S.D. Admin. R. 20:38:35:02

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 162, June 24, 2024

Section 20:38:35:02 - Alternative continuing professional development option for architects

As an alternative to the requirements of § 20:38:35:01, a licensed architect may meet the continued professional development requirement for renewal by obtaining 12 Continuing Education Hours (CEH) per calendar year. CEH shall be in health, safety, and welfare subjects acquired in structured educational activities.

For the purposes of this section, CEH is 50 to 60 minutes of continuous instructional contact in structured educational activities intended to increase or update the licensee's knowledge and competence in health, safety, and welfare subjects.

For purposes of this section, a structured educational activity is one in which 75 percent of the activity's content and instructional time is devoted to health, safety, and welfare subjects related to the practice of architecture. The activity shall be provided by a qualified individual or organization and can be delivered by direct contact or distance learning methods.

For purposes of this section, health, safety, and welfare subjects are those that the board deems appropriate to safeguard the public in the following areas of practice:

(1) Building systems: communications, electrical, fire protection, mechanical, plumbing, security, and structural;

(2) Construction contract administration: bidding, contract negotiations, and contracts;

(3) Construction documents: delivery methods, drawings, and specifications;

(4) Design: building design, interiors, master planning, safety and security measures, site design, and urban planning;

(5) Environmental: energy efficiency, hazardous materials, insulations, natural hazards, natural resources, sustainability, and weatherproofing;

(6) Legal: accessibility, codes, ethics, insurance to protect owners and public, laws, life safety, regulations, standards, and zoning;

(7) Materials and methods: construction systems, equipment, finishes, furnishings, and products;

(8) Pre-design: land use analysis, programming, site and soils analysis, site selection, and surveying; and

(9) Preservation: adaptation, historic, and reuse.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:38:35:02

38 SDR 121, effective 1/16/2012.

General Authority: SDCL 36-18A-22(4).

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-18A-39.