W. Va. Code R. § 9-1-2 - Definitions

2.1. Terms Defined by Statute -- Terms defined in W. Va. Code § 30-22-4 have the same meanings when used in this rule unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation.

2.2. Terms Defined -- As used in this rule, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation:

2.2.a. Applicant Record -- Verified documentation of an individual's education, experience, examination, licensure and professional conduct.

2.2.b. CLARB -- The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards, or its successor.

2.2.c. CLARB Certificate -- A record compiled by CLARB consisting of verified documentation of the certificate holder's education, experience, examination and professional conduct which meet or exceed CLARB's certification standards.

2.2.d. CLARB Uniform Continuing Education Standards -- Standards for content, structure and duration of continuing education that are approved by CLARB's member boards and adopted by the board as the minimum standards for licensure renewal.

2.2.e. COA -- Certificate of Authorization, issued under the provisions of W. Va. Code § 30-22-19, to a firm providing landscape architectural services.

2.2.f. Direct Control and Personal Supervision -- That degree of supervision by a landscape architect overseeing the work of another whereby the supervisor has been directly involved in all judgments affecting the health, safety and welfare of the public.

2.2.g. Fiscal Year -- The West Virginia fiscal year, which operates July 1 of the current year through June 30 of the following year.

2.2.h. Good Cause -- Circumstances which prohibit an applicant from executing his or her obligations to the Board. These circumstances may include personal illness, auto accident, child delivery, death or severe illness in the immediate family or other severe physical or emotional hardship.

2.2.i. L.A.R.E. -- The Landscape Architect Registration Examination. An examination prepared by CLARB, designed to determine whether an applicant possesses sufficient knowledge, skills and abilities to provide landscape architectural services without endangering the health, safety and welfare of the public.

2.2.j. PDH -- Professional Development Hour, each unit of which equals fifty (50) minutes of structured coursework designed to increase the landscape architect's knowledge and competence.

2.2.k. Principal -- An individual who is a landscape architect and is in charge of a firm's landscape architectural practice.

2.2.l. Registrant -- A current licensee or COA holder.

2.2.m. Responsible Charge -- The direct control and/or having personal supervision of the practice of landscape architecture.

2.2.n. Seal -- A symbol, image, or information in the form of a rubber stamp, embossed seal, computer generated data, or other form acceptable to the board that is applied or attached to a document to verify authenticity of the document's origin.

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W. Va. Code R. § 9-1-2