Bill > S01834

This bill amends existing education law to clarify exemptions for individuals practicing landscape architecture, specifically by modifying the definitions of who is exempt from needing a landscape architect license. It removes the term "nurseryman" and "landscape nurseryman" and replaces them with "employee of a nursery" and "employee of a nursery which grow trees and shrubs for landscape purposes," respectively, to better define those roles. The bill also adds a new exemption for individuals employed as junior or assistant landscape architects by New York State, provided they are working under the supervision of a licensed landscape architect, similar to an existing exemption for City of New York employees. Furthermore, it clarifies that licensed architects, engineers, and land surveyors can continue their practice without a landscape architect license, as long as they do not use the specific designation of "landscape architect" or related terms unless they are also licensed as such.