Notice of proposed changes ON reexamination and registration requirements in the regulations of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
Brief Description
The State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors proposes to update regulations relating to the reexamination process for land surveyors and registration by examination requirements for landscape architects.
The State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 36 of the Alaska Administrative Code dealing with reexamination and registration by examination requirements, including the following:
- 12 AAC 36.040. Simplified Application For Reexamination, is proposed to be changed to simplify the application process for reexamination and remove references to examinations other than the Alaska Land Surveying Examination.
- 12 AAC 36.068. Eligibility for landscape architect registration by examination, is proposed to be changed to update submission requirements for registration by examination as a landscape architect, include pathways to eligibility for applicants with education credentials or work experience outside of those required for an accredited degree in landscape architecture, and update standards for qualifying mentoring programs.
- 12 AAC 36.990. Definitions, is changed to add definitions for
- “LAAC” to mean the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board.
- “LARE” to mean the CLARB Landscape Architectural Registration.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Alison Osborne, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806. Additionally, the Board will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system at http://notice.alaska.gov/213154 and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 4:30 p.m. on December 15, 2023. The Board will not consider comments received after this deadline.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Alison Osborne, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806 or by e-mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on the Board’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofArchitectsEngineersandLandSurveyors.aspx. The Board may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Alison Osborne at (907) 465-6862 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov not later than December 8, 2023 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System, by contacting Alison Osborne at (907) 465-6862 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov, or at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/AELS-0423.pdf.
After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments and questions received are public records and may be subject to public inspection.
Statutory Authority: AS 08.01.091; AS 08.48.101; AS 08.48.171; AS 08.48.181; AS 08.48.191.
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.48.091; AS 08.48.101; AS 08.48.171; AS 08.48.181; AS 08.48.191.
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.
DATE: November 15, 2023 /s/ Alison Osborne, Regulations Specialist Division of Corporations, Business and
Professional Licensing
ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION (AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors – Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
2. General subject of regulation: Reexamination; Application for registration by examination as a landscape architect; Definitions.
3.Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 36.040; 12 AAC 36.068; 12 AAC 36.990.
4. Department of Law file number: 2023200229
5. Reason for the proposed action: Update and clarification of current regulations; compliance with state statute.
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.
7. Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
A private person: None known.
Another state agency: None known.
A municipality: None known.
8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2023 or in subsequent years.
9. The name of the contact person for the regulation:
Sara Neal, Executive Administrator
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Telephone: (907) 465-2540
E-mail: sara.neal@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action: State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors.
11. Date: November 15, 2023
Prepared by:Alison Osborne
Regulations Specialist