Published: February 11, 2010
Tags: bill, Doyle, Joint Examining Board of Architects, landscape architect, Landscape Architect Accreditation Board, Landscape Architects, landscaping, law, license, Professional Engineers, Risser, Shilling
Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday signed a bill into law requiring a license to practice landscape architecture in Wisconsin.
The bill — authored by state Rep. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, and state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison — upgrades the definition of a certified landscape architect in the state to a licensed landscape architect.
To gain licensure, a [...]
Published: January 8, 2010
Tags: American Institute of Architects Wisconsin, architect, Babcock, Hoppe, Johnson, license, Madison Area Technical College, rule, Shonkwiler, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing
By Paul Snyder
A looming change in state licensing-exam requirements for architects may wipe out the value of Wisconsin colleges’ two-year architecture-training programs.
The rule change would be “a step in the direction of requiring an accredited degree,” said Josh Johnson, past-president of the American Institute of Architects Wisconsin and head of Wausau-based Becher Hoppe’s architecture division. [...]
Published: December 14, 2009
Tags: bill, certification, Elections and Urban Affairs, Kelly, Kelly Design Group, Kelly Design Group LLC, Landscape Architects and Professional Engineers, landscape architecture, license, Risser, Senate Committee on Labor, Wisconsin Joint Examining Board of Architects, Woods
By Paul Snyder
Shawn Kelly’s 20-year-old California landscape architect license gives him a competitive advantage landing jobs in Wisconsin.
But he’s doing everything he can to sacrifice that advantage.
“My focus goes far beyond Wisconsin,” said Kelly, the founder of Williams Bay-based Kelly Design Group LLC and a fellow with the American Society of Landscape Architects. “I’m interested [...]
Published: August 27, 2009
Tags: engineer, license, licensing bill, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association Inc.
Comments: 4
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Wisconsin’s procedure for licensing professional engineers is, at least according to one state lawmaker, “suspect.”
“Right now, there’s confusion and conflicting language,” said state Rep. Louis Molepske Jr., D-Stevens Point.
“We need to clarify exactly what Wisconsin requires to put ‘professional engineer’ behind a name.”
Molepske is leading that charge with a bill that would change the [...]
Published: July 2, 2009
Tags: decorator, interior design, license
Katie Nelson
AP Writer
Hartford, CT — A federal judge has struck down a Connecticut law that requires people calling themselves interior designers to get licenses or face fines and possible prison time.
Tuesday’s ruling came after the Institute for Justice sued the state’s Department of Consumer Protection last September on behalf of three Connecticut residents who said [...]
