HB215
HB215: Updates to Alaska's Board for Architects, Engineers, and Surveyors
In one sentence
This bill extends the life of a state board that licenses design professionals, adds one new member to the board, updates rules about notifying license holders regarding ethics codes, and clarifies who must be licensed.
What it does
- Extends the termination date for the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2033.
- Increases the number of board members from eleven to twelve by adding one additional civil engineer.
- Updates rules requiring the board to notify license holders about its code of ethics and any changes made to it.
- Clarifies that contractors performing work designed by a professional do not need their own design certificate if they follow the plans or supervise construction as required.
- Specifies exceptions for people designing single-family homes, farm buildings, small multi-unit residences under certain conditions, private garages under 2,000 square feet, and minor repairs that do not affect building safety.
Who it affects
- The State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
- Licensed architects, engineers, land surveyors, and landscape architects in Alaska
- Contractors who build structures based on professional designs or supervise construction
- Individuals designing small private residences, farm buildings, or performing minor repairs
Limits and unknowns
- The provided text does not include details on changes regarding immunity for design professionals mentioned in the bill title.
- The provided text does not include information about liens for labor or materials furnished mentioned in the bill title.
- The provided text does not include information about procurement of landscape architectural services mentioned in the bill title.
- No specific effective date is listed in the provided metadata.
Plain language
Terms to know
- State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
- The government group that issues licenses to design professionals in Alaska.
- Registrant
- A person or company that holds a valid license from the board to practice architecture, engineering, surveying, or landscape architecture.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
ARCH, ENG, LAND SURVEY: STATE BD/PRACTICE An Act extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveyors, and landscape architecture; relating to scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, and landscape architects; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural services; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE962
- (H) L&C, FIN962
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS962