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Professions and occupations; alternative to education requirement for licensure of architects. Requires the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects to adopt regulations establishing work and education experience equivalencies that shall provide an alternative to the requirement of a professional degree in architecture from a program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. The bill also requires the Board to adopt regulations establishing a credit system to account for varying degrees of work and education experience and to develop requirements for applicants seeking licensure to certify work and education experience on an annual basis. The bill requires the Board to evaluate any past work or education experience of any applicant under this bill until July 1, 2028. This bill is identical to HB 2154.
Introduced
Jan 9, 2025
Last Action
Mar 24, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Approved by Governor-Chapter 541 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0541)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1310ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
Enrolled
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Passed House with amendment (94-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House as amended
General Laws Amendment agreed to
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
Reading of amendments waived
Printed as engrossed 25104513D-E
Read second time
Rules suspended
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104513D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0541)
Jeremy S. McPike