AB 142

Under current law, no person may use the title "landscape architect" unless he

or she holds a certificate of registration as a landscape architect issued by the

Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers,

Designers, and Land Surveyors (the board). In order to be granted a certificate of

registration as a landscape architect, a person must hold a bachelor's or a master's

degree in landscape architecture from a curriculum approved by the board and have

at least two years of practical experience in landscape architecture, or have a specific

record of at least seven years of training and experience in the practice of landscape

architecture including at least two years of courses in landscape architecture

approved by the board, and four years of practical experience in landscape

architecture. Further, the person must successfully complete an examination by the

board.

Under this bill, no person may practice landscape architecture unless he or she

is registered as a landscape architect by the board. The registration requirements

remain the same under the bill. The bill clarifies that landscape architecture does

not include professional services provided by a person who is an architect, engineer,

or land surveyor, if the person holds the credential required to engage in that

practice. The bill also contains exemptions from the registration requirements for

a number of persons, including: 1) an individual doing work on property owned by

the individual; 2) biologists, professional geologists, and professional soil scientists;

and 3) a person making plans or drawings for the selection, placement, or use of

plants or site features.