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NY A07561

Bill

Status

Passed

11/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Donna Lupardo

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows licensed landscape architects to receive adjustments and/or exemptions from mandatory continuing education requirements for health reasons (certified by a healthcare professional), extended active duty with the U.S. armed forces, or other good cause acceptable to the department

  • Permits up to six continuing education hours from one triennial registration period to be transferred to a subsequent triennium, replacing the previous prohibition on transferring hours between periods

  • Removes the provision allowing up to one-half of continuing education hours to consist of non-course activities

  • Expands acceptable continuing education to explicitly include courses in landscape architecture, architecture, engineering, interior design, land surveying, and geology that contribute to professional practice

  • Clarifies that completing courses in other licensed professions does not authorize landscape architects to practice those professions without proper licensure

  • Takes effect 18 months after becoming law, with immediate authorization for the department to develop implementing regulations

Legislative Description

Relates to continuing education requirements for landscape architects; provides that adjustments to such requirements may be granted for health reasons, active duty, or other good cause; limits the number of credit hours that may carry over to the next registration period.

Last Action

signed chap.529

11/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Higher Education5/21/2025
Rules5/20/2025
Ways and Means5/6/2025
Higher Education4/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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