BILL NUMBER: S7220
SPONSOR: WEBB
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to continuing education
requirements for landscape architects
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this legislation is to update continuing education laws
for professional landscape architects.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: amends the following:
paragraph b of subdivision 1 to authorize the State Education Department
to provide an adjustment or full exemption from continuing education for
that triennial registration period for a good cause.
subdivision 2 to increase flexibility for continuing education activ-
ities and allows up to six credits to be transferred from one registra-
tion period to the next.
subdivision 4 to allow landscape architects to take a wider array of
courses. Section 2: Establishes the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation will update existing laws regulating continuing educa-
tion requirements for professional landscape architects. Since its
enactment in 2005, an increase in online educational resources have
changed the way in which continuing education programs are offered.
This legislation seeks to make changes to allow the same flexibility
allowing landscape architects the opportunity to take full advantage of
these opportunities. These changes seek to provide similar flexibility
consistent with other professional licenses such as architects, profes-
sional engineers, land surveyors, and professional geologists. Addi-
tionally, this legislation provides a carry-over credit provision
further aligning the law with other professions in NYS.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is new legislation.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
This legislation will have no fiscal implications for State or local
governments.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect eighteen months after it shall have become a
law. Effectively immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of
any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before
such effective date.

Statutes affected:
S7220: 7328 education law