding and abetting the unlicensed practice of architecture. Also, the failure to maintain a Certificate of Authorization for the company to offer and provide architectural services;
   penalty: $6,000.
6. Consent Order of Suspension of Licensure issued to NJ registered architect who acknowledged on the biennial renewal application that disciplinary action was taken by another state jurisdiction. Penalty: the board order is a two-year suspension to be stayed in its entirety, effective upon the date of the Consent Order.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of eight members:

• Seven architects

• One public member

• Quorum: Five members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: Two terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 18,335

• In-state: 10,734
• Out-of-state: 7,601

Legislative Activity

• A4241A/S4135A: New York Emergency Responder Act
• A7969B/S6103C: Requirements for a license for a land surveyor
• A4363/S4328: NYC Department of Buildings repeal provisions for false documents
• A8134/S6427: Design build for certain projects in NYC
• S1896A/A864A: Relates to the practice of certified interior design; repealer

Disciplinary Actions

• Disciplinary actions against all licensees can be found on the
  Office of the Professions’ website.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of nine members:

• Five architect members
• Two public members
• Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs

• Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of Attorney General

• Quorum: Five members
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: Two consecutive terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total numberof licensed architects: 8,741

• In-state: 4,127
• Out-of-state: 4,614

Legislative Activity

• Pennsylvania’s continuing education legislation has finally made it through the House and is in committee in the Senate. So far it has not suffered the fate of past legislation by getting mired down with amendments. We are waiting to see if the Senate is willing to keep it clean and move it forward.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• Our board held a special meeting to review inconsistencies with interpretations of our regulations. The goal was to establish the preferences of our current board and move forward with modifications to the regulations to fit with those preferences and adapt to recent NCARB changes for AXP and education requirements.

Disciplinary Actions

• A licensee of Scottsdale, AZ, was assessed a $40,000 civil penalty based on practicing architecture without a license. (03/10/17)

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• The governor’s office has recently filled vacancies on many of the regulatory boards in the Commonwealth. Two new professional members were appointed to our board in May. Currently, we have one vacant public member seat.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 13 members:

• Three architects
• Three professional engineers

• Three land surveyors
• Two landscape architects
• Two certified interior designers

• Quorum: • Eight board members consisting of two engineers, two architects, two land surveyors, one landscape architect, and one interior designer.
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: Two consecutive terms; members may return to the board after sitting
  out a year.

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 7,330

• In-state: 2,921
• Out-of-state: 4,409

Continuing Education

• Licensees renewing or reinstating must attest to 16 hours of continuing education. Random audits are being conducted at this time.

Legislative Activity

• There were no bills in the 2017 session of the General Assembly that directly impact
  the board.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• New regulations effective January 1, 2016; conducting regulatory review at this time.

Disciplinary Actions FY16 to date

• None taken by the board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• On April 25, 2017, board member Corey Clayborne resigned; Mel Price was appointed June 15, 2017, to serve an unexpired term ending June 30, 2019. Board member Christine Snetter has been reappointed; her term expires on June 30, 2021.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor:

• Five licensed architects

• Two public members

• Quorum: Four members of the board, but action shall not be considered to have been taken on any matter unless there are three votes in accord.
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term limit: Board members are appointed to serve for five years. Once their term expires, they may continue to serve the board until a new board member is appointed by the governor, or they may request to be reappointed by the governor to serve another term. There is not a term limit.

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2015 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,133

• In-state: 111
• Out-of-state: 1,022

Legislative Activity

• The West Virginia Board of Architects monitored proposed legislation that would affect the board during the 2017 Regular Session and Special Session of the West Virginia Legislature. The Legislature passed a budget in June 2017 for FY18, so the board office, like other state agencies, was faced with the possibility of temporary closure if a budget was not passed, even though the board operates on non-appropriated funds.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• During the 2017 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature, the West Virginia Board of Architects’ proposed rule revisions were passed. No amendments were made other than shortening the sunset of the rules from 15 years to 10 years. The rule changes took effect on July 1, 2017.

Disciplinary Actions:

• During FY17, the board reprimanded and fined an architect for practicing with an inactive license. The board also received a complaint and has requested that the complainant provide additional information. During the renewal period in June, the board discovered a discipline issue not disclosed by an architect that may result in discipline. In July, the board received an anonymous complaint about the use of AIA after a name by a non-architect.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information:

• During FY17, long-time Executive Director Lexa Lewis retired. Emily Papadopoulos is the new executive director. In January 2017, the board office relocated from Huntington, WV, to Charleston, WV. The board is enjoying having a full board for the first time in a while
  and especially the counsel of its first female architect member, Wendy Scatterday of Wheeling, WV.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of six members appointed by the governor from a peer-chosen
  list of candidates.

• Quorum: A majority of members
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: None

Number of Licensed Architects Per NCARB’s 2016 Survey:

• Total number of licensed architects: 2,778

• In-state: 833
• Out-of-state: 1,945

Disciplinary Actions

• Alabama’s disciplinary actions in FY17 included failure to substantiate continuing education hours, practicing architecture with a lapsed license, failure to disclose disciplinary actions from another jurisdiction upon renewal, and failure to disclose disciplinary actions from another jurisdiction upon applying for registration via reciprocity and reinstatement.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• New Board Members: In July 2016, Courtney Brett (representing the Southern District) and Michael Chapman, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP (representing the Northern District), were appointed to the Alabama Board.
• FARB Board Member Training: In October 2017, Alabama’s Association of Regulatory Boards will have the Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards (FARB) conduct board member training for all regulatory board members.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of nine members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate:

• Five licensed architects
• One licensed landscape architect
• One licensed interior designer

• Two public members

• Quorum: Three members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: No limits

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,634

• In-State: 555
• Out-of-State: 1,079

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 11 members:

• Five architects
• Three interior designers
• Three consumer members

• Quorum: Six members
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: Two consecutive four-year terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 9,706

• In-state: 5,010
• Out-of-state: 4,696

Legislative Activity

• HB 741: This bill provides that the delinquency fee for licensure renewal, previously at the discretion of the boards by rule, is $25.
• HB 615: This bill amends the current exemption of military spouses from the licensure renewal provisions as contained in Section 455.02(2), F.S., by expanding the time period to two years after discharge, as well as expanding the exemption to include surviving spouses of active duty members and low-income individuals.
• SB 582: Original version would have provided antitrust indemnification for all state board members; amended version would have established state oversight procedures. Failed to become law.
• SB 802: Original version would have deregulated commercial interior design and many other businesses; the amended version preserved regulation of commercial interior design. Failed to become law.
• SB 1396: A version of SB 582, it would have deregulated many businesses (not including commercial interior design) and removed the requirement for businesses practicing architecture or commercial interior design to have a Certificate of Authorization. Failed to become law.

 Updates for  Rules and Regulations

• Two rule amendments became effective on April 11, 2017:

• 61G1-13.001 – Experience Requirements
• 61G1-14.001 – Examination Designated, General Requirements

Disciplinary Actions

• In FY17, the board received 372 complaints against licensees that were reviewed by the Probable Cause Panel (PCP). The PCP referred 122 complaints to the board, which took disciplinary action in 75 cases.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Architect member John R. Toppe, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, was elected to serve a second term as chair of the board. Interior design member Aida Bao-Garcia was elected to serve as vice chair of the board.
• Miguel A. Rodriguez, FAIA, NCARB is serving as chair of the NCARB Education Committee and was elected secretary of Region 3.
• John Ehrig, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, is serving as a member of the Ethics Task Force.
• John R. Toppe is serving as a member of the 5.0 ARE Item Writing Committee for Practice Management.
• Consumer member James Blanz and interior design member Kenan Fishburne resigned from the board in February 2017.
• The Florida Board of Architecture and Interior Design has continued to express its concerns regarding antirust issues, as have virtually all other state regulatory boards. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation has arranged to provide antitrust defense to board members and is working to find a method to insure individual board members in the event of an antitrust judgment.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of nine members:

• Six architects
• Two interior designers
• One public member

• Quorum: Five members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit:  None

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 5,782

• In-state: 2,514
• Out-of-state: 3,268

Legislative Activity

• A bill was passed requiring the creation of a rule to expedite applications for spouses
  of veterans.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• Board Rule 50-10-.06: Expedited licensure for veterans and spouses.

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of seven members:

• Five architects
• One architect who for seven years prior to appointment has been employed
  full-time in architectural education
• One public member

• Quorum: Four members
• Member Term Duration: Six years
• Term Limit: None

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 3,358

• In-state: 1,298
• Out-of-state: 2,060

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• Notice of Intent to publish in August 2017, which will add rules for administration of the Architecture Education Research Fund.

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• State licensing advisor position is currently vacant. Board is undergoing search to fill
  this position.
• Board will begin extensive review/overhaul of laws and rules in September 2017.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of five architect members.

• Quorum: Three members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: None

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,818

• In-state: 362
• Out-of-state: 1,456

Legislative Activity

• The economic prosperity bill passed and is now law. All rule changes for occupational licensing boards must be approved by a commission consisting of representatives from the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. We anticipate continued efforts to consolidate boards.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board revised the rule on responsible control (borrowing language from Tennessee). The revised rule provides a checklist to ensure adequate control by the architect.
• A revised rule for solicitation prior to licensure deviates from model language in order to better ensure that the soliciting individual will meet licensure requirements, and that he or she has not been disciplined by another board.
• References to the Intern Development Program (IDP) were revised to the Architectural Experience Program™ (AXP™).
• Though the board has been advised that it cannot require construction administration on the part of an architect, the board added this statement to the construction administration rule: “Construction administration services of an architect on the architectural aspects of the project are deemed necessary to protect the life, health and property of the public.” The board’s intention is to more strongly encourage construction administration in order to protect the public.
• A new rule regarding attorney general oversight was adopted and reflects the board’s practice for accepting active oversight:

• “In its rulemaking and enforcement activities, the Board will be advised by and will consent to the active supervision of the Attorney General, a Special Assistant Attorney General and/or a qualified attorney approved by the Attorney General. The Board will act only in accordance with its enabling statutes and within the Board’s mandate of protection of the public’s life, health and property. The Board’s legal counsel will review the substance of the Board’s actions specifically including review of any potentially anticompetitive rule, regulation or restraint, disciplinary matters and the procedures followed to determine such actions. In each event, the Board’s legal counsel has the power to approve, veto or modify any rule, regulation, restraint or disciplinary decision to ensure the same accords with state policy and the enabling statutes of the Board.”

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Richard H. McNeel, NCARB, AIA, LEED AP, and Larry W. Bishop, NCARB, have been
  re-appointed to the board. All terms are now current.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor:

• Five licensed architects
• Two public members

• Quorum: A majority of the board
• Member Term Duration: Five years for architects, and at the pleasure of the governor
  for public members
• Term Limit: Two five-year terms maximum for architects, and at the pleasure of the governor for public members.

Current Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 5,875

• In-state: 2,478
• Out-of-state: 3,397

Legislative Activity

•  HB 590 (Currently in committee): An act to establish a framework for the voluntary registration of individuals in the profession of interior design and to allow registered professional interior designers to obtain permits from local governments.

updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board is in the process of housekeeping for its rules. Miscellaneous changes include changing the Intern Development Program (IDP) to the Architectural Experience Program™ (AXP™).

Disciplinary Actions

• The board closed 34 cases during FY17.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous information

• Governor Roy Cooper appointed Fred Dodson Jr. as a new public member and Katherine N. Peele, FAIA, LEED AP, as a new architect member.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of five members:

• Two architects
• Two landscape architects
• One public member

Quorum: Three members

Member Term Duration: Four years, plus time holding over until new appointment

Term Limit: Two consecutive terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 699

• In-state: 597
• Out-of-state: 102

Legislative activity

• The board has submitted a draft bill to the Department of State for a new Practice Act
  for Architects and Landscape Architects. No action has been taken yet by the new administration.

updates for rules and regulations

• The board has prepared a draft for new regulations aligning the current ones with NCARB Model Regulation. The board will vote in July 2017 to send this draft for comments to the Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico and AIA Puerto Rico before submitting it to the Department of State.

Disciplinary Action

• None taken by board.

 Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• In preparation for Raul Rivera-Ortiz’s substitution upon completion of his second term and to achieve an ordered transition while the governor appoints a new member, the board voted to elect new officers effective July 1, 2017. Laura Cordero-Agrait, AIA, was elected as the new president. She can be reached at lauracordero44@yahoo.com or 787-249-1100.
• María Santos’s contract in the Department of State has not been renewed as a result of the changes required on the Puerto Rico state budget by the Fiscal Supervision Board created by Congress’ PROMESA Act. All Member Board Executive (MBE) correspondence and inquiries should be addressed to attorney Marianne Cortina-Aldebol, Director, Examining Boards Auxiliary Secretariat, Department of State at mcortina@estado.pr.gov or 787-722-4816. Ms. Cortina-Aldebol will be assuming MBE responsibilities for the foreseeable future.

Board Composition

• The board consists of six members:

• Four architects
• One professor of architecture from a state university
• One public member

• Quorum: Four members
• Member Term Duration: Staggered five-year terms
• Term Limit: Two consecutive terms.

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 4,191

• In-state: 1,110
• Out-of-state: 3,081

Legislative Activity

• The board will continue to pursue legislative changes that will bring the Architects’ Practice Act in line with the engineers’ in a form that is supported by the building officials. Proposed changes did not pass through the legislature this session.

Disciplinary Actions

•  None taken by board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Ongoing impetus to update the Building Officials Manual.
• The board supported an ethics seminar through the South Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects (funds from the board’s education and research fund).
• NCARB representatives attended a regular board meeting.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of nine voting members and three associate (non-voting) members:

• Three registered architects
• Three registered engineers
• One registered landscape architect
• One registered interior designer
• One public member
• Three associate engineers

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 3,834

• In-state: 1,525
• Out-of-state: 2,309

Legislative Activity

• Legislation passed this year authorizing department commissioners or their designees (as supervising officials) to review and approve, remand, or veto regulatory board actions or rules that constitute a potentially unreasonable restraint of trade. The legislature may conduct hearings regarding vetoed actions, but cannot delay or overturn the supervising official’s veto.
• Legislation passed to require state governmental entities that establish or adopt guides to practice to do so through the promulgation of rules. The legislation only applies to guides to practice that must be complied with in order to maintain a license, and it does not include exams, building codes, or safety codes. Consequently, we do not anticipate that this legislation will impact our board.
• Legislation passed to amend the registration requirements for engineers to allow applicants with a master’s degree in engineering and 20 years of experience to qualify for progressive experience registration after passing the Fundamentals of Engineering and Principles and Practice of Engineering exams (our law currently requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering). This provision will be repealed on June 30, 2019.
• Several bills were filed this year to reduce or eliminate the annual professional privilege tax, but these were all deferred until next year.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• Rule changes took effect in January 2017 to incorporate several board policies into the rules, aligning our rules with the requirements of the overhauled Intern Development Program (IDP) and making several “housekeeping” changes. Proposed rules are currently in process to clarify what is considered an “offer to practice” in Tennessee and to allow applicants to apply directly to NCARB for admittance to the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®), allowing us to become a direct registration state. The board is also considering changes to the continuing education rules.

Disciplinary Actions

• In the past year, the board imposed formal discipline against eight individuals, none of which resulted in court action.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• We have a new architect member, Brian H. Tibbs, AIA, NCARB, who replaced Jerome M. Headley. We also have a new landscape architect member (Blair Parker) and a new engineer member (Kathryn Ware). Elizabeth Goldstein is currently serving as our program attorney, and Sara Page and Shilina Brown are serving as our disciplinary attorneys.
• Our board continues to provide grants to accredited architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and interior design programs at Tennessee colleges and universities. Grant funds may be used for computers to be utilized by students, laboratory or instructional equipment, library resources, or to pay Architectural Experience Program™ (AXP™) or examination fees for students. This year we provided $331,700 in grant funds, $20,000 of which was awarded to UT Chattanooga to develop an interdisciplinary low-income community design studio in Chattanooga in partnership with UT Knoxville.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate:

• Four registered architects
• One registered interior designer
• One registered landscape architect
• Three public members (one vacancy)

• Quorum: A majority of all members, with no regard to profession
• Member Term Duration: Six years
• Term Limit: None

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 12,118

• In-state: 7,941
• Out-of-state: 4,177

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• In December 2016, the board adopted amendments to Rules 5.31 and 5.51, eliminating eligibility for interior design registration by architects who pass the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®).

Disciplinary Actions

• No major cases or board actions that resulted in court action through appeals or otherwise.

Board Update: Miscellaneous Information

• Texas has seen an increase in architect registrations both in and out of state. Since
  June 1, 2016, active resident registrants have increased 3.2 percent, from 7,798 to 8,049. Active non-resident registrants have increased 4.1 percent, from 4,087 to 4,253. This increase may be due to a reduction in the registration barriers as seen in the streamlining and overhauling of the Architectural Experience Program™ (AXP™), the transition from ARE 4.0 to 5.0, and the reduction of the registration fee in Texas by $200.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of seven members:

• Commissioner of the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs or their designee as ex officio member
• Six other members:

• At least two registered architects
• At least two professional engineers

• Member Term Duration: Three years

Number of Licensed Architects NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,111

• In-State: 163
• Out-of-State: 948

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by the board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Stacy A. Bourne is a newly appointed member of the board.

Board Composition

 Single Board

• The board consists of six members:

• Five architect members
• One public member

• Quorum: Four members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: No member to be reappointed for a term causing continuous service to exceed 10 successive years. Two terms of five years in succession is the maximum.

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 9,239

• In-state: 5,618
• Out-of-state: 3,621

Legislative Activity

• None at this time; the act for this profession is due to sunset in 2020.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The administrative rules were updated on April 7, 2017.

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• The Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Architecture graduate program was accepted into the Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL).

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of eight members:

• Five registered architects
• Two registered landscape architects
• One public member

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 3,395

• In-state: 1,014
• Out-of-state: 2,381

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• • Board is working on rule changes for 2018.

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of seven members:

• Five licensed architects
• Two public members

• Quorum: Majority of the members
• Member Term Duration: Three years
• Term Limit: No more than three terms or nine years, whichever is less

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 2,083

• In-state: 573
• Out-of-state: 1,510

Legislative Activity

• While the board did not propose any legislation, there was a bill affecting the board: SF408, which changed terminology from architect “registration” to “licensure.” The law went into effect on July 1, 2017.

updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board finished its rolling review of its rules pursuant to Iowa Code 17A.7(2). Most changes were minor; however, there were a few updates to the rule of conduct chapter.

• The board’s task force for updating rules regarding exceptions continues its work.

Disciplinary Actions

• There have been 14 complaint cases opened in calendar year 2017 to date.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Governor Branstad reappointed two architect members, and appointed a new architect member and a new public member.
• The office is currently developing a new licensing database, which will allow for electronic submissions of all applications.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of eight members:

• Five architects
• One CEO of NAAB-accredited architectural curriculum
• One certified interior designer
• One public member

• Quorum: At least five members
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term limit: None

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 2,630

• In-state: 724
• Out-of-state: 1,906

Legislation activity

• This calendar year’s full legislative session yielded no new statute or administration regulation changes directly impacting the regulatory authority and responsibilities of
  this board.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board has approved numerous updates and changes to our existing administrative regulations, which are now in the process of preparation for submittal to the legislative branch for approval and implementation.

Disciplinary Actions

• A new internal Kentucky disciplinary database has been designed and continues to be updated historically as far back as our available records reveal. Relevant actions appropriate for NCARB reporting will be submitted and updated.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• An effort is being made reportedly to reorganize all boards and commissions in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the North Carolina Dental Board issue. Legal efforts by at least one entity has been made to stop any such reorganization.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of nine members appointed by governor:

• Five architects members
• One professional engineer who is a member of the board of professional engineers

• One professional surveyor who is a member of the board of professional surveyors
• Two public members

• Quorum: Majority of members
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: Two four-year terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 5,374

• In-state: 2,381
• Out-of-state: 2,993

Legislative Activity

Public Act 435 of 2016, which impacts the licensing process for Michigan Architects, became effective on April 4, 2017. Public Act 435 amended the Michigan Occupational Code, which included several changes to MCL 339.2004, as well as a repeal of MCL 339.2005.

• Effective 4/4/2017, the applicant will be required to provide proof of education, professional experience, good moral character, and exam passage or equivalent proof of qualification when submitting the licensing application.
• The application will be active for one year from the receipt date or last incomplete notice, pursuant to MCL 339.409 (3) of the Occupational Code. Pending applications which were previously submitted to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) under the 10-year provision will continue to be honored until the application expiration date.
• The requirement for five reference letters has been eliminated; however, the applicant will need to document their required experience

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The Michigan Board of Architects is currently working with the LARA to update the administrative rules.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• A meeting of the joint board of architects, professional engineers, and professional surveyors occurred on May 10, 2017.

• Beginning in August 2017, approximately half of Michigan architects will begin their license renewal process. The licensees will be required to renew their licenses online.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 21 members appointed by the governor:

• Three licensed architects
• Five licensed engineers
• Two licensed landscape architects
• Two licensed land surveyors
• Two certified interior designers
• Two licensed geoscientists
• Five public members

• Quorum: Majority of members of the board qualified to vote on the matter in question
• Member Term Duration: Four years
•  Term Limit: Two terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 3,573

• In-state: 1,974
• Out-of-state: 1,599

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board is considering rule amendments to:

• Update definitions and add additional definitions to clarify rules
• Require that examinees abide by the exam administrator's published examination policies and procedures and outline the possible consequences of not complying
• Make changes to the procedures for submitting applications for examination, licensure, and temporary permits
• Update education and experience requirements for all professions regulated
  by the board
• Clarify that all education, examination, and experience requirements must be completed prior to licensure or certification
• Clarify which documents must be signed and certified
• Allow electronic certifications and signatures
• Allow more than one licensee to certify and sign a document
• Add rules regarding revisions to certified documents and succession
• Delineate grounds for disciplinary action under MN Statute section 326.111
• Update and clarify Chapter 1805 (known as the Rules of Professional Conduct)
• Make housekeeping modifications that lengthen the time an individual has to notify the board of disciplinary action taken in another jurisdiction and make other clerical and grammatical changes for clarity

Disciplinary Actions

• Two actions were taken against Minnesota-licensed architects.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• An ethics continuing education requirement for license renewal went into effect.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 15 members:

• One chairperson
• Three architects
• Four professional engineers
• Three professional land surveyors
• Three professional landscape architects
• One public member

• Quorum: Two voting members of each division of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of division business. Eight voting members of the board, including at least one member of each division, constitute a quorum for the transaction of board business.
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: The chairperson shall not serve more than one term. All other appointments, except to fill an unexpired term, shall be for terms of four years; but no person shall serve on the board for more than two consecutive four-year terms, and each four-year term shall be deemed to have begun on the date of the expiration of the term of the Member Board Member who is being replaced or reappointed.

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 5,161

• In-state: 2,092
• Out-of-state: 3,069

Number of Licensed Architectural Corporations

• Total number of licensed architectural corporations: 966

• In-state: 445
• Out-of-state: 521

Legislative Activity

• None, other than a failed attempt by the legislature to sweep one million dollars from
  the board’s fund.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• Per SB 809 (which passed in 2014), the majority of the Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 327, RSMo, were amended; primarily, due to changes in exam administration and application processes, as well as changes with regard to modern day practice. These revised statutes became effective August 28, 2014. Due to the passage of SB 809, the Board Rules needed to be amended to reflect the changes in the statute. Therefore, most of the Board Rules are currently in the process of being amended. These rule changes have already been approved by the board; however, due to a moratorium placed on rules by the past governor and the recent signing of Executive Order 17-03 and Section 536.175, RSMo, by the current governor, the board will be conducting a review of all of its rules between now and 2018. The board will be taking public comments on any of its rules during its meetings. Public comments can also be submitted online. The board's rule review initiative will be conducted jointly with the rule review required by Executive Order 17-03. The board will take general comments on any rule at its meetings, and then take specific comments on the rules identified on the board's open public board meeting agenda.
• The board was also recently instructed by the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration to reduce usage of the word “shall” in its rules by 33 percent.
• The board provides a free information exam to test the licensee’s awareness of selected Missouri compliance requirements. The exam is offered online and is open book. A score of 80 percent is considered passing. Two hours of continuing education (CEUs/PDHs) per two-year renewal period have been approved for the exam.

Disciplinary Actions

• The board’s disciplinary caseload involving the architectural practice continues to remain low. We continue to see a number of architects who failed to inform the board of the disciplinary actions they have received in other jurisdictions. We also have encountered a number of firms which have failed to obtain a Corporate Certificate of Authority to provide architectural services in Missouri. All disciplinary actions are recorded in the NCARB enforcement database within 30 days (or sooner) of the effective date.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Fees: Our biennial renewal fee for an individual architect’s license still remains at $35 and the biennial renewal fee for a Corporate Certificate of Authority is now $50.

• Strategic Planning Initiative: The board recently worked with an outside consultant to complete a new strategic planning survey, session, and implementation strategy. The last strategic planning initiative was completed in May 2010. Most of the board’s key objectives have either already been implemented or will soon be implemented.
• Currently, 11 of the board’s 15 members are serving on expired terms, so the chair and Member Board Executive (MBE) are working with the governor’s office to ensure a smooth progression of new appointments, being careful not to make too many new appointments at one time.
• The board’s MBE is working with the Boards and Commissions Task Force, which was recently created by the current governor to review the elimination and/or consolidation of boards.
• The board is vigilant in protecting licensure for all four professions that it governs, especially the practice of landscape architecture, which seems to be a profession recently threatened with deregulation.
• The board is taking measures to protect its healthy fund balance, which enables the board to perform the necessary work to protect the citizens of Missouri from dishonest, incompetent, and/or unlawful design practices and services. One only has to remember the Hyatt Regency disaster in Kansas City, and the years of work by the board to see that those responsible were held accountable. The board was established as a self-funded board by the legislature to protect the health, safety, and welfare of all citizens of Missouri. It is important to remember the entire board is completely funded from licensee fees and not general revenue. The Missouri Board believes the fees paid by its licensees are just that, a fee base program. The board has been very diligent in its financial management and will continue to be in the future. Any sweep of the board’s funds amounts to tax to support the general fund, and the board opposes any effort to do so.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of five architect members

• Quorum: Three members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: None

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 6,435

• In-state: 2,673
• Out-of-state: 3,762

Legislative Activity

• HB 49: The budget bill included consolidation of multiple healthcare-related boards. This creates concerns about future legislation to consolidate “business” boards, such as architecture and engineering. Enacted 6/30/17.
• House Bill 49 also enacted new revised code section 107.56 in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that a state dental board engaged in anticompetitive behavior when denying a license to a teeth-whitening business. In the construction industry, Ohio’s new law applies to the Ohio licensing boards for architects, engineers, landscape architects, and to the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board, among 32 covered agencies. Any board action “excluding present or potential competitors from the occupation or industry regulated by the board or commission” can be appealed to the Common Sense Initiative Office overseen by the Lieutenant Governor. The appeal acts as an automatic stay, as “the board or commission shall cease the ongoing action or not take the proposed action until the office has approved of the action.” The office can also reverse the board. “If the office disapproves the board's or commission's action, the action is void.”
• HB 289 was introduced in June. No hearings have been held. HB 289 will create a permanent sunset review, to occur every five years; require the Common Sense Initiative to review board actions which might be anti-trust; and require that the Legislative Service Commission perform assessments of the board.
• HB 75 creates an expedited licensing process for active duty military and their spouses. Introduced in February and referred to committee. No hearings have been held.

Disciplinary Actions

• 17 new cases were opened; 13 cases were closed. No legal actions are pending.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• One board member is seeking reappointment for a term which currently ends October 2, 2017. Another board position has been vacant for 17 months due to a resignation.
• The board began using the state of Ohio’s new licensing system last August, which is built on the Salesforce for Government platform.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 25 members:

• Three architects

• Three designers
• Three engineers
• Three land surveyors
• Three landscape architects
• Ten public members

• Quorum: A majority of the board
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: Two consecutive terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

•  Total number of licensed architects: 4,467

• In-state: 1,515
• Out-of-state: 2,952

Disciplinary Actions

• The board reviewed one architect case in FY17.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 13 members:

• Three architects
• Three engineers
• Two land surveyors
• One landscape architect
• One joint engineer/land surveyor
• One geologist
• Two public members

• Quorum: Seven members
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: Three successive four-year terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 2,833

• In-state: 850
• Out-of-state: 1,983

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board is working to revise regulations in order to update outdated language (such as the “Intern Development Program”), but we are still in the process.

Disciplinary Actions

• No disciplinary actions against architects taken by board.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of six members appointed by the governor with the consent
  of the Senate:

• Two licensed architects who have been in continuous practice for three years
• One licensed architect who is on the staff of the Montana State University-Bozeman school of architecture
• One public member
• Two licensed landscape architects

• Quorum: Majority of its members
• Member Term Duration: Three years
• Term Limit: None

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architectsy: 1,404

• In-state: 415
• Out-of-state: 989

Legislative Activity

• None that impacts architecture. A bill was introduced that would de-regulate
  certified public accountants, real estate agents, engineers and land surveyors, and landscape architects.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board is in the process of updating rules. The rule package has been noticed for
  public comment.

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of eight members:

• Three architect members, including one education member
• Four professional engineer members, including one education member
• One public member

• Quorum: Not less than five members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: None

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey:

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,882

• In-state: 565
• Out-of-state: 1,317

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board is currently in the process of rules promulgation. Rule changes include, but are not limited to:

• New rule specifying that an applicant’s prior criminal or disciplinary history is not an automatic bar to licensure or admittance to examinations
• Modification of “Intern Development Program (IDP)” to “Architectural Experience Program™ (AXP™)”
• New rules clarifying what constitutes acceptable direct supervision of architectural or engineering work
• New rule clarifying what web-based continuing education (CE) courses are restricted under Rule 9.2.3
• Clarification regarding CE requirements for military personnel
• New rules clarifying what is considered the practice of engineering and architecture as it relates to participation in design competitions, forensic engineering, and working as an expert witness

Disciplinary Actions

• There were 31 filed complaints during FY16:

• Nineteen were dismissed
• One resulted in license revocation
• Eleven are under investigation

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Governor Ricketts appointed professional engineer Randy Peters to the board as an education member in November 2016.
• Governor Ricketts appointed professional engineer Jan Bostelman to the board in
  March 2017.
• Professional engineer Jennifer Klein was appointed vice chair.
• Architect Lenora Isom, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, was appointed secretary.
• The Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects will be celebrating 80 years of licensure as of August 2017.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of three architect members appointed by the governor.

• Quorum: Two members
• Member Term Duration: Six years
• Term Limit: Three terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,236

• In-state: 189
• Out-of-state: 1,047

Legislative Activity

• During the most recent North Dakota legislative session, lawmakers decided that licensing boards should be paying attention to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on North Carolina Dental Board and introduced a study resolution in reaction to this ongoing discussion. We provided a simple statement suggesting the study is not necessary since each licensing board is already actively supervised by counsel appointed by the attorney general, that the matter has alerted all licensing boards to that issue, and that boards are already doing their own due diligence board-by-board and profession-by-profession. The study resolution was passed and lawmakers will be reviewing this in the interim. We will be monitoring.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The recent legislative body didn’t make any changes to the North Dakota Century Code; therefore, no changes will be made to the Rules & Regulations.

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• This year the North Dakota State Board of Architecture is celebrating 100 years
  of licensure!

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 11 members:

• Seven architects
• Two landscape architects
• One interior designer
• One public member

• Quorum: Six members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: None

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 2,420

• In-state: 821
• Out-of-state: 1,599

Legislative Activity

• Educated author of bill exempting all architects and engineers from being required on a pre-engineered metal building used for any and all purposes.

• Governor’s task force on consolidation is still going forward with planned legislation due January 1, 2018.

Disciplinary Actions

• Formal disciplinary action:

• Unlicensed practice by individuals/firms: nine cases
• Fraudulently submitting continuing education credit: one case

• All final orders go through the attorney general before they are effective.
• Attorney general’s office has been recently hired to collect and take to court people who refuse to pay fines that have been levied by the board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• The board continues to fund and promote the Path to Licensure Scholarship program for individuals pursuing professional degrees through accredited Oklahoma Universities. Scholarships for fall 2017 through spring 2018 were awarded in the amount of $3,000 each to students in the following programs:

• Eight architecture students
• Three landscape architecture students
• Two interior design students

• This year the committee saw a very qualified pool of applicants and were able to fund six additional scholarships over last year’s seven and a half.
• The board began development of a manual for superintendents of public education on how to put a construction project together, as well as a continuing education program for first year superintendents and school board members. Every year there are 150 new superintendents alone. We expect that this project will develop even more traction with the interest and support of our cabinet secretary.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of seven members to be appointed by the governor:

• Two architects
• Two professional engineers
• Two land surveyors
• One public member

• Quorum: A majority of the board
• Member Term Duration: Three-year terms expiring in April
• Term Limit: Maximum of three terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 872

• In-state: 116
• Out-of-state: 756

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

South Dakota State University – M.Arch. program was given initial accreditation on
January 1, 2016.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of five members appointed by the governor:

• Three licensed architects
• One licensed landscape architect
• One public member

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,178

• In-state: 137
• Out-of-state: 1,041

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board intends to begin revising their rules this year for organization and
  clarification purposes.

Disciplinary Actions

•  None taken by board.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• The board revised its 2014 strategic plan this year and intends to:

• Engage existing and potential licensees through more dissemination of information.
• Educate and support licensure in the state.
• Develop a more productive working relationship with other design professionals and related officials.
• Maintain awareness of national laws, trends, and practices and continually revise state regulations to remain proactive.

• The board provided $24,000 in grant funds this year to increase education and support licensure in the state.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 11 members appointed by the governor:

• Two architects
• Five engineers:

• Two civil engineers
• One mining engineer
• One electrical or mechanical engineer
• One engineer from another branch of the profession of engineering

• Two land surveyors
• One landscape architect (effective July 1, 2017)
• One public member

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 604

• In-state: 250
• Out-of-state: 354

Legislative Activity

• HB 48 extends the Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors (AELS) board until 2025 and makes the landscape architect seat permanent after 19 years as a temporary seat on the board (effective July 1, 2017).
• HB 90 would require all licensees (of the state’s 42 programs) to pay an investigation surcharge as part of their fees. The purpose of the bill is to try to minimize the impact of large investigative fees for boards with a smaller number of licensees. For example, midwives and big game guides currently pay high licensing fees (approximately $4,000 for a license every two years) because these small boards have had dramatic investigations. The high cost is preventing people from obtaining licensure in these professions. HB 90 would require all licensees to pay a flat rate investigative fee. The AELS Board is currently watching this bill and officially opposed the bill with a motion at their April 24-25, 2017, meeting, stating it increases costs to licensees without providing new or additional services. The legislative liaison committee is drafting a letter expressing the board’s opposition to the bill for the chair to sign.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• Changes related to structural engineering (SE) education and work experience requirements (12 AAC 36.063), application process (12 AAC 36.108), SE seal (12 AAC 36.180), use of seals (12 AAC 36.185), and definition of significant structures (12 AAC 36.990) went into effect on September 9, 2016. The board repealed regulations regarding eligibility for fundamentals of engineering (12 AAC 36.062 and.063) and fundamentals of land surveying examinations (12 AAC 36.064 and .065). These regulation changes took effect May 25, 2017. Students are no longer required to submit an application to the board as part of the registration process.
• The board changed language in engineer registration by comity regulations (12 AAC 36.105) to broaden scope of approved work experience to include comparable branches of engineering.
• Board is developing language to clarify the terms used to define “practice of land surveying” in regulations.
• Board is discussing use of National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) records in applications and possibility of expedited approval for Model Law Engineers (MLEs).
• Board is discussing licensure pathway for software engineers.
• Board is reviewing education requirements for architects.

Disciplinary Actions

• Since August 2016, the board has had three license actions adopted due to failed continuing education audits. Two voluntarily surrendered licenses, and one signed a consent agreement that included a fine, reprimand, and mandatory audits for the next two renewal periods.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Registration renewals are required at the end of this year (2017).
• Our electrical engineer board member Eric Eriksen served eight years on the board and attended his last AELS meeting in February. The board welcomed the new electrical engineer board member Elizabeth Johnston at the April 2017 meeting.
• Our “engineer from another branch of engineering” Kathleen Schedler, PE, ME, resigned from the board in March after serving five years. William Mott, EC, MM, has taken her place and will meet the board at the August meeting.
• Former Executive Administrator Richard “Vernon” Jones retired in August 2016 and joined the AELS Board as the public member. Alysia Jones, the new executive administrator, began in January 2017.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of nine members appointed by the governor:

• Two architects
• Three professional engineers
• One landscape architect
• One geologist or assayer
• One land surveyor
• One public member

• Quorum: Five members
• Member Term Duration: Three years
• Term Limit: Two consecutive terms

Total number of licensed architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 6,702

• In-state: 2,366
• Out-of-state: 4,336

Legislative Activity

• SB 1437: The “Right to Work” law allows any person to sue the state alleging that a law, rule, policy, or procedure inhibits their right to work in Arizona; and, if they prevail, the state must pay their attorney fees.

• HB 2372: Requires the board to issue “free” initial licenses to applicants whose annual income fell below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board submitted a comprehensive rule review package to the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council, proposing the repeal of numerous archaic rules.

Disciplinary Actions

• Out of 26 complaints received against architects this past year, the board took disciplinary action against 14 individuals by consent agreement and four after a formal hearing. The board collected $59,350 in fines and $16,605 in fees and dismissed eight complaints.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• The Arizona Board will continue to advocate for the need to regulate design professions
  in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare in the coming legislative session.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of 10 members:

• Five architects
• Five public members

• Quorum: Six members

• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: Eight years, or two consecutive terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 21,347

• In-state: 17,241
• Out-of-state: 4,106

Legislative Activity

• SB 1132 (Galgiani): The American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIACC) sponsored legislation to create and define a special title for licensure candidates.  Specifically, the bill would create the “architect-in-training” title for a person who has received board confirmation of Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) eligibility and is employed under the direct supervision of an architect. This legislation was vetoed by the governor on September 28, 2016.
• SB 1479 (Chapter 634, Statutes of 2016): The board sponsored legislation (which became operative on January 1, 2017) that clarifies the board’s authority to grant students enrolled in an Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) program early eligibility for the ARE.
• SB 547 (Hill): This bill extends the sunset date of the California Council of Interior Design Certification (CCIDC) and its certification program until January 1, 2022. At its March 2, 2017, meeting, the board voted to support the extension of CCIDC’s sunset date.  The bill is currently with the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• Adopted a regulatory proposal to amend California Code of Regulations (CCR) sections 118.5 and 119.8 to allow transfer credit for passed ARE divisions and to allow candidates to transition to and obtain credit for ARE 5.0. The regulatory change became effective on October 1, 2016. [CCR 118.5 (Examination Transfer Credit) and 119.8 (Examination Transition Plan - ARE 4.0 to ARE 5.0)]
• Adopted a regulatory proposal to amend CCR 152.5 to allow the executive officer (EO) to delegate to a designee, such as the assistant executive officer or the enforcement program manager, the authority to hold an informal conference with a cited person and make a decision to affirm, modify, or dismiss a citation. [CCR section 152.5 (Contest of Citations, Informal Conference)]

Disciplinary Actions

• During FY16/17, the board received and investigated 324 complaints against architects, applicants, and unlicensed individuals for potential violations of the Architects Practice Act.

• During FY16/17, the board issued 32 citations and assessed $45,750 in administrative fines for violations.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• The board has begun preparations for the sunset review, which is due in 2018.
• The board is currently in the process of securing a contract with a collection agency through the informal solicitation method (Government Code section 14838.5) to allow the board to refer unpaid accounts aged beyond 90 days to a collection agency.
• The most common violations that resulted in enforcement action during FY16/17 are:

• Business and Professions Code section (BPC) 5536(a) and/or (b) – Practice Without License or Holding Self Out as Architect;
• BPC 5536.22(a) – Written Contract;
• BPC 5584 – Negligence or Willful Misconduct;
• BPC 5600.05(a)(1) and/or (b) – License Renewal Process; Audit; False or Misleading Information on Coursework on Disability Access Requirements; and
• CCR 160(b)(2) – Rules of Professional Conduct.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 13 members appointed by the governor:

• Three architects
• Four professional engineers
• Three professional land surveyors
• Three public members

• Quorum:

• General Session: Seven members
• Executive Session: Two-thirds of the members (nine members)

• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: Two full terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 7,308

• In-state: 3,046
• Out-of-state: 3,902

Legislative Activity

• HB 1076: Permits an architect over the age of 65 to be classified as a retired architect. A retired architect is prohibited from practicing architecture without first applying for reinstatement.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• No legislative activity for the Colorado Architects Board. However, it is worth noting that the Colorado Board of Landscape Architects (LA Board) went through a sunset review during the 2017 legislative session. The recommendation from the Department of Regulatory Agencies’ Office of Policy Research and Regulatory Reform suggested sun-setting the LA Board but continuing licensure under what is called a director model program. A director model program grants full authority of the licensing program to the director of the Division of Professions and Occupations. It was the decision of the Colorado General Assembly to continue the LA Board in its current form as a full board.

Disciplinary Actions

• None taken by the board.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor, at least two of whom must be female:

• The director of public works
• Two registered architects
• Two professional engineers
• One professional land surveyor
• One public member

• Quorum: Not less than four members, including three registered members
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: Two consecutive terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architect: 110

• In-state: 33
• Out-of-state: 77

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• Revisions to draft rules and regulations completed after four years; next step is to the legislature for public hearing.

Disciplinary Actions

• Establishing rules of engagement for violations.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of 14 members:

• Three professional architects

• Four professional engineers
• Two professional surveyors
• Two professional landscape architects

• Three public members

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 2,386

• In-state: 1,012
• Out-of-state: 1,374

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• Board continues to discuss amendments to its rules chapter, including qualification requirements for exam and endorsement, updating the experience and Architectural Experience Program™ (AXP™) requirements, and adding a section on exam irregularities.

Disciplinary Actions

• Board issued two final orders and four settlement agreements in 2016.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• Vacant architect and public member positions have been filled, but one professional engineer member position is vacant.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of six architect members appointed by the governor:

• Five architect members
• One public member

• Quorum: Four members
• Member Term Duration: Five years
• Term Limit: Two consecutive terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 1,753

• In-state: 499

• Out-of-state: 1,254

Legislative Activity

• Below is a list of the proposed changes that went before the 2017 legislature and were approved. They went into effect March 29, 2017.

• Rule 004 – Update to the 2015 Certification Guidelines
• 010.01 – Add definition of AXP – Architectural Experience Program
• 010.05 – Add definition of NAAB – National Architectural Accrediting Board
• 010.06 – Add definition of NCARB – National Council of Architectural
  Registration Boards
• Rule 100 – Change to the first meeting of the calendar year
• Rule 250 – Update qualifications for exam applicants
• Rule 300 – Update qualifications for endorsement applicants
• Rule 350.03 – Update language for the ARE
• Rule 375 – Update from the IDP (Intern Development Program) to the AXP (Architectural Experience Program)
• Rule 450- Update the continuing education rule
• Delete rules 600 and 800

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board is currently in the process of rewriting the entire act to clean up language and make updates accordingly.
• The board is also submitting a fee decrease.

Disciplinary Actions

• There was one action taken in the FY17.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of nine members appointed by the governor:

• Five registered architects
• Two interior designers
• One residential designer
• One public member

• Quorum: Five members
• Member Term Duration: Three years
• Term Limit: None

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 2,694

• In-state: 527
• Out-of-state: 2,167

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board is reviewing and amending its rules and regulations pertaining to the minimum qualifications to take the residential design examination. This change will allow more individuals to be able to qualify to sit for the exam. The board is also making small housekeeping changes to clean up obsolete or unnecessary language.

Disciplinary Actions

• During FY17, the board investigated and closed 27 cases with disciplinary action. All disciplinary actions imposed by the board are reported to the NCARB Disciplinary Database. During the same period, 24 cases were investigated and closed with no disciplinary action.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• As part of our long-term goals, the board is increasing public and professional outreach awareness this year. Members will be visiting building departments, schools, and design professional firms.

Board Composition

Joint Board

• The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor:

• Six architects with 10 years of experience

• One public voting member

• Quorum: A majority of the board
• Member Term Duration: Three years

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 2,160

• In-state: 690
• Out-of-state: 1,470

Legislative Activity

• HB 295: Relating to professional licensure; changing membership of certain licensing boards; extending sunset dates of certain boards; increasing penalties for unlicensed activities of certain professions.
• HB 330: Relating to architecture; reauthorizing and amending the architectural act; providing for penalties for violations of the architectural act.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board held a rule hearing in FY17 to amend some of its rules and regulations. One amendment was the year-long creation of a Broadly Experienced Architect (BEA) pathway to licensure in New Mexico. This pathway expires on January 1, 2018.

Disciplinary Actions: F17

• One notice of contemplated action (NCA) was issued by the board’s prosecuting attorney.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• New Mexico Board members serving on FY17 NCARB Board of Directors include Secretary Robert M. Calvani and Region 6 Director Jim Oschwald.
• Melarie Gonzales was appointed executive director and CFO of the New Mexico Board.
• HB 295 and HB 330 both passed during the 2017 legislative session.
• The New Mexico Board of Examiners for Architects moved physical locations and is now located in the Toney Anaya Building.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor:

•  Five architects
• Two public members

• Quorum: A majority of the board
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: A maximum of three terms

Number of Registered Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of registered architects: 3,126

• In-state: 1,729
• Out-of-state: 1,397

Disciplinary Actions

• In 2016, the board received and investigated 30 complaints against architects, firms, applicants, and unregistered individuals.
• The board issued 16 final orders. All disciplinary actions imposed by the board were reported to the NCARB Disciplinary Database.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• The board worked on several proposed administrative rule changes. Most of the proposed changes are procedural and intended to address typos and inconsistent language. The changes are expected to go into effect in FY17.
• The board upgraded to a new online licensure database and website. The new database allows for staff to work remotely in the event of a natural disaster. The system also allows applicants to track the status of their application for registration online, through a unique pin number. All applications, registrations, financials, enforcement, board member appointments, agendas, minutes, board meeting packets, and personnel are tracked through the new database. The website and database are connected to allow information to be updated in real time.
• On February 24, 2016, the Court of Appeals in the State of Oregon released an opinion on an Oregon State Board of Architect Examiners case that could have impacted consumers, the public, and other professional licensing boards. The case was regarding architectural title violations and architectural practice violations. The board met and voted in favor of the Oregon Department of Justice appealing the decision. The Department of Justice voted unanimously to file a petition for review with the Oregon Supreme Court. NCARB submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the board, and the petition for review was granted. The case went before the Oregon Supreme Court in January. The Oregon Supreme Court overturned the lower court and found in favor of the board

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of five members:

• Four licensed architects

• One public member

• Quorum: A majority of the board
• Member Term Duration: Four years
• Term Limit: Maximum of two consecutive terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 2,449

• In-state: 843
• Out-of-state: 1,606

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• SB 117 – State Certified Commercial Interior Designers: Allows interior designers who have completed the Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ) requirements to be certified. As this is only a certification, the creation or addition of a new licensing board independent of the architects licensing board is not necessary. Currently, state law provides an exemption allowing work to be done without an architect’s stamp on projects under 3,000 square feet. There are currently 33 state certified commercial interior designers.

Disciplinary Actions

• Utah employs an investigator to explore complaints of possible violations. In 2016-2017, a number of complaints were investigated, but none received administrative sanctions or criminal filings.

Board Composition

Single Board

• The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor:

• Six registered architects
• One public member

• Quorum: Four members
• Member Term Duration: Six years
• Term Limit: Two full terms

Number of Licensed Architects per NCARB’s 2016 Survey

• Total number of licensed architects: 6,411

• In-state: 3,910
• Out-of-state: 2,420

Legislative Activity

• None; however, the legislature considered a bill that would have essentially deregulated landscape architects.

Updates for Rules and Regulations

• The board has submitted a proposal to our umbrella agency requesting a law revision for the 2018 legislative session. If enacted, the revision would enable the board to update our rules to incorporate the term AXP and reduce required hours to 3,740.

Disciplinary Actions

• Thirty-two cases were attended to in FY16/17. Twenty-one complaints were open at the beginning of the fiscal year, and 11 new complaints were opened during the year. Fourteen complaints were investigated and closed without formal action. Thirteen cases remain open for investigation, legal action, and/or compliance monitoring. Five cases resulted in sanctions ranging from a $300 to $9,000 fine and 30 years prohibition from applying for licensure.

Board Updates: Miscellaneous Information

• SOLAR Online Renewal System: The Department of Licensing finished the online renewal system to provide better customer service and more features. The most recent upgrade allows online applications for licensure and the ability to make changes to license status, mailing addresses, etc., any time during the renewal cycle.