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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1393H.P. 915 House of Representatives, April 1, 2025
An Act to Require Continuing Education for Licensed Architects
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ARCHER of Saco, GEIGER of Rockland, ROEDER of
Bangor. Page 1 - 132LR0986(01)
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2 is enacted to read:
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4 As a prerequisite to renewal of a licensed architect's license under
5 section 224, an applicant shall satisfactorily complete continuing education courses,
6 programs or activities each year in the area of health, safety and welfare as set forth by
7 rules adopted by the board. The rules must require an applicant to complete not less than
8 12 hours of approved health, safety and welfare continuing education as a condition of
9 renewal. An applicant may not repeat for credit the same continuing education course,
10 program or activity within a license renewal cycle. An applicant is responsible for
11 maintaining evidence of that applicant's continuing education hours and shall submit such
12 evidence of continuing education hours to the board upon renewal of that applicant's
13 license.
14 Exemptions to the requirements under subsection 1 are as follows.
15 A. Notwithstanding section 224, a licensed architect who is retired from active practice
16 does not need to fulfill the requirements pertaining to continuing education.
17 B. An architect who receives an initial license to practice architecture from any
18 jurisdiction, including a foreign jurisdiction, is exempt from the requirements of
19 subsection 1 for 2 years from the date of issuance of that initial license, as long as the
20 architect has not been previously licensed by any jurisdiction, including a foreign
21 jurisdiction, for a period of 2 or more years.
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23 course, program or activity must be submitted to the board annually according to the rules
24 adopted by the board together with any fees required pursuant to section 222.
25 The board shall adopt rules necessary to carry out this section. Rules
26 adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter
27 375, subchapter 2-A.
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29 This bill requires a licensed architect to complete continuing education requirements
30 each year, as established by rules adopted by the Maine State Board for Licensure of
31 Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers, prior to the renewal of that
32 architect's license. The bill requires a minimum of 12 health, safety and welfare credits to
33 satisfy the requirement. The bill also exempts architects who are retired from active practice
34 and creates a 2-year delay for the requirement for newly licensed architects.
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