Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules

611 W. Ottawa Street

Lansing, MI 48909

Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512

AGENCY REPORT TO THE

JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)

1. Agency Information

Agency name:

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Division/Bureau/Office:

Bureau of Professional Licensing

Name of person completing this form:

Dena Marks

Phone number of person completing this form:

517-335-3679

E-mail of person completing this form:

MarksD1@michigan.gov

Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:

Elizabeth Arasim

2. Rule Set Information

MOAHR assigned rule set number:

2020-6 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Landscape Architects -- General Rules

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

The current landscape architects general rules pertain to experience requirements, examinations, and

the requirements for a seal. The current rules do not comply with the Article 22 of the Occupational

Code, MCL 339.2201 to 339.2211, which requires that a landscape architect be licensed and

demonstrate current professional competency for license renewal.

The rules will be revised to provide for licensure, relicensure, current professional competency

requirements, and license renewals for landscape architects.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

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The proposed rules provide definitions for terms used in the rule set identify the approved educational

programs and examination required for licensure; establish the requirements for initial licensure,

licensure by endorsement, and relicensure; establish the continuing education requirements for

license renewal; identify approved continuing education providers and activities; establish sanctions

for failure to comply with continuing education requirements; and update the requirements for a

licensee’s seal.

5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and

publication dates:

Flint Journal – December 1, 2020

Grand Rapids Press – December 1, 2020

Mining Journal – December 3, 2020

6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:

12/15/2020

7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:

12/18/2020 09:00 AM at The public hearing will be held virtually via Zoom. ,

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86561276680?pwd=MkMvSXliSTAwRHpxcGNUcGJmeGxyUT09

8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit

analysis on its website:

https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=134

9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) attending public hearing:

Weston MacIntosh, Senior Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional

Licensing

Dena Marks, Senior Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional

Licensing

Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional Licensing

10. Persons submitting comments of support:

Pamela Blough

11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

None.

12. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the

public comment period:

Name &

Organization public hearing

Comments made at Written

Comments

Agency Rationale Rule number

for change

& citation

changed

None.

13.Date report completed:

1/11/2021

MCL 24.242 and 24.245