Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 1 - TEXAS BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 1 - ARCHITECTS › Subchapter A - SCOPE; DEFINITIONS › Section 1.5 - Terms Defined Herein

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words, terms, and acronyms, when used in this
					 chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) The Act--The
				  Architects' Registration Law.
(2)
				  Administrative Procedure Act (APA)--Texas Government Code §§
										2001.001 et
				  seq.
(3) APA--Administrative
				  Procedure Act.
(4) Applicant--An
				  individual who has submitted an application for registration or reinstatement
				  but has not yet completed the registration or reinstatement process.
(5) Architect--An individual who holds a
				  valid Texas architectural registration certificate granted by the
				  Board.
(6) Architect Registration
				  Examination (ARE)--The standardized test that a Candidate must pass in order to
				  obtain a valid Texas architectural registration certificate.
(7) Architect Registration Examination
				  Financial Assistance Fund (AREFAF)--A program administered by the Board which
				  provides monetary awards to Candidates and newly registered Architects who meet
				  the program's criteria.
(8)
				  Architects' Registration Law-- Chapter
				  1051, Texas
				  Occupations Code.
(9) Architectural
				  Barriers Act-- Texas Government Code, Chapter 469.
(10) Architectural Experience Program-- The
				  comprehensive architectural experience program established, interpreted, and
				  enforced by NCARB, or the predecessor Intern Development Program.
(11) Architectural Intern--An individual
				  enrolled in the Architectural Experience Program (AXP).
(12) ARE--Architect Registration
				  Examination.
(13) AREFAF--Architect
				  Registration Examination Financial Assistance Fund.
(14) AXP--The Architectural Experience
				  Program.
(15) Barrier-Free
				  Design--The design of a building or a facility or the design of an alteration
				  of a building or a facility which complies with the Texas Accessibility
				  Standards, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Accessibility
				  Guidelines, or similarly accepted standards for accessible design.
(16) Board--Texas Board of Architectural
				  Examiners.
(17) Cancel,
				  Cancellation, or Cancelled--The termination of a Texas architectural
				  registration certificate by operation of law two years after it expires without
				  renewal by the certificate-holder.
(18) Candidate--An Applicant approved by the
				  Board to take the ARE.
(19)
				  CEPH--Continuing Education Program Hour(s).
(20) Chair--The member of the Board who
				  serves as the Board's presiding officer.
(21) Construction Documents--Drawings;
				  specifications; and addenda, change orders, construction change directives, and
				  other Supplemental Documents prepared for the purpose(s) of Regulatory
				  Approval, permitting, or construction.
(22) Consultant--An individual retained by an
				  Architect who prepares or assists in the preparation of technical design
				  documents issued by the Architect for use in connection with the Architect's
				  Construction Documents.
(23)
				  Contested Case--A proceeding, including a licensing proceeding, in which the
				  legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are to be determined by a state
				  agency after an opportunity for adjudicative hearing.
(24) Continuing Education Program Hour
				  (CEPH)--At least fifty (50) minutes of time spent in an activity meeting the
				  Board's continuing education requirements.
(25) Council Certification--Certification
				  granted by NCARB to architects who have satisfied certain standards related to
				  architectural education, training, and examination.
(26) Delinquent--A registration status
				  signifying that an Architect:
(A) has failed
				  to remit the applicable renewal fee to the Board; and
(B) is no longer authorized to Practice
				  Architecture in Texas or use any of the terms restricted by the Architects'
				  Registration Law.