The following words and terms, when used in these rules, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) APA--Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code, Chapter 2001.
2. (2) Applicant--An individual who has submitted an application for registration.
3. (3) Candidate--An individual who has qualified for examination.
4. (4) CLARB--Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards.
5. (5) Construction Documents--Plans, specifications, and related documents issued by an architect, landscape architect, or interior designer for the purpose(s) of regulatory approval, permit, or construction.
6. (6) Contract documents--Documents issued for bidding, permit, or contract construction purposes, consisting of drawings, specifications, addenda, or change orders.
7. (7) Coordination of consultant's work--Comparative review by the landscape architect of the construction documents as prepared by the landscape architect and by each of his/her consultants for the purpose of revealing possible conflicts and omissions and for observing the consultant's proper seal or other certification applied to his/her own work. Revisions necessary for coordination shall remain the responsibility of the consultants.
8. (8) Direct Supervision--That degree of supervision by a person overseeing the work of another whereby the supervisor and the individual being supervised work in close proximity to one another and the supervisor has both control over and detailed professional knowledge of the work prepared under his or her supervision.
9. (9) Emeritus Status--An honorary title that allows a retired landscape architect who no longer wishes to actively practice landscape architecture to retain his or her professional title but does not confer the right to practice as a registered professional.
10. (10) LAAB--Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board.
11. (11) LARE--Landscape Architect Registration Examination, prepared by CLARB.
12. (12) Landscape architect--An individual currently registered to practice landscape architecture in the State of Texas.
13. (13) Landscape architect(s)-of-responsibility--The landscape architect(s) through whom a firm is authorized to offer/perform landscape architectural services and/or whose landscape architect(s') seal(s) and signature(s) appears on contract documents issued from that firm.
14. (14) Landscape Architects' Registration Law--Regulation of the Practice of Landscape Architecture, Texas Civil Statutes, Article 249c.
15. (15) Principal--An individual who is a landscape architect and in charge of an organization's landscape architecture practice, either alone or with others.
16. (16) Registrant--See landscape architect.
17. (17) Reinstatement--The procedure through which a registration certificate that has been revoked by the Board may be restored to active or Emeritus Status.
18. (18) Responsible Charge--That degree of control over and detailed knowledge of the content of technical submissions during their preparation as is ordinarily exercised by registered landscape architects applying the required professional standard of care.

19. (19) Supervision and Control--Supervision by a landscape architect overseeing the work of another whereby:

    1. (A) the supervisor and the individual being supervised can document frequent and detailed communication with one another and the supervisor has both control over and detailed professional knowledge of the work; or
    2. (B) the supervisor is in responsible charge of the work and the person performing the work is employed by the supervisor or by the supervisor's employer.
20. (20) TBAE--Texas Board of Architectural Examiners.

Source Note:The provisions of this §3.5 adopted to be effective February 28, 1990, 15 TexReg 868; amended to be effective March 31, 1992, 17 TexReg 2007; amended to be effective December 6, 1995, 20 TexReg 9846; amended to be effective June 30, 1997, 22 TexReg 5921; amended to be effective April 5, 2000, 25 TexReg 2811; amended to be effective February 27, 2001, 26 TexReg 1716.