As Reported by House Commerce & Labor Committee 1 123rd General Assembly 4 Regular Session H.B. No. 167 5 1999-2000 6 REPRESENTATIVES HEALY-MOTTLEY-WILLAMOWSKI-VAN VYVEN-OPFER- 8 HAINES-BOYD-BRITTON-SCHUCK-D.MILLER-HARTNETT-VESPER-JONES- 9 VERICH-PATTON-JOLIVETTE-WINKLER-BUEHRER 10 _________________________________________________________________ 11 A B I L L To amend section 4703.08 of the Revised Code to 13 permit reciprocity of licensure in this state for 15 architects who are registered in another 16 jurisdiction if that jurisdiction offers similar 17 reciprocity for architects registered in this 19 state and the applicant meets specified criteria. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 21 Section 1. That section 4703.08 of the Revised Code be 23 amended to read as follows: 24 Sec. 4703.08. The state board of examiners of architects 33 shall certify and register an applicant who provides satisfactory 34 evidence thathe isTHE APPLICANT MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 36 REQUIREMENTS: (A) IS a LICENSED OR registered architect in another state 39 OR JURISDICTION where the qualifications requiredareFOR 40 LICENSURE OR REGISTRATION WERE equal, in the opinion of the 42 board, to those required in sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the 43 Revised Code,who holds a certificateAT THE TIME OF THE 44 APPLICANT'S ORIGINAL LICENSURE OR REGISTRATION IN THAT STATE OR 45 JURISDICTION; (B) HOLDS A CURRENT RECORD in good standing issued by the 47 national council of architectural registration boards; 48 (C) IS A LICENSED OR REGISTERED ARCHITECT IN ANOTHER STATE 50 OR JURISDICTION THAT EXTENDS RECIPROCITY SIMILAR TO THAT OFFERED 51 2 UNDER THIS SECTION, TO ARCHITECTS WHO ARE REGISTERED IN THIS 52 STATE. Section 2. That existing section 4703.08 of the Revised 54 Code is hereby repealed. 55