(a) There shall be in the Department of Consumer Protection a State Board of Landscape Architects which shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor subject to the provisions of section 4-9a. The Governor may remove any member from office for misconduct, incapacity or neglect of duty. Four members of the board shall be landscape architects whose residences and principal places of business are within this state, who have been actively engaged in the practice of landscape architecture for not less than ten years and who are licensed to practice landscape architecture within this state, and three members of the board shall be public members. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The board shall keep a true and complete record of all proceedings of the board.

(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning eligibility for landscape architectural licensing examinations, appeals of examination grades, reciprocal licensing and such other matters as the commissioner deems necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter.

(1967, P.A. 748, S. 2; P.A. 73-298, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 213, 610; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-11, S. 13, 19; P.A. 82-241, S. 2, 11; P.A. 99-73, S. 5; P.A. 01-195, S. 82, 181; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 73-298 increased number of board members from five to seven, increasing number of members required to be landscape architects from three to four; P.A. 77-614 placed board within consumer protection department, deleted appointment provisions, deleted provision re election of board officers, deleted references to board secretary, deleted provisions specifying board's powers re regulations, enforcement, subpoena power, etc. and clarified that the three members who are not landscape architects are public members, effective January 1, 1979; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-11 specified that board members are to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in performing duties; P.A. 82-241 specified that appointments are subject to Sec. 4-9a; P.A. 99-73 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added new Subsec. (b) requiring the commissioner to adopt regulations concerning eligibility for landscape architectural licensing examinations, appeals of examination grades, reciprocal licensing and other matters; P.A. 01-195 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 11, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.

See Sec. 4-9a for definition of “public member”.

See Secs. 21a-6 to 21a-10, inclusive, re control, powers and duties of boards within Department of Consumer Protection.