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1213 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
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1415 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
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16-BY THE SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE
17+BY SENATOR CLAMAN
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18-Offered: 5/11/23
19-Referred: Finance
19+Introduced: 2/17/23
20+Referred: Labor & Commerce, Finance
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21-Sponsor(s): SENATOR CLAMAN
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2223 A BILL
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2425 FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
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2627 "An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; establishing 1
27-requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the State Board of 2
28-Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to liens for labor 3
29-or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of interior design services; and 4
30-providing for an effective date." 5
31-BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 6
32- * Section 1. AS 08.48.011(b) is amended to read: 7
33-(b) The board consists of 13 [11] members appointed by the governor having
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35-the qualifications as set out in AS 08.48.031. The board consists of two civil 9
36-engineers, two land surveyors, one mining engineer, one electrical engineer, one [OR] 10
37-mechanical engineer, one engineer from another branch of the profession of 11
38-engineering, two architects, one landscape architect, one interior designer, and one 12
39-public member. 13 33-LS0244\D
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28+requirements for the practice of registered interior design; renaming the State Board of 2
29+Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors the State Board of 3
30+Registration for Design Professionals; relating to the State Board of Registration for 4
31+Design Professionals; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the 5
32+procurement of interior design services; and providing for an effective date." 6
33+BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 7
34+ * Section 1. AS 08.01.010(3) is amended to read: 8
35+(3) State Board of Registration for Design Professionals
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37+[ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND LAND SURVEYORS] (AS 08.48.011); 10
38+ * Sec. 2. AS 08.01.065(f) is amended to read: 11
39+(f) Notwithstanding (c) of this section, the department shall establish fee levels 12
40+under (a) of this section so that the total amount of fees collected by the State Board of 13 33-LS0244\S
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43- * Sec. 2. AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, is amended to read: 1
44-(b) The board consists of 13 members appointed by the governor having the 2
45-qualifications as set out in AS 08.48.031. The board consists of two civil engineers, 3
46-two land surveyors, one mining engineer, one electrical engineer, one mechanical 4
47-engineer, one engineer from another branch of the profession of engineering, two 5
48-architects, one landscape architect, one registered interior designer, and one public 6
49-member. 7
50- * Sec. 3. AS 08.48.011(c) is amended to read: 8
51-(c) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, 9
52-(1) if a mining engineer who qualifies for appointment to the board 10
53-[AND IS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE BOARD] is not available, t he 11
54-governor may appoint a petroleum or chemical engineer to the seat designated for a 12
55-mining engineer; 13
56-(2) if an electrical engineer who qualifies for appointment to the 14
57-board is not available, or if an electrical engineer occupies the seat designated for 15
58-a mechanical engineer, the governor may appoint a mechanical engineer to the 16
59-seat designated for an electrical engineer; or 17
60-(3) if a mechanical engineer who qualifies for appointment to the 18
61-board is not available, or if a mechanical engineer occupies the seat designated 19
62-for an electrical engineer, the governor may appoint an electrical engineer to the 20
63-seat designated for a mechanical engineer. 21
64- * Sec. 4. AS 08.48.061(c) is amended to read: 22
65-(c) The board may make expenditures from appropriated funds for any 23
66-purpose that is reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties under this 24
67-chapter. This may include the expenses of the board delegates to attend meetings of 25
68-councils of architect examiners, engineering examiners, land surveyor examiners, 26
69-registered interior designer examiners, or landscape architect examiners, or any of 27
70-their subdivisions. The total amount of disbursements issued in payment of the 28
71-expenses incurred under this chapter may not exceed the amount of money 29
72-appropriated by the legislature. 30
73- * Sec. 5. AS 08.48.071(f) is amended to read: 31 33-LS0244\D
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44+Registration for Design Professionals [ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND LAND 1
45+SURVEYORS] approximately equals the total regulatory costs of the department and 2
46+the board for all occupations regulated by the board. The department shall set the fee 3
47+levels for the issuance and renewal of a certificate of registration issued under 4
48+AS 08.48.211 so that the fee levels are the same for all occupations regulated by the 5
49+board. 6
50+ * Sec. 3. AS 08.03.010(c)(3) is amended to read: 7
51+(3) State Board of Registration for Design Professionals 8
52+[ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND LAND SURVEYORS] (AS 08.48.011) - 9
53+June 30, 2025; 10
54+ * Sec. 4. AS 08.48.011(a) is amended to read: 11
55+(a) There is created the State Board of Registration for Design Professionals 12
56+[ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND LAND SURVEYORS]. The board shall 13
57+administer the provisions of this chapter and comply with AS 44.62 (Administrative 14
58+Procedure Act). 15
59+ * Sec. 5. AS 08.48.011(b) is amended to read: 16
60+(b) The board consists of 13 [11] members appointed by the governor having 17
61+the qualifications as set out in AS 08.48.031. The board consists of two civil 18
62+engineers, two land surveyors, one mining engineer, one electrical engineer, one [OR] 19
63+mechanical engineer, one engineer from another branch of the profession of 20
64+engineering, two architects, one landscape architect, one registered interior designer, 21
65+and one public member. 22
66+ * Sec. 6. AS 08.48.061(c) is amended to read: 23
67+(c) The board may make expenditures from appropriated funds for any 24
68+purpose that is reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties under this 25
69+chapter. This may include the expenses of the board delegates to attend meetings of 26
70+councils of architect examiners, engineering examiners, land surveyor examiners, 27
71+registered interior designer examiners, or landscape architect examiners, or any of 28
72+their subdivisions. The total amount of disbursements issued in payment of the 29
73+expenses incurred under this chapter may not exceed the amount of money 30
74+appropriated by the legislature. 31 33-LS0244\S
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77-(f) The department shall assemble statistics relating to the performance of its 1
78-staff and the performance of the board, including 2
79-(1) the number of architects, engineers, land surveyors, registered 3
80-interior designers, and landscape architects registered over a five-year period; 4
81-(2) the rate of passage of examinations administered by the board; 5
82-(3) the number of persons making application for registration as a 6
83-professional architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered interior designer, or 7
84-landscape architect over a five-year period; 8
85-(4) an account of registration fees collected under AS 08.01.065; 9
86-(5) a measure of the correspondence workload of any licensing 10
87-examiner employed by the department to carry out this chapter. 11
88- * Sec. 6. AS 08.48.111 is amended to read: 12
89-Sec. 08.48.111. Power to revoke, suspend, or reissue certificate. The board 13
90-may suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke the certificate of or reprimand a registrant, 14
91-corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership who is found 15
92-guilty of (1) fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate; (2) gross negligence, 16
93-incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of architecture, engineering, land 17
94-surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architecture; or (3) a violation of 18
95-this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or the code of ethics or 19
96-professional conduct as adopted by the board. The code of ethics or professional 20
97-conduct shall be distributed in writing to every registrant and applicant for registration 21
98-under this chapter. This publication and distribution of the code of ethics or 22
99-professional conduct constitutes due notice to all registrants. The board may revise and 23
100-amend its code and, upon doing so, shall immediately notify each registrant in writing 24
101-of the revisions or amendments. The board may, upon petition of the registrant, 25
102-corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, reissue a 26
103-certificate if a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of the reissuance. 27
104- * Sec. 7. AS 08.48.171 is amended to read: 28
105-Sec. 08.48.171. General requirements and qualifications for registration. 29
106-An applicant for registration as an architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered 30
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78+ * Sec. 7. AS 08.48.071(f) is amended to read: 1
79+(f) The department shall assemble statistics relating to the performance of its 2
80+staff and the performance of the board, including 3
81+(1) the number of architects, engineers, land surveyors, registered 4
82+interior designers, and landscape architects registered over a five-year period; 5
83+(2) the rate of passage of examinations administered by the board; 6
84+(3) the number of persons making application for registration as a 7
85+professional architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered interior designer, or 8
86+landscape architect over a five-year period; 9
87+(4) an account of registration fees collected under AS 08.01.065; 10
88+(5) a measure of the correspondence workload of any licensing 11
89+examiner employed by the department to carry out this chapter. 12
90+ * Sec. 8. AS 08.48.111 is amended to read: 13
91+Sec. 08.48.111. Power to revoke, suspend, or reissue certificate. The board 14
92+may suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke the certificate of or reprimand a registrant, 15
93+corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership who is found 16
94+guilty of (1) fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate; (2) gross negligence, 17
95+incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of architecture, engineering, land 18
96+surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architecture; or (3) a violation of 19
97+this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or the code of ethics or 20
98+professional conduct as adopted by the board. The code of ethics or professional 21
99+conduct shall be distributed in writing to every registrant and applicant for registration 22
100+under this chapter. This publication and distribution of the code of ethics or 23
101+professional conduct constitutes due notice to all registrants. The board may revise and 24
102+amend its code and, upon doing so, shall immediately notify each registrant in writing 25
103+of the revisions or amendments. The board may, upon petition of the registrant, 26
104+corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, reissue a 27
105+certificate if a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of the reissuance. 28
106+ * Sec. 9. AS 08.48.171 is amended to read: 29
107+Sec. 08.48.171. General requirements and qualifications for registration. 30
108+An applicant for registration as an architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered 31 33-LS0244\S
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111-shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board of the applicant's education, training, 1
112-and experience. However, an applicant for registration as a land surveyor may not be 2
113-required to submit evidence of more than eight years of any combination of education, 3
114-experience, or training. 4
115- * Sec. 8. AS 08.48.181 is amended to read: 5
116-Sec. 08.48.181. Registration upon examination. Except as provided in 6
117-AS 08.48.191, for registration as a professional architect, professional engineer, 7
118-professional land surveyor, [OR] professional landscape architect, or registered 8
119-interior designer, a person shall be examined in this state in accordance with the 9
120-regulations of procedure and standards adopted by the board under AS 44.62 10
121-(Administrative Procedure Act). The procedure and standards shall at least meet the 11
122-requirements adopted by recognized national examining councils for these 12
123-professions. 13
124- * Sec. 9. AS 08.48.191 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 14
125-(e) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to 15
126-practice registered interior design in a state, territory, or possession of the United 16
127-States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country that, in the opinion of the board, 17
128-meets the requirements of this chapter, based on verified evidence, may, upon 18
129-application, be registered in accordance with the regulations of the board. 19
130- * Sec. 10. AS 08.48.201(a) is amended to read: 20
131-(a) Application for registration as a professional architect, a professional 21
132-engineer, a professional land surveyor, a registered interior designer, or a 22
133-professional landscape architect shall 23
134-(1) be on a form prescribed and furnished by the board; 24
135-(2) contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's 25
136-education and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical experience; and 26
137-(3) contain five references, three of whom must be architects for 27
138-architectural registration, engineers for engineering registration, land surveyors for 28
139-land surveying registration, architects or registered interior designers for interior 29
140-design registration, and landscape architects for landscape architectural registration, 30
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112+interior designer, or landscape architect must be of good character and reputation and 1
113+shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board of the applicant's education, training, 2
114+and experience. However, an applicant for registration as a land surveyor may not be 3
115+required to submit evidence of more than eight years of any combination of education, 4
116+experience, or training. 5
117+ * Sec. 10. AS 08.48.181 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 6
118+(b) Except as provided in AS 08.48.191, for registration as a registered interior 7
119+designer, a person shall be examined in this state in accordance with the regulations of 8
120+procedure and standards adopted by the board under AS 44.62 (Administrative 9
121+Procedure Act). The procedure and standards must include successfully completing 10
122+the examination administered by the Council for Interior Design Qualification or its 11
123+successor. 12
124+ * Sec. 11. AS 08.48.191 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13
125+(e) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to 14
126+practice registered interior design in a state, territory, or possession of the United 15
127+States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country that, in the opinion of the board, 16
128+meets the requirements of this chapter, based on verified evidence, may, upon 17
129+application, be registered in accordance with the regulations of the board. 18
130+ * Sec. 12. AS 08.48.201(a) is amended to read: 19
131+(a) Application for registration as a professional architect, a professional 20
132+engineer, a professional land surveyor, a registered interior designer, or a 21
133+professional landscape architect shall 22
134+(1) be on a form prescribed and furnished by the board; 23
135+(2) contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's 24
136+education and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical experience; and 25
137+(3) contain five references, three of whom must be architects for 26
138+architectural registration, engineers for engineering registration, land surveyors for 27
139+land surveying registration, architects or registered interior designers for interior 28
140+design registration, and landscape architects for landscape architectural registration, 29
141+having personal knowledge of the applicant's architectural, engineering, land 30
142+surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural education, training, or 31 33-LS0244\S
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145-surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural education, training, or 1
146-experience. 2
147- * Sec. 11. AS 08.48.211 is amended to read: 3
148-Sec. 08.48.211. Certificate of registration. (a) An applicant who fulfills the 4
149-requirements set out by the board shall be awarded a certificate of registration as a 5
150-professional architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect, or as a 6
151-registered interior designer, authorizing the holder to offer or perform architectural, 7
152-engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architectural 8
153-services or work for the public, or to certify or sign architectural, engineering, land 9
154-surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architectural documents. 10
155-Certificates of registration issued under this section shall be inscribed on their face in a 11
156-manner determined by the board. 12
157-(b) The certificate of registration sealed by the board is prima facie evidence 13
158-that the person named in it is entitled to all rights and privileges of a professional 14
159-architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor, registered interior 15
160-designer, or professional landscape architect while the certificate remains unrevoked 16
161-or unexpired. 17
162- * Sec. 12. AS 08.48.215(a) is amended to read: 18
163-(a) On retiring from practice and payment of an appropriate one-time fee, an 19
164-individual who is a registrant in good standing with the board may apply for the 20
165-conversion of a certificate of registration to a retired status registration. An individual 21
166-holding a retired status registration may not practice architecture, engineering, land 22
167-surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architecture in the state. A retired 23
168-status registration is valid for the life of the registration holder and does not require 24
169-renewal. 25
170- * Sec. 13. AS 08.48.221(a) is amended to read: 26
171-(a) Each registrant may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, 27
172-bearing the registrant's name, registration number, and the legend "Registered 28
173-Professional Architect," "Registered Professional Engineer," "Registered Professional 29
174-Land Surveyor," "Registered Interior Designer," or "Registered Professional 30
175-Landscape Architect," as appropriate. When a registrant issues final drawings, 31 33-LS0244\D
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147+ * Sec. 13. AS 08.48.211 is amended to read: 2
148+Sec. 08.48.211. Certificate of registration. (a) An applicant who fulfills the 3
149+requirements set out by the board shall be awarded a certificate of registration as a 4
150+professional architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect, or as a 5
151+registered interior designer, authorizing the holder to offer or perform architectural, 6
152+engineering, land surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural services or 7
153+work for the public, or to certify or sign architectural, engineering, land surveying, 8
154+interior design, or landscape architectural documents. Certificates of registration 9
155+issued under this section shall be inscribed on their face in a manner determined by the 10
156+board. 11
157+(b) The certificate of registration sealed by the board is prima facie evidence 12
158+that the person named in it is entitled to all rights and privileges of a professional 13
159+architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor, registered interior 14
160+designer, or professional landscape architect while the certificate remains unrevoked 15
161+or unexpired. 16
162+ * Sec. 14. AS 08.48.215(a) is amended to read: 17
163+(a) On retiring from practice and payment of an appropriate one-time fee, an 18
164+individual who is a registrant in good standing with the board may apply for the 19
165+conversion of a certificate of registration to a retired status registration. An individual 20
166+holding a retired status registration may not practice architecture, engineering, land 21
167+surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architecture in the state. A retired 22
168+status registration is valid for the life of the registration holder and does not require 23
169+renewal. 24
170+ * Sec. 15. AS 08.48.221(a) is amended to read: 25
171+(a) Each registrant may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, 26
172+bearing the registrant's name, registration number, and the legend "Registered 27
173+Professional Architect," "Registered Professional Engineer," "Registered Professional 28
174+Land Surveyor," "Registered Interior Designer," or "Registered Professional 29
175+Landscape Architect," as appropriate. When a registrant issues final drawings, 30
176+specifications, surveys, plats, plates, reports, or similar documents, the registrant shall 31 33-LS0244\S
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179-specifications, surveys, plats, plates, reports, or similar documents, the registrant shall 1
180-stamp the documents with the seal and sign the seal. The board shall adopt regulations 2
181-governing the use of seals by the registrant. An architect, engineer, land surveyor, 3
182-registered interior designer, or landscape architect may not affix or permit a seal and 4
183-signature to be affixed to an instrument after the expiration of a certificate or for the 5
184-purpose of aiding or abetting another person to evade or attempt to evade a provision 6
185-of this chapter. The registrant, by affixing the registrant's seal to final drawings, 7
186-specifications, surveys, plats, plates, reports, or similar documents, and by signing the 8
187-seal, certifies that the documents were prepared by or under the registrant's direct 9
188-supervision, are within the registrant's field of practice, or constitute design work of 10
189-minor importance. 11
190- * Sec. 14. AS 08.48.241(a) is amended to read: 12
191-(a) This chapter does not prevent a corporation, limited liability company, or 13
192-limited liability partnership from offering architectural, engineering, land surveying, 14
193-registered interior design, or landscape architectural services; however, the 15
194-corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership shall file with 16
195-the board 17
196-(1) an application for a certificate of authorization on [UPON] a form 18
197-to be prescribed by the board and containing information required to enable the board 19
198-to determine whether the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 20
199-partnership is qualified in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to offer to 21
200-practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 22
201-landscape architecture in this state; 23
202-(2) a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the 24
203-corporation, the managing members or manager of the limited liability company, or 25
204-the general partners of a limited liability partnership designating persons holding 26
205-certificates of registration under this chapter as responsible for the practice of 27
206-architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 28
207-architecture by the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 29
208-partnership in this state and providing that full authority to make all final architectural, 30
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180+stamp the documents with the seal and sign the seal. The board shall adopt regulations 1
181+governing the use of seals by the registrant. An architect, engineer, land surveyor, 2
182+registered interior designer, or landscape architect may not affix or permit a seal and 3
183+signature to be affixed to an instrument after the expiration of a certificate or for the 4
184+purpose of aiding or abetting another person to evade or attempt to evade a provision 5
185+of this chapter. The registrant, by affixing the registrant's seal to final drawings, 6
186+specifications, surveys, plats, plates, reports, or similar documents, and by signing the 7
187+seal, certifies that the documents were prepared by or under the registrant's direct 8
188+supervision, are within the registrant's field of practice, or constitute design work of 9
189+minor importance. 10
190+ * Sec. 16. AS 08.48.241(a) is amended to read: 11
191+(a) This chapter does not prevent a corporation, limited liability company, or 12
192+limited liability partnership from offering architectural, engineering, land surveying, 13
193+interior design, or landscape architectural services; however, the corporation, limited 14
194+liability company, or limited liability partnership shall file with the board 15
195+(1) an application for a certificate of authorization on [UPON] a form 16
196+to be prescribed by the board and containing information required to enable the board 17
197+to determine whether the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 18
198+partnership is qualified in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to offer to 19
199+practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 20
200+landscape architecture in this state; 21
201+(2) a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the 22
202+corporation, the managing members or manager of the limited liability company, or 23
203+the general partners of a limited liability partnership designating persons holding 24
204+certificates of registration under this chapter as responsible for the practice of 25
205+architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 26
206+architecture by the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 27
207+partnership in this state and providing that full authority to make all final architectural, 28
208+engineering, land surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural decisions on 29
209+behalf of the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership 30
210+with respect to work performed by the corporation, limited liability company, or 31 33-LS0244\S
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213-decisions on behalf of the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 1
214-partnership with respect to work performed by the corporation, limited liability 2
215-company, or limited liability partnership in this state is granted by the board of 3
216-directors of the corporation, the managing members or manager of the limited liability 4
217-company, or the general partners of the limited liability partnership to the persons 5
218-designated in the resolution; however, the filing of this resolution does not relieve the 6
219-corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership of any 7
220-responsibility or liability imposed on [UPON] it by law or by contract; 8
221-(3) a designation in writing setting out the name of one or more 9
222-persons holding certificates of registration under this chapter who are in responsible 10
223-charge of each major branch of the architectural, engineering, land surveying, 11
224-registered interior design, or landscape architectural activities in which the 12
225-corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership specializes in 13
226-this state; if a change is made in the person in responsible charge of a major branch of 14
227-the architectural, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 15
228-landscape architectural activities, the change shall be designated in writing and filed 16
229-with the board within 30 days after the effective date of the change. 17
230- * Sec. 15. AS 08.48.241(b) is amended to read: 18
231-(b) Upon filing with the board the application for certificate of authorization, 19
232-certified copy of resolution, affidavit, and designation of persons specified in this 20
233-section, the board shall, subject to (c) of this section, issue to the corporation, limited 21
234-liability company, or limited liability partnership a certificate of authorization to 22
235-practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 23
236-landscape architecture in this state upon a determination by the board that 24
237-(1) the bylaws of the corporation, the articles of organization or 25
238-operating agreement of the limited liability company, or the partnership agreement of 26
239-the limited liability partnership contain provisions that all architectural, engineering, 27
240-land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architectural decisions 28
241-pertaining to architectural, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 29
242-landscape architectural activities in this state will be made by the specified architect, 30
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214+limited liability partnership in this state is granted by the board of directors of the 1
215+corporation, the managing members or manager of the limited liability company, or 2
216+the general partners of the limited liability partnership to the persons designated in the 3
217+resolution; however, the filing of this resolution does not relieve the corporation, 4
218+limited liability company, or limited liability partnership of any responsibility or 5
219+liability imposed on [UPON] it by law or by contract; 6
220+(3) a designation in writing setting out the name of one or more 7
221+persons holding certificates of registration under this chapter who are in responsible 8
222+charge of each major branch of the architectural, engineering, land surveying, interior 9
223+design, or landscape architectural activities in which the corporation, limited liability 10
224+company, or limited liability partnership specializes in this state; if a change is made 11
225+in the person in responsible charge of a major branch of the architectural, engineering, 12
226+land surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural activities, the change shall 13
227+be designated in writing and filed with the board within 30 days after the effective date 14
228+of the change. 15
229+ * Sec. 17. AS 08.48.241(b) is amended to read: 16
230+(b) Upon filing with the board the application for certificate of authorization, 17
231+certified copy of resolution, affidavit, and designation of persons specified in this 18
232+section, the board shall, subject to (c) of this section, issue to the corporation, limited 19
233+liability company, or limited liability partnership a certificate of authorization to 20
234+practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 21
235+landscape architecture in this state upon a determination by the board that 22
236+(1) the bylaws of the corporation, the articles of organization or 23
237+operating agreement of the limited liability company, or the partnership agreement of 24
238+the limited liability partnership contain provisions that all architectural, engineering, 25
239+land surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural decisions pertaining to 26
240+architectural, engineering, land surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural 27
241+activities in this state will be made by the specified architect, engineer, land surveyor, 28
242+registered interior designer, or landscape architect in responsible charge, or other 29
243+registered architects, engineers, land surveyors, registered interior designers, or 30
244+landscape architects under the direction or supervision of the architect, engineer, land 31 33-LS0244\S
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247-responsible charge, or other registered architects, engineers, land surveyors, 1
248-registered interior designers, or landscape architects under the direction or 2
249-supervision of the architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered interior designer, or 3
250-landscape architect in responsible charge; 4
251-(2) the application for certificate of authorization states the type of 5
252-architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 6
253-architecture practiced or to be practiced by the corporation, limited liability company, 7
254-or limited liability partnership; 8
255-(3) the applicant corporation, limited liability company, or limited 9
256-liability partnership has the ability to provide architectural, engineering, land 10
257-surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architectural services; 11
258-(4) the application for certificate of authorization states the 12
259-professional records of the designated person who is in responsible charge of each 13
260-major branch of architectural, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, 14
261-or landscape architectural activities in which the corporation, limited liability 15
262-company, or limited liability partnership specializes; 16
263-(5) the application for certificate of authorization states the experience, 17
264-if any, of the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership in 18
265-furnishing architectural, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 19
266-landscape architectural services during the preceding five-year period; 20
267-(6) the applicant corporation, limited liability company, or limited 21
268-liability partnership meets other requirements related to professional competence in 22
269-the furnishing of architectural, engineering, land surveying, registered interior 23
270-design, or landscape architectural services as may be adopted by the board in 24
271-furtherance of the objectives and provisions of this chapter. 25
272- * Sec. 16. AS 08.48.241(d) is amended to read: 26
273-(d) The certificate of authorization must specify the major branches of 27
274-architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 28
275-architecture of which the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 29
276-partnership has designated a person in responsible charge as provided in this section. 30
277-The certificate of authorization shall be conspicuously displayed in the place of 31 33-LS0244\D
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248+surveyor, registered interior designer, or landscape architect in responsible charge; 1
249+(2) the application for certificate of authorization states the type of 2
250+architecture, engineering, land surveying, interior design, or landscape architecture 3
251+practiced or to be practiced by the corporation, limited liability company, or limited 4
252+liability partnership; 5
253+(3) the applicant corporation, limited liability company, or limited 6
254+liability partnership has the ability to provide architectural, engineering, land 7
255+surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural services; 8
256+(4) the application for certificate of authorization states the 9
257+professional records of the designated person who is in responsible charge of each 10
258+major branch of architectural, engineering, land surveying, interior design, or 11
259+landscape architectural activities in which the corporation, limited liability company, 12
260+or limited liability partnership specializes; 13
261+(5) the application for certificate of authorization states the experience, 14
262+if any, of the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership in 15
263+furnishing architectural, engineering, land surveying, interior design, or landscape 16
264+architectural services during the preceding five-year period; 17
265+(6) the applicant corporation, limited liability company, or limited 18
266+liability partnership meets other requirements related to professional competence in 19
267+the furnishing of architectural, engineering, land surveying, interior design, or 20
268+landscape architectural services as may be adopted by the board in furtherance of the 21
269+objectives and provisions of this chapter. 22
270+ * Sec. 18. AS 08.48.241(d) is amended to read: 23
271+(d) The certificate of authorization must specify the major branches of 24
272+architecture, engineering, land surveying, interior design, or landscape architecture of 25
273+which the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership has 26
274+designated a person in responsible charge as provided in this section. The certificate of 27
275+authorization shall be conspicuously displayed in the place of business of the 28
276+corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, together with 29
277+the names of persons designated as being in responsible charge of the professional 30
278+activities. 31 33-LS0244\S
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281-business of the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, 1
282-together with the names of persons designated as being in responsible charge of the 2
283-professional activities. 3
284- * Sec. 17. AS 08.48.241(e) is amended to read: 4
285-(e) If a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership 5
286-that is organized solely by [EITHER] a group of architects, a group of engineers, a 6
287-group of land surveyors, a group of registered interior designers, or a group of 7
288-landscape architects, each holding a certificate of registration under this chapter, 8
289-applies for a certificate of authorization, the board may, in its discretion, grant a 9
290-certificate of authorization to the corporation, limited liability company, or limited 10
291-liability partnership based on a review of the professional records of the incorporators 11
292-of the corporation, organizers of the limited liability company, or partners who formed 12
293-the limited liability partnership in place of the required qualifications set out in this 13
294-section. If the ownership of the corporation is altered, the membership of the limited 14
295-liability company is altered, or the partners of the limited liability partnership change, 15
296-the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership shall apply 16
297-for a revised certificate of authorization, based on [UPON] the professional records of 17
298-the owners of the corporation, the members of the limited liability company, or the 18
299-partners of the limited liability partnership, if exclusively architects, engineers, land 19
300-surveyors, registered interior designers, or landscape architects, or otherwise under 20
301-the qualifications required by (b)(1) - (4) of this section. 21
302- * Sec. 18. AS 08.48.241(f) is amended to read: 22
303-(f) A corporation, limited liability company, or a limited liability partnership 23
304-authorized to offer architectural, engineering, land surveying, registered interior 24
305-design, or landscape architectural services under this chapter, together with its 25
306-directors, officers, managing members, manager, and partners for their own individual 26
307-acts, is responsible to the same degree as the designated individual registered architect, 27
308-engineer, land surveyor, registered interior designer, or landscape architect, and 28
309-shall conduct its business without misconduct or malpractice in the practice of 29
310-architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 30
311-architecture as defined in this chapter. 31 33-LS0244\D
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282+ * Sec. 19. AS 08.48.241(e) is amended to read: 1
283+(e) If a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership 2
284+that is organized solely by [EITHER] a group of architects, a group of engineers, a 3
285+group of land surveyors, a group of registered interior designers, or a group of 4
286+landscape architects, each holding a certificate of registration under this chapter, 5
287+applies for a certificate of authorization, the board may, in its discretion, grant a 6
288+certificate of authorization to the corporation, limited liability company, or limited 7
289+liability partnership based on a review of the professional records of the incorporators 8
290+of the corporation, organizers of the limited liability company, or partners who formed 9
291+the limited liability partnership in place of the required qualifications set out in this 10
292+section. If the ownership of the corporation is altered, the membership of the limited 11
293+liability company is altered, or the partners of the limited liability partnership change, 12
294+the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership shall apply 13
295+for a revised certificate of authorization, based on [UPON] the professional records of 14
296+the owners of the corporation, the members of the limited liability company, or the 15
297+partners of the limited liability partnership, if exclusively architects, engineers, land 16
298+surveyors, registered interior designers, or landscape architects, or otherwise under 17
299+the qualifications required by (b)(1) - (4) of this section. 18
300+ * Sec. 20. AS 08.48.241(f) is amended to read: 19
301+(f) A corporation, limited liability company, or a limited liability partnership 20
302+authorized to offer architectural, engineering, land surveying, interior design, or 21
303+landscape architectural services under this chapter, together with its directors, officers, 22
304+managing members, manager, and partners for their own individual acts, is responsible 23
305+to the same degree as the designated individual registered architect, engineer, land 24
306+surveyor, registered interior designer, or landscape architect, and shall conduct its 25
307+business without misconduct or malpractice in the practice of architecture, 26
308+engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architecture as 27
309+defined in this chapter. 28
310+ * Sec. 21. AS 08.48.241(g) is amended to read: 29
311+(g) If the board, after a proper hearing, finds that a corporation, limited 30
312+liability company, or limited liability partnership holding a certificate of authorization 31 33-LS0244\S
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315- * Sec. 19. AS 08.48.241(g) is amended to read: 1
316-(g) If the board, after a proper hearing, finds that a corporation, limited 2
317-liability company, or limited liability partnership holding a certificate of authorization 3
318-has committed misconduct or malpractice, the board shall suspend or revoke the 4
319-certificate of authorization. The board shall also suspend or revoke the certificate of 5
320-registration of any registered individual architect, engineer, land surveyor, interior 6
321-designer, or landscape architect who, after a proper hearing, is found by the board to 7
322-have participated in committing the misconduct or malpractice. 8
323- * Sec. 20. AS 08.48.251 is amended to read: 9
324-Sec. 08.48.251. Certain partnerships. This chapter does not prevent the 10
325-practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 11
326-landscape architecture by a partnership if all of the members of the partnership are 12
327-architects, engineers, land surveyors, registered interior designers, or landscape 13
328-architects legally registered under this chapter. In this section, "partnership" does not 14
329-include a limited liability partnership. 15
330- * Sec. 21. AS 08.48.281(a) is amended to read: 16
331-(a) A person may not practice or offer to practice the profession of 17
332-architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 18
333-architecture in the state, or use in connection with the person's name or otherwise 19
334-assume or advertise a title or description tending to convey the impression that the 20
335-person is an architect, [AN] engineer, [A] land surveyor, registered interior designer, 21
336-or [A] landscape architect, unless the person has been registered under the provisions 22
337-of this chapter or is a person to whom these provisions do not apply, or, in the case of 23
338-a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, unless it has 24
339-been authorized under this chapter. 25
340- * Sec. 22. AS 08.48.281 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 26
341-(c) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, this chapter does not prohibit the 27
342-practice of registered interior design by a person who is not registered to practice 28
343-registered interior design if the services are being performed by a person acting within 29
344-the scope of practice authorized by another license that is held by the person. 30
345- * Sec. 23. AS 08.48.291 is amended to read: 31 33-LS0244\D
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316+has committed misconduct or malpractice, the board shall suspend or revoke the 1
317+certificate of authorization. The board shall also suspend or revoke the certificate of 2
318+registration of any registered individual architect, engineer, land surveyor, interior 3
319+designer, or landscape architect who, after a proper hearing, is found by the board to 4
320+have participated in committing the misconduct or malpractice. 5
321+ * Sec. 22. AS 08.48.251 is amended to read: 6
322+Sec. 08.48.251. Certain partnerships. This chapter does not prevent the 7
323+practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 8
324+landscape architecture by a partnership if all of the members of the partnership are 9
325+architects, engineers, land surveyors, registered interior designers, or landscape 10
326+architects legally registered under this chapter. In this section, "partnership" does not 11
327+include a limited liability partnership. 12
328+ * Sec. 23. AS 08.48.281(a) is amended to read: 13
329+(a) A person may not practice or offer to practice the profession of 14
330+architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 15
331+architecture in the state, or use in connection with the person's name or otherwise 16
332+assume or advertise a title or description tending to convey the impression that the 17
333+person is an architect, [AN] engineer, [A] land surveyor, registered interior designer, 18
334+or [A] landscape architect, unless the person has been registered under the provisions 19
335+of this chapter or is a person to whom these provisions do not apply, or, in the case of 20
336+a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, unless it has 21
337+been authorized under this chapter. 22
338+ * Sec. 24. AS 08.48.281 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 23
339+(c) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, this chapter does not prohibit the 24
340+practice of registered interior design by a person who is not registered to practice 25
341+registered interior design if the services are being performed by a person acting within 26
342+the scope of practice authorized by another license that is held by the person. 27
343+ * Sec. 25. AS 08.48.291 is amended to read: 28
344+Sec. 08.48.291. Violations and penalties. A person who practices or offers to 29
345+practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 30
346+landscape architecture in the state without being registered or authorized to practice in 31 33-LS0244\S
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349-Sec. 08.48.291. Violations and penalties. A person who practices or offers to 1
350-practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or 2
351-landscape architecture in the state without being registered or authorized to practice in 3
352-accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or a person presenting or attempting to 4
353-use the certificate or the seal of another, or a person who gives false or forged 5
354-evidence of any kind to the board or to a member of the board in obtaining or 6
355-attempting to obtain a certificate, or a person who impersonates a registrant, or a 7
356-person who uses or attempts to use an expired or revoked or nonexistent certificate, 8
357-knowing of the certificate's status, or a person who falsely claims to be registered and 9
358-authorized to practice under this chapter, or a person who violates any of the 10
359-provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is 11
360-punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 12
361-one year, or by both. 13
362- * Sec. 24. AS 08.48.295(a) is amended to read: 14
363-(a) In addition to any other provision of law, if a person practices or offers to 15
364-practice architecture, engineering, registered interior design, or land surveying in the 16
365-state without being registered or authorized to practice in accordance with the 17
366-provisions of this chapter, the board may enter an order levying a civil penalty. 18
367- * Sec. 25. AS 08.48.311 is amended to read: 19
368-Sec. 08.48.311. Rights not transferable. The right to engage in the practice of 20
369-architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 21
370-architecture is considered a personal and individual right, based on the qualifications 22
371-of the individual as evidenced by the individual's certificate of registration, which is 23
372-not transferable. 24
373- * Sec. 26. AS 08.48.321 is amended to read: 25
374-Sec. 08.48.321. Evidence of practice. A person practices or offers to practice 26
375-architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 27
376-architecture if the person [WHO] 28
377-(1) practices a branch of the profession of architecture, engineering, 29
378-land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architecture [AS DEFINED 30
379-IN AS 08.48.341]; 31 33-LS0244\D
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350+accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or a person presenting or attempting to 1
351+use the certificate or the seal of another, or a person who gives false or forged 2
352+evidence of any kind to the board or to a member of the board in obtaining or 3
353+attempting to obtain a certificate, or a person who impersonates a registrant, or a 4
354+person who uses or attempts to use an expired or revoked or nonexistent certificate, 5
355+knowing of the certificate's status, or a person who falsely claims to be registered and 6
356+authorized to practice under this chapter, or a person who violates any of the 7
357+provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is 8
358+punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 9
359+one year, or by both. 10
360+ * Sec. 26. AS 08.48.295(a) is amended to read: 11
361+(a) In addition to any other provision of law, if a person practices or offers to 12
362+practice architecture, engineering, registered interior design, or land surveying in the 13
363+state without being registered or authorized to practice in accordance with the 14
364+provisions of this chapter, the board may enter an order levying a civil penalty. 15
365+ * Sec. 27. AS 08.48.311 is amended to read: 16
366+Sec. 08.48.311. Rights not transferable. The right to engage in the practice of 17
367+architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 18
368+architecture is considered a personal and individual right, based on the qualifications 19
369+of the individual as evidenced by the individual's certificate of registration, which is 20
370+not transferable. 21
371+ * Sec. 28. AS 08.48.321 is amended to read: 22
372+Sec. 08.48.321. Evidence of practice. A person practices or offers to practice 23
373+architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 24
374+architecture if the person [WHO] 25
375+(1) practices a branch of the profession of architecture, engineering, 26
376+land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architecture [AS DEFINED 27
377+IN AS 08.48.341]; 28
378+(2) by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or other 29
379+means represents to be an architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered interior 30
380+designer, or landscape architect, or through the use of some other title implies that the 31 33-LS0244\S
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384-means represents to be an architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered interior 2
385-designer, or landscape architect, or through the use of some other title implies that the 3
386-person is an architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered interior designer, or 4
387-landscape architect; or 5
388-(3) holds out as able to perform or [WHO] does perform an 6
389-architectural, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 7
390-architectural service recognized by the professions covered by this chapter, and 8
391-specified in regulations of the board, as an architectural, engineering, land surveying, 9
392-registered interior design, or landscape architectural service. 10
393- * Sec. 27. AS 08.48.331(a) is amended to read: 11
394-(a) This chapter does not apply to 12
395-(1) a contractor performing work designed by a professional architect, 13
396-engineer, registered interior designer, or landscape architect or the supervision of the 14
397-construction of the work as a supervisor or superintendent for a contractor; 15
398-(2) workers in building trades crafts, earthwork, grounds keeping, or 16
399-nursery operations, and superintendents, supervisors, or inspectors in the performance 17
400-of their customary duties; 18
401-(3) an officer or employee of the United States government practicing 19
402-architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 20
403-architecture as required by the person's official capacity; 21
404-(4) an employee or a subordinate of a person registered under this 22
405-chapter if the work or service is done under the direct supervision of a person 23
406-registered under this chapter; 24
407-(5) associates, consultants, or specialists retained by a registered 25
408-individual, [A] partnership of registered individuals, [A] corporation, [A] limited 26
409-liability company, or [A] limited liability partnership authorized to practice 27
410-architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 28
411-architecture under this chapter, in the performance of professional services if 29
412-responsible charge of the work remains with the individual, the partnership, or a 30
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384+person is an architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered interior designer, or 1
385+landscape architect; or 2
386+(3) holds out as able to perform or [WHO] does perform an 3
387+architectural, engineering, land surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural 4
388+service recognized by the professions covered by this chapter, and specified in 5
389+regulations of the board, as an architectural, engineering, land surveying, interior 6
390+design, or landscape architectural service. 7
391+ * Sec. 29. AS 08.48.331(a) is amended to read: 8
392+(a) This chapter does not apply to 9
393+(1) a contractor performing work designed by a professional architect, 10
394+engineer, registered interior designer, or landscape architect or the supervision of the 11
395+construction of the work as a supervisor or superintendent for a contractor; 12
396+(2) workers in building trades crafts, earthwork, grounds keeping, or 13
397+nursery operations, and superintendents, supervisors, or inspectors in the performance 14
398+of their customary duties; 15
399+(3) an officer or employee of the United States government practicing 16
400+architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 17
401+architecture as required by the person's official capacity; 18
402+(4) an employee or a subordinate of a person registered under this 19
403+chapter if the work or service is done under the direct supervision of a person 20
404+registered under this chapter; 21
405+(5) associates, consultants, or specialists retained by a registered 22
406+individual, [A] partnership of registered individuals, [A] corporation, [A] limited 23
407+liability company, or [A] limited liability partnership authorized to practice 24
408+architecture, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 25
409+architecture under this chapter, in the performance of professional services if 26
410+responsible charge of the work remains with the individual, the partnership, or a 27
411+designated representative of the corporation, limited liability company, or limited 28
412+liability partnership; 29
413+(6) a person preparing drawings or specifications for 30
414+(A) a building for the person's own use and occupancy as a 31 33-LS0244\S
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417-liability partnership; 1
418-(6) a person preparing drawings or specifications for 2
419-(A) a building for the person's own use and occupancy as a 3
420-single family residence and related site work for that building; 4
421-(B) farm or ranch buildings and their grounds unless the public 5
422-health, safety, or welfare is involved; 6
423-(C) a building that is intended to be used only as a residence by 7
424-not more than 8
425-(i) four families and that is not more than two stories 9
426-high and the grounds of the building; or 10
427-(ii) two families and that is not more than three stories 11
428-high and the grounds of the building, if the building is located in a 12
429-municipality that has adopted a building or residential code that applies 13
430-to the building and if the building complies with the building or 14
431-residential code; 15
432-(D) a garage, workshop, or similar building that contains less 16
433-than 2,000 square feet of floor space to be used for a private noncommercial 17
434-purpose and the grounds of the building; 18
435-(7) a specialty contractor licensed under AS 08.18 while engaged in 19
436-the business of construction contracting for work designed by an architect, engineer, 20
437-registered interior designer, or landscape architect that is within the specialty to be 21
438-performed or supervised by the specialty contractor, or a contractor preparing shop or 22
439-field drawings for work that the specialty contractor has contracted to perform; 23
440-(8) a person furnishing drawings, specifications, instruments of 24
441-service, or other data for alterations or repairs to a building or its grounds that do not 25
442-change or affect the structural system or the safety of the building, or that do not affect 26
443-the public health, safety, or welfare; 27
444-(9) a person who is employed by a postsecondary educational 28
445-institution to teach engineering, architectural, interior design, or landscape 29
446-architectural courses; in this paragraph, "postsecondary educational institution" has the 30
447-meaning given in AS 14.48.210; 31 33-LS0244\D
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418+single family residence and related site work for that building; 1
419+(B) farm or ranch buildings and their grounds unless the public 2
420+health, safety, or welfare is involved; 3
421+(C) a building that is intended to be used only as a residence by 4
422+not more than 5
423+(i) four families and that is not more than two stories 6
424+high and the grounds of the building; or 7
425+(ii) two families and that is not more than three stories 8
426+high and the grounds of the building, if the building is located in a 9
427+municipality that has adopted a building or residential code that applies 10
428+to the building and if the building complies with the building or 11
429+residential code; 12
430+(D) a garage, workshop, or similar building that contains less 13
431+than 2,000 square feet of floor space to be used for a private noncommercial 14
432+purpose and the grounds of the building; 15
433+(7) a specialty contractor licensed under AS 08.18 while engaged in 16
434+the business of construction contracting for work designed by an architect, engineer, 17
435+registered interior designer, or landscape architect that is within the specialty to be 18
436+performed or supervised by the specialty contractor, or a contractor preparing shop or 19
437+field drawings for work that the specialty contractor has contracted to perform; 20
438+(8) a person, other than a person providing interior design services, 21
439+furnishing drawings, specifications, instruments of service, or other data for alterations 22
440+or repairs to a building or its grounds that do not change or affect the structural system 23
441+or the safety of the building, or that do not affect the public health, safety, or welfare; 24
442+(9) a person who is employed by a postsecondary educational 25
443+institution to teach engineering, architectural, interior design, or landscape 26
444+architectural courses; in this paragraph, "postsecondary educational institution" has the 27
445+meaning given in AS 14.48.210; 28
446+(10) an officer or employee of an individual, firm, partnership, 29
447+association, utility, corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 30
448+partnership, who practices engineering, architecture, land surveying, registered 31 33-LS0244\S
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451-(10) an officer or employee of an individual, firm, partnership, 1
452-association, utility, corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 2
453-partnership, who practices engineering, architecture, land surveying, registered 3
454-interior design, or landscape architecture involved in the operation of the employer's 4
455-business only if [, AND FURTHER PROVIDED THAT] neither the employee nor the 5
456-employer offers engineering, architecture, land surveying, registered interior design, 6
457-or landscape architecture services to the public; exclusions under this paragraph do not 7
458-apply to buildings or structures whose primary use is public occupancy; 8
459-(11) a person while involved in revegetation, restoration, reclamation, 9
460-rehabilitation, or erosion control for disturbed land that the board determines does not 10
461-affect the public health, safety, or welfare; 11
462-(12) a person while maintaining or directing the placement of plant 12
463-material that the board determines does not affect the public health, safety, or welfare; 13
464-(13) an employee, officer, or agent of a regulatory agency of the state 14
465-or a municipality when reviewing drawings and specifications for compliance with the 15
466-building codes of the state or a municipality if the drawings and specifications have 16
467-been sealed and signed by an architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered interior 17
468-designer, or landscape architect or the preparation of the drawings and specifications 18
469-is exempt under this section from the requirements of this chapter; in this paragraph, 19
470-"building codes" includes codes relating to building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, 20
471-fire safety standards, and zoning; 21
472-(14) a person who is designing fire detection or suppression systems 22
473-and is authorized by the Department of Public Safety to design fire detection or 23
474-suppression systems; 24
475-(15) a person providing services limited to the planning, design, 25
476-and implementation of a kitchen or bath or the specification of products for a 26
477-kitchen or bath, if the space or area is in a building described in (6) of this 27
478-subsection. 28
479- * Sec. 28. AS 08.48.331 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 29
480-(c) The requirement to be registered as an interior designer under this chapter 30
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452+interior design, or landscape architecture involved in the operation of the employer's 1
453+business only if [, AND FURTHER PROVIDED THAT] neither the employee nor the 2
454+employer offers engineering, architecture, land surveying, interior design, or 3
455+landscape architecture services to the public; exclusions under this paragraph do not 4
456+apply to buildings or structures whose primary use is public occupancy; 5
457+(11) a person while involved in revegetation, restoration, reclamation, 6
458+rehabilitation, or erosion control for disturbed land that the board determines does not 7
459+affect the public health, safety, or welfare; 8
460+(12) a person while maintaining or directing the placement of plant 9
461+material that the board determines does not affect the public health, safety, or welfare; 10
462+(13) an employee, officer, or agent of a regulatory agency of the state 11
463+or a municipality when reviewing drawings and specifications for compliance with the 12
464+building codes of the state or a municipality if the drawings and specifications have 13
465+been sealed and signed by an architect, engineer, land surveyor, registered interior 14
466+designer, or landscape architect or the preparation of the drawings and specifications 15
467+is exempt under this section from the requirements of this chapter; in this paragraph, 16
468+"building codes" includes codes relating to building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, 17
469+fire safety standards, and zoning; 18
470+(14) a person who is designing fire detection or suppression systems 19
471+and is authorized by the Department of Public Safety to design fire detection or 20
472+suppression systems; 21
473+(15) a person providing services limited to the planning, design, 22
474+and implementation of a kitchen or bath or the specification of products for a 23
475+kitchen or bath, if the space or area is in a building described in (6)(A) or (C) of 24
476+this subsection. 25
477+ * Sec. 30. AS 08.48.341(2) is amended to read: 26
478+(2) "board" means the State Board of Registration for Design 27
479+Professionals [ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND LAND SURVEYORS]; 28
480+ * Sec. 31. AS 08.48.341(4) is amended to read: 29
481+(4) "certificate of authorization" means a certificate issued by the 30
482+board authorizing a corporation, a limited liability company, or a limited liability 31 33-LS0244\S
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485-determined affects the public health, safety, or welfare. 1
486- * Sec. 29. AS 08.48.341(4) is amended to read: 2
487-(4) "certificate of authorization" means a certificate issued by the 3
488-board authorizing a corporation, a limited liability company, or a limited liability 4
489-partnership to provide professional services in architecture, engineering, land 5
490-surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architecture through individuals 6
491-legally registered by the board; 7
492- * Sec. 30. AS 08.48.341 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 8
493-(24) "practice of registered interior design" means 9
494-(A) professional service or creative work in the design of 10
495-interior spaces; 11
496-(B) teaching of advanced interior design courses in an 12
497-institution of higher learning; 13
498-(C) providing consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, 14
499-or design for, or professional observation of, construction of the interior spaces 15
500-of public or private buildings; and 16
501-(D) review of drawings and specifications made by regulatory 17
502-agencies based on interior design principles; 18
503-(25) "registered interior designer" means a person who has been 19
504-registered by the board in the practice of registered interior design. 20
505- * Sec. 31. AS 23.30.017(c)(1) is amended to read: 21
506-(1) "design professional" means a person registered under AS 08.48 as 22
507-an architect, engineer, [OR] land surveyor, registered interior designer, or 23
508-landscape architect; 24
509- * Sec. 32. AS 34.35.050 is amended to read: 25
510-Sec. 34.35.050. Lien for labor or materials furnished. A person has a lien, 26
511-only to the extent provided under this chapter, to secure the payment of the contract 27
512-price if the person 28
513-(1) performs labor on [UPON] real property at the request of the owner 29
514-or the agent of the owner for the construction, alteration, or repair of a building or 30
515-improvement; 31 33-LS0244\D
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486+partnership to provide professional services in architecture, engineering, land 1
487+surveying, interior design, or landscape architecture through individuals legally 2
488+registered by the board; 3
489+ * Sec. 32. AS 08.48.341 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 4
490+(24) "interior technical submissions" means 5
491+(A) the designs, drawings, and specifications that establish the 6
492+scope of the interior design to be constructed and the standard of quality for 7
493+materials, work, equipment, and construction systems; and 8
494+(B) the studies and other technical reports and calculations 9
495+prepared in the course of the practice of registered interior design; 10
496+(25) "practice of registered interior design" 11
497+(A) includes 12
498+(i) the professional service of creative work; 13
499+(ii) teaching of advanced interior design courses in an 14
500+institution of higher learning; 15
501+(iii) providing consultation, investigation, research, 16
502+evaluation, planning, and design for or professional observation of 17
503+public or private buildings, works, or projects; 18
504+(iv) interior design review of drawings and 19
505+specifications made by regulatory agencies; 20
506+(v) the preparation of documents and interior technical 21
507+submissions related to interior construction; 22
508+(vi) minor mechanical, electrical, or structural design 23
509+work; 24
510+(B) does not include 25
511+(i) responsibility for design related to the practice of 26
512+architecture, except as otherwise allowed in this chapter, or the practice 27
513+of engineering; 28
514+(ii) changes to the construction classification of a 29
515+building or structure as determined by the authority having jurisdiction; 30
516+(iii) changes of use to an occupancy of greater hazard as 31 33-LS0244\S
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520-individuals performing labor on the building or improvement and has a direct contract 2
521-with the owner or the agent of the owner for direct payments into the trust; 3
522-(3) furnishes materials that are delivered to real property under a 4
523-contract with the owner or the agent of the owner that are incorporated in the 5
524-construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement; 6
525-(4) furnishes equipment that is delivered to and used on [UPON] real 7
526-property under a contract with the owner or the agent of the owner for the 8
527-construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement; 9
528-(5) performs services under a contract with the owner or the agent of 10
529-the owner in connection with the preparation of plans, surveys, or architectural, [OR] 11
530-engineering, or registered interior design plans or drawings for the construction, 12
531-alteration, or repair of a building or improvement, whether or not actually 13
532-implemented on that property; or 14
533-(6) is a general contractor. 15
534- * Sec. 33. AS 35.15.010(c) is amended to read: 16
535-(c) In this section, "professional services" means architectural, engineering, 17
536-[OR] land surveying, or registered interior design services. 18
537- * Sec. 34. AS 36.30.270(a) is amended to read: 19
538-(a) Notwithstanding conflicting provisions of AS 36.30.100 - 36.30.260, a 20
539-procurement officer shall negotiate a contract for an agency with the most qualified 21
540-and suitable firm or person of demonstrated competence for architectural, engineering, 22
541-[OR] land surveying, or registered interior design services. The procurement officer 23
542-shall award a contract for those services at fair and reasonable compensation as 24
543-determined by the procurement officer, after consideration of the estimated value of 25
544-the services to be rendered, and the scope, complexity, and professional nature of the 26
545-services. When determining the most qualified and suitable firm or person, the 27
546-procurement officer shall consider the 28
547-(1) proximity to the project site of the office of the firm or person 29
548-unless federal law prohibits this factor from being considered in the awarding of the 30
549-contract; and 31 33-LS0244\D
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520+determined by the authority having jurisdiction; 1
521+(iv) changes to the exterior envelope of a building; 2
522+(v) altering or affecting the structural system of a 3
523+building, including changing the live or dead load of a building; 4
524+(vi) changes beyond the exit access component of a 5
525+system of egress; 6
526+(vii) changes to construction that materially affects a 7
527+life safety system pertaining to fire safety or the fire protection of 8
528+structural elements of a building, or material alterations to a smoke 9
529+evacuation and compartmentalization system or to a fire rated vertical 10
530+shaft in a multistory structure; 11
531+(viii) materially altering or affecting a mechanical, 12
532+plumbing, heating, air conditioning, ventilation, electrical, vertical 13
533+transportation, fire sprinkler, or fire alarm system in a building; 14
534+(26) "registered interior designer" means a person who has been 15
535+registered by the board in the practice of registered interior design. 16
536+ * Sec. 33. AS 08.48.351 is amended to read: 17
537+Sec. 08.48.351. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Design 18
538+Professionals [ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, AND 19
539+LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS] Registration Act. 20
540+ * Sec. 34. AS 14.43.310(b) is amended to read: 21
541+(b) To assist the administering authority in selecting eligible applicants for 22
542+award of each of the memorial education loans under AS 14.43.250 - 14.43.325 and in 23
543+reviewing the memorial education loan program, the following advisory committees 24
544+are established: 25
545+(1) three Alaska state troopers, each one to be selected from and to 26
546+represent a state trooper region of the state by the regional commander to serve for 27
547+three years, for the Michael Murphy memorial education loan; 28
548+(2) [REPEALED 29
549+(3)] three members of the State [STATE] Board of Registration for 30
550+Design Professionals [ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND LAND SURVEYORS] 31 33-LS0244\S
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553-(2) employment practices of the firm or person with regard to women 1
554-and minorities. 2
555- * Sec. 35. AS 36.30.270(d) is amended to read: 3
556-(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a procurement officer 4
557-may include price as an added factor in selecting architectural, engineering, [AND] 5
558-land surveying, and registered interior design services when, in the judgment of the 6
559-procurement officer, the services required are repetitious in nature, and the scope, 7
560-nature, and amount of services required are thoroughly defined by measurable and 8
561-objective standards to reasonably enable firms or persons making proposals to 9
562-compete with a clear understanding and interpretation of the services required. In 10
563-order to include price as a factor in selection, a majority of the persons involved by the 11
564-procurement officer in evaluation of the proposals must be registered in the state to 12
565-perform architectural, engineering, [OR] land surveying, or registered interior 13
566-design services. 14
567- * Sec. 36. AS 36.90.100 is amended to read: 15
568-Sec. 36.90.100. Contracts for architectural, engineering, land surveying, 16
569-registered interior design, or landscape architectural services. The state or a 17
570-municipality may not award a contract for architectural, engineering, land surveying, 18
571-registered interior design, or landscape architectural services to 19
572-(1) an individual who is not registered under AS 08.48 to perform the 20
573-architectural, engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape 21
574-architectural services required by the contract; 22
575-(2) a partnership, except as provided by (3) of this section, that is not 23
576-qualified under AS 08.48.251 to provide the architectural, engineering, land surveying, 24
577-registered interior design, or landscape architectural services required by the 25
578-contract; or 26
579-(3) a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 27
580-partnership that is not authorized under AS 08.48.241 to offer the architectural, 28
581-engineering, land surveying, registered interior design, or landscape architectural 29
582-services required by the contract. 30
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554+selected annually by the board from among its engineer members, for the Harvey 1
555+Golub memorial education loan; and 2
556+(3) [(4)] three members of the state Board of Education and Early 3
557+Development, or of the staff of the Department of Education and Early Development, 4
558+or any combination of these, selected annually by the board, for the Robert L. Thomas 5
559+memorial education loan. 6
560+ * Sec. 35. AS 23.30.017(c)(1) is amended to read: 7
561+(1) "design professional" means a person registered under AS 08.48 as 8
562+an architect, engineer, [OR] land surveyor, registered interior designer, or 9
563+landscape architect; 10
564+ * Sec. 36. AS 34.35.050 is amended to read: 11
565+Sec. 34.35.050. Lien for labor or materials furnished. A person has a lien, 12
566+only to the extent provided under this chapter, to secure the payment of the contract 13
567+price if the person 14
568+(1) performs labor on [UPON] real property at the request of the owner 15
569+or the agent of the owner for the construction, alteration, or repair of a building or 16
570+improvement; 17
571+(2) is a trustee of an employee benefit trust for the benefit of 18
572+individuals performing labor on the building or improvement and has a direct contract 19
573+with the owner or the agent of the owner for direct payments into the trust; 20
574+(3) furnishes materials that are delivered to real property under a 21
575+contract with the owner or the agent of the owner that are incorporated in the 22
576+construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement; 23
577+(4) furnishes equipment that is delivered to and used on [UPON] real 24
578+property under a contract with the owner or the agent of the owner for the 25
579+construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement; 26
580+(5) performs services under a contract with the owner or the agent of 27
581+the owner in connection with the preparation of plans, surveys, or architectural, [OR] 28
582+engineering, or interior design plans or drawings for the construction, alteration, or 29
583+repair of a building or improvement, whether or not actually implemented on that 30
584+property; or 31 33-LS0244\S
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587-read: 1
588-TRANSITION: CURRENT INTERIOR DESIGNERS. Notwithstanding this Act, a 2
589-person working as an interior designer before the effective date of secs. 2 - 36 of this Act may 3
590-continue to practice interior design in the state without registration or authorization as a 4
591-registered interior designer under AS 08.48 until July 1, 2025. 5
592- * Sec. 38. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 6
593-read: 7
594-TRANSITION: BOARD APPOINTMENT. An interior designer appointed to the 8
595-State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors under 9
596-AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, must be certified by the Council for 10
597-Interior Design Qualification and have resided in the state for at least three years immediately 11
598-preceding appointment. On and after the effective date of sec. 2 of this Act, an interior 12
599-designer appointed to the board under AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, may 13
600-continue to occupy the seat on the board reserved for the registered interior designer until a 14
601-registered interior designer is appointed to the seat. An interior designer appointed to the 15
602-board under AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, is eligible for reappointment 16
603-to the board upon the effective date of sec. 2 of this Act if the interior designer meets the 17
604-requirements of AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 2 of this Act. 18
605- * Sec. 39. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 19
606-read: 20
607-TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The State Board of Registration for Architects, 21
608-Engineers, and Land Surveyors may adopt regulations necessary to implement this Act. The 22
609-regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the 23
610-effective date of the law implemented by the regulation. 24
611- * Sec. 40. Sections 1, 37, and 38 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 25
612- * Sec. 41. Except as provided in sec. 40 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2023. 26
588+(6) is a general contractor. 1
589+ * Sec. 37. AS 35.15.010(c) is amended to read: 2
590+(c) In this section, "professional services" means architectural, engineering, 3
591+[OR] land surveying, or interior design services. 4
592+ * Sec. 38. AS 36.30.270(a) is amended to read: 5
593+(a) Notwithstanding conflicting provisions of AS 36.30.100 - 36.30.260, a 6
594+procurement officer shall negotiate a contract for an agency with the most qualified 7
595+and suitable firm or person of demonstrated competence for architectural, engineering, 8
596+[OR] land surveying, or interior design services. The procurement officer shall award 9
597+a contract for those services at fair and reasonable compensation as determined by the 10
598+procurement officer, after consideration of the estimated value of the services to be 11
599+rendered, and the scope, complexity, and professional nature of the services. When 12
600+determining the most qualified and suitable firm or person, the procurement officer 13
601+shall consider the 14
602+(1) proximity to the project site of the office of the firm or person 15
603+unless federal law prohibits this factor from being considered in the awarding of the 16
604+contract; and 17
605+(2) employment practices of the firm or person with regard to women 18
606+and minorities. 19
607+ * Sec. 39. AS 36.30.270(d) is amended to read: 20
608+(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a procurement officer 21
609+may include price as an added factor in selecting architectural, engineering, [AND] 22
610+land surveying, and interior design services when, in the judgment of the 23
611+procurement officer, the services required are repetitious in nature, and the scope, 24
612+nature, and amount of services required are thoroughly defined by measurable and 25
613+objective standards to reasonably enable firms or persons making proposals to 26
614+compete with a clear understanding and interpretation of the services required. In 27
615+order to include price as a factor in selection, a majority of the persons involved by the 28
616+procurement officer in evaluation of the proposals must be registered in the state to 29
617+perform architectural, engineering, [OR] land surveying, or interior design services. 30
618+ * Sec. 40. AS 36.90.100 is amended to read: 31 33-LS0244\S
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622+Sec. 36.90.100. Contracts for architectural, engineering, land surveying, 1
623+interior design, or landscape architectural services. The state or a municipality may 2
624+not award a contract for architectural, engineering, land surveying, interior design, or 3
625+landscape architectural services to 4
626+(1) an individual who is not registered under AS 08.48 to perform the 5
627+architectural, engineering, land surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural 6
628+services required by the contract; 7
629+(2) a partnership, except as provided by (3) of this section, that is not 8
630+qualified under AS 08.48.251 to provide the architectural, engineering, land surveying, 9
631+interior design, or landscape architectural services required by the contract; or 10
632+(3) a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 11
633+partnership that is not authorized under AS 08.48.241 to offer the architectural, 12
634+engineering, land surveying, interior design, or landscape architectural services 13
635+required by the contract. 14
636+ * Sec. 41. AS 39.25.120(c)(7) is amended to read: 15
637+(7) the principal executive officer of the following boards, councils, or 16
638+commissions: 17
639+(A) Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission; 18
640+(B) Professional Teaching Practices Commission; 19
641+(C) Parole Board; 20
642+(D) Board of Nursing; 21
643+(E) Real Estate Commission; 22
644+(F) Alaska Royalty Oil and Gas Development Advisory Board; 23
645+(G) Alaska State Council on the Arts; 24
646+(H) Alaska Police Standards Council; 25
647+(I) Alaska Commission on Aging; 26
648+(J) Alaska Mental Health Board; 27
649+(K) State Medical Board; 28
650+(L) Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education; 29
651+(M) Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; 30
652+(N) Statewide Suicide Prevention Council; 31 33-LS0244\S
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656+(O) State Board of Registration for Design Professionals 1
657+[ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND LAND SURVEYORS]; 2
658+(P) Alaska Health Care Commission; 3
659+(Q) Board of Pharmacy; 4
660+ * Sec. 42. AS 44.62.330(a)(3) is amended to read: 5
661+(3) State Board of Registration for Design Professionals 6
662+[ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND LAND SURVEYORS]; 7
663+ * Sec. 43. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 8
664+read: 9
665+TRANSITION. Notwithstanding this Act, a person working as an interior designer 10
666+before the effective date of secs. 1 - 42 of this Act may continue to practice interior design in 11
667+the state without registration or authorization as a registered interior designer under AS 08.48 12
668+until July 1, 2025. 13
669+ * Sec. 44. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 14
670+read: 15
671+TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The State Board of Registration for Architects, 16
672+Engineers, and Land Surveyors may adopt regulations necessary to implement this Act. The 17
673+regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the 18
674+effective date of the law implemented by the regulation. 19
675+ * Sec. 45. Section 44 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 20
676+ * Sec. 46. Except as provided in sec. 45 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2023. 21