Revision: March 24, 2017, 8:41 a.m.
SB 21 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/23/2017 0876s
2017 SESSION
17-0779
10/09
SENATE BILL 21
AN ACT relative to licensure and continuing education of architects.
SPONSORS: Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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This bill modifies the continuing education requirements for architects and clarifies the exemptions from licensure by the board of architects.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/23/2017 0876s 17-0779
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to licensure and continuing education of architects.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Section Heading Corrected. Amend the section heading of RSA 310-A:45 to read as follows:
310-A:45 [Interstate] Reciprocal Licensure.
2 Architects; Continuing Education. Amend RSA 310-A:46-a to read as follows:
310-A:46-a Continuing Education Required. Any person holding a license shall be required to complete 12 units of continuing education each year[, consisting of 8 units] in the area of health, safety, and welfare [and 4 units in the area of sustainable design]. Each person shall be responsible for maintaining evidence of his or her continuing education units and shall submit such evidence of continuing education units to the board biennially upon renewal of his or her license.
3 Architects; Exemptions from Licensure. Amend RSA 310-A:52 to read as follows:
310-A:52 Exemptions. [Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent or affect] The seal of a licensed architect shall be required for all buildings or structures covered by the New Hampshire building code under RSA 155-A, with the following exemptions:
I. The preparation of drawings and specifications for and the supervision of the construction or alteration of a single-family or 2-family residence or of any building used for farm purposes[;].
II. The alteration of an existing building not involving [structural changes] any of the following:
(a) A change in the primary structural frame or bearing wall; or
(b) A change in use or occupancy to one of a higher hazard classification.
III. The practice of architecture by officers and employees of the United States while engaged within the state in the practice of architecture for the federal government[; or].
IV. The preparation of drawings and specifications for, and the supervision [and alteration of, any structure which does not have as its principal structural members reinforced concrete or structural steel and is 2- 1/2 stories or less, and 4,000 square feet or less, and is not a building of assembly, which includes schools, churches, auditoriums, theatres, hospitals and any building for the elderly] of any new or reconstructed structure meeting all of the following conditions:
(a) The primary structural frame is not reinforced concrete or structural steel;
(b) The building height is 2-1/2 stories or less;
(c) The building area is 4,000 square feet or less; and
(d) The occupancy classification is not a Group A, E, H, I, or R-4.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.