Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 19 - Board of Architects › Section 201 KAR 19:087 - Continuing education

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				323.110(1),
				323.120(1)(g),
				323.210(3)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				323.210(3) authorizes the
				board to establish continuing education requirements. This administrative
				regulation establishes continuing education requirements and establishes
				standards for the licensing of an architect for board licensees.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Continuing education" or "CE" means
			 post-licensure learning that enables a licensed architect to increase or update
			 knowledge of and competence in technical and professional subjects related to
			 the practice of architecture to safeguard the public's health, safety, and
			 welfare.
(2) "Continuing education
			 hour" or "CEH" means a:
(a) Unit equal to
			 sixty (60) minutes clock time for the taking of an examination; or
(b) Customary time of completion prescribed
			 by an examination vendor, if the board finds the time to be
			 reasonable.
(3) "Health,
			 safety, and welfare subjects" means technical and professional subjects that
			 the board finds appropriate to safeguard the public and that are within the
			 following enumerated areas necessary for the proper evaluation, design,
			 construction, and utilization of buildings and the built environment:
(a) Building Systems: Structural, Mechanical,
			 Electrical, Plumbing, Communications, Security, Fire Protection;
(b) Construction Contract Administration:
			 Contracts, Bidding, Contract Negotiations;
(c) Construction Documents: Drawings,
			 Specifications, Delivery Methods;
(d) Design: Urban Planning, Master Planning,
			 Building Design, Site Design, Interiors, Safety and Security
			 Measures;
(e) Environmental: Energy
			 Efficiency, Sustainability, Natural Resources, Natural Hazards, Hazardous
			 Materials, Weatherproofing, Insulation;
(f) Legal: Laws, Codes, Zoning, Regulations,
			 Standards, Life Safety, Accessibility, Ethics, Insurance to protect Owners and
			 Public;
(g) Materials and Methods:
			 Construction Systems, Products, Finishes, Furnishings, Equipment;
(h) Occupant Comfort: Air Quality, Lighting,
			 Acoustics, Ergonomics;
(i)
			 Pre-Design: Land Use Analysis, Programming, Site Selection, Site and Soils
			 Analysis, Surveying; or
(j)
			 Preservation: Historic, Reuse, Adaptation.
(4) "Relevant topic" means an area which is
			 particularly focused on the health, safety, and welfare of the public utilizing
			 structured educational activities intended to increase or update the
			 architect's knowledge and competence in health, safety, and welfare
			 subjects.
(5) "Structured
			 educational activities" means educational activities in which at least
			 seventy-five (75) percent of an activity's content and instructional time is
			 devoted to health, safety, and welfare subjects related to the practice of
			 architecture, including courses of study or other activities under the areas
			 identified as health, safety, and welfare subjects and provided by qualified
			 individuals or organizations, whether delivered by direct contact or distance
			 learning methods.