D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, § 1907
1907.1 This section shall apply to all applicants for the renewal or reinstatement of a license to practice landscape architecture, except those applicants seeking first renewal of a license granted by examination or certification.
1907.2 An applicant for renewal of a license shall submit proof pursuant to this section of having completed twenty-four (24) hours of credit in approved continuing education programs during the term of the license. At least eighteen (18) of these hours shall be in health, safety, and welfare subjects.
1907.3 An applicant for reinstatement of an expired license or renewal of an inactive license shall submit proof pursuant to this section of having completed twenty-four (24) hours of credit in approved continuing education programs, and an additional six (6) hours of credit for each year the license was expired or inactive, up to a maximum of thirty-six (36) hours. At least seventy-five percent (75%) of these hours shall be in health, safety, and welfare subjects. To be creditable, courses shall not have been completed more than two (2) years prior to the date of application.
1907.4 An applicant under this section shall prove completion of required continuing education credits by submitting with the renewal or reinstatement application the following information with respect to each program:
(a) The name and address of the sponsor of the program;
(b) The name of the program, its location, a description of the subject matter covered, and the names of the instructors;
(c) The dates on which the applicant attended the program;
(d) The hours of credit claimed; and
(e) A certificate of successful completion from the sponsor or provider.
1907.5 A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program approved by the Board in accordance with § 1908 of this chapter. Licensees are responsible for ensuring that continuing education courses taken to satisfy the Board's renewal or reinstatement requirements are approved by the Board.
1907.6 An applicant for the renewal of a license who fails to submit proof of having completed the continuing education requirements by or before the expiration date may renew the license within sixty (60) days after expiration by submitting proof
of course completion and by paying the required late fee. Upon renewal, the Board shall deem the applicant to have possessed a valid license during the period between the expiration of the license and its renewal.
1907.7 If an applicant for the renewal of a license fails to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements within sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicant's license, the license shall be deemed to have lapsed on the date of expiration, and the applicant shall be required to apply for reinstatement of the expired license pursuant to § 3308 of this title.
1907.8 The Board may grant an extension of the sixty (60) day period to renew after expiration if the applicant's failure to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements was for good cause. For purposes of this subsection, 'good cause' includes proof of the following during the term of the license:
1. (a) Serious and protracted illness of the applicant, who submits a doctor's statement verifying the illness;
2. (b) The death or serious and protracted illness of a member of the applicant's immediate family, which death or illness resulted in the applicant's inability to complete the continuing education requirements within the specified time. For the purposes of this subsection, the term 'immediate family' means the applicant's spouse and any parent, brother, sister, or child of the applicant and the spouse of any such parent, brother, sister, or child; or
3. (c) Active military service.
1907.9 An extension granted under this section shall not relieve an applicant from complying with the continuing education requirements.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 12720 (September 27, 2019).