A. The
Board shall grant a waiver of the professional examination requirement in
A.R.S. §
32-122.01 and
R4-30-201 to an applicant for professional registration who holds a valid professional or
occupational registration, certification, or license in the category for which
registration, certification, or licensure is sought, and is in good standing in
another state or U.S. territory provided:
1.
The applicant submits verifiable documentation to
the Board that the education, experience, and examination requirements under
which the applicant was registered in the original state or jurisdiction were
substantially identical to those existing in Arizona at the time of the
applicant's original registration, certification, or licensure;
or
2. The applicant submits
verifiable documentation to the Board that the applicant has been actively
engaged as a professional or occupational registrant, certificant, or licensee
in another state or U.S. territory for at least 10 years in the category for
which registration, certification, or licensure is sought. For purposes of this
subsection, "actively engaged as a professional registrant" means that the
applicant holds a valid professional or occupational registration,
certification, or license in good standing, and has been practicing or offering
professional services for at least 10 of the last 15 years.
B. The Board shall grant a waiver of the
professional examination requirement in A.R.S. §
32-122.01 and
R4-30-201 to an applicant for professional registration who submits verifiable
documentation to the Board that the applicant holds one of the following
professional records, issued by a national examination council, and is
registered in good standing in another state or U.S. territory and has been
actively engaged in the practice of the profession for which the applicant
seeks registration. The Board recognizes the following national examination
council records:
1. National Council of
Architectural Registration Boards' ("NCARB") Certificate Record, with design
and seismic (lateral forces) qualifications;
2. National Council of Examiners for
Engineers and Surveyors Council ("NCEES") Record; or
3. Council of Landscape Architectural
Registration Boards Council ("CLARB") Record and Certification.
C. When reviewing an engineering
applicant's experience and examination information, the Board shall take into
account the specific branch of engineering in which the applicant is seeking
proficiency recognition.
D. The
Board shall waive the fundamentals examination if an applicant has successfully
completed a fundamentals examination in another state or jurisdiction in the
category for which registration is sought, which is equivalent to those
examinations required in Arizona. The applicant shall ensure that proof of
successful completion is forwarded directly from the authority that
administered the original examination.
E. The Board shall waive the fundamentals
examination for an applicant who has a degree listed in
R4-30-208(A)
or other educational credit approved by the Board in the category, and branch
if applicable, for which registration is sought, and meets all other
requirements of A.R.S. §
32-126(D).
F. All applicants who request a waiver of any
examination requirement shall meet all other requirements for professional
registration or in-training designation in
R4-30-201 and
R4-30-202. An
applicant applying for a waiver under subsection (B) shall ensure that the
required documentation is forwarded directly to the Board from the national
examination council.
G.
The Board shall waive the remediation specialist examination
requirement if the applicant has successfully completed a remediation
specialist examination in another state or jurisdiction that is substantially
equivalent to the remediation specialist examination provided in
Arizona.
