ASLA's 50 by 2010

Seven years ago, the American Society of Landscape Architects initiated its "50 by 2010" licensure campaign. This initiative is intended to establish uniform practice licensure for all 50 states by 2010. States that currently have title acts are asked to work toward a practice act, and states without any form of licensure are asked to pursue licensure with their legislature. Since then, within the umbrella of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, New Hampshire has established a practice act for the first time and Maine has strengthened their title law to define the threshold where a licensed professional is required and establishes that a landscape architect is recognized by the State as being authorized to seal and submit drawings for State and municipal approval within the scope of their knowledge, skills, and abilities.  Massachusetts is currently in the mode of organizing and planning their licensure upgrade initiative.

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Statute Language

To clarify the differences between the Statute, Rules, and Model Law:
The Statute, or Law, is the most difficult to legally alter; modifications must be reviewed through the legislative process.  The Statute is more general in nature, but does outline which aspects of the profession we are allowed to perform.  It also outlines what related trades and professions can do (not exclusionary—not what related trades and professions cannot do)—as long as their work does not affect public health, safety & welfare.
Therefore, items that may change periodically should be addressed in the Rules & Regulations, not the Law, as changes to the latter require review by the LA Regulation Board. 
The Model Law, or CLARB Model Law, is just that—a model of a law, utilizing appropriate language, to assist in composing or editing the state Statute.

To clarify the basic difference between Sunrise Review and Sunset Review: 
A significant modification to a Statute prompts a Sunrise Review. 
A Sunset Review can happen anytime the State legislature decides it needs to “clean house”, to reduce expenditure of maintaining professional regulation boards.  When this occurs the affected professions scramble to justify their need for regulation to protect public HS&W.

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