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Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners
Proposed Rule Notify
Pursuant to T.C.A. § 4-3-1306(d), you are receiving this notice because you have elected to receive notification by e-mail of certain changes or potential changes to the law applicable to your profession.
On December 7, 2017, the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners considered amendments to existing rules affecting licensed architects, engineers, landscape architects, and registered interior designers. These changes would amend the Tennessee Rules and Regulations as follows:
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0120-01-.03 clarifies what is not considered an “offer to practice architecture, engineering, or landscape architecture.” The amendment further clarifies that an architect, engineer, or landscape architect must become registered in Tennessee before any proposals may be submitted, any contracts may be signed, and any work may be commenced.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0120-01-.04 is amended to reduce the length of time that comity applications, reapplications, and engineering intern applications are held in a “pending” status with the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners (“Board”) from five (5) years to one (1) year.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0120-01-.06 is amended to eliminate a $15.00 application fee for engineer interns.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0120-01-.11 is amended to add back to the rules the ability for applicants with education through qualified Canadian programs to apply for licensure. This rule was mistakenly removed, and this amendment merely restores it.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0120-01-.15 and 0120-01-.16 are amended to allow applicants to apply to sit and test for required examinations directly with the testing entity. Without this rule, applicants must apply with the Board and the testing entity. These amendments would simplify and streamline the testing procedures for potential licensees.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0120-04-.03 is amended to add an expiration of one (1) year for applications and reapplications for registration as a registered interior designer. Extensions may be granted as determined by the Board upon written request.
A copy of the rule filing is available for review on the website of the Secretary of State at http://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules_filings/04-25-18.pdf
This rule package is currently pending with the Secretary of State and will become effective July 24, 2018, unless within ninety (90) days after the proposed rule was filed with the Secretary of State, a petition for a public hearing on the proposed rule is filed by ten (10) persons who will be affected by the rule, an association of ten (10) or more members, a municipality or a majority vote of any standing committee of the general assembly.
If you have any questions or concerns about these rule amendments, please contact Elizabeth Goldstein at Elizabeth.Goldstein@tn.gov or 615-741-3072.
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