1. (a) Individuals holding certificates of registration in other states, nations, or territories applying for registration in Texas by reciprocal transfer shall be considered upon transmittal of:

   1. (1) their council certificate from the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB); or
   2. (2) their written application on a form provided by the board. Acceptance of the information submitted will be subject to confirmation by the applicant's state from which he or she is applying.

2. (b) Criteria for reciprocal registration as outlined in subsection (a)(2) of this section includes:

   1. (1) certification by individual state boards (in which candidate holds current registration) that the applicant has qualified for the CLARB examination either as a result of approved education in landscape architecture, or having had seven years of professional experience under a registered landscape architect, supported with references and has passed the examination;
   2. (2) persons registered in their base state without examination through qualifications of having represented himself/herself to be a landscape architect for a period of time after September 1, 1969 (grandfather clause) are not eligible for registration by reciprocal transfer unless they have passed the CLARB examination;
   3. (3) those persons who have been registered by the grandfather clause in any state prior to 1970 must provide satisfactory references, examples of work accomplished, and, at the discretion of the board, must pass an oral examination.
3. (c) All arrangements for development of the certification record will be the responsibility of the applicant.
4. (d) Application fees for registration in Texas, as stated in §3.86 of this title (relating to Reciprocal Transfer Fee), must be submitted with the certification record and application.
5. (e) The processing fee for reciprocal application transfer is waived if the applicant holds a CLARB council certificate.
6. (f) Approval of applications for registration by reciprocal transfer will be by letter confirming the board action. The fee for registration, after approval of application, as stated in Subchapter E of this chapter (relating to Fees), must be remitted within 60 days after notification of the approval.
7. (g) Rejections of applications for registration by reciprocal transfer will be by letter explaining the reasons and outlining procedures under which reconsideration may be possible.

Source Note:The provisions of this §3.28 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective February 21, 1980, 5 TexReg 428; amended to be effective February 17, 1982, 7 TexReg 511; amended to be effective February 28, 1990, 15 TexReg 869; amended to be effective March 31, 1992, 17 TexReg 2007; amended to be effective March 5, 1996, 21 TexReg 1536.