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Many of these issues are common to all design professions and it has become important for MALA to work along-side these organizations to support or defeat key legislation. The other design professions have active, professionally staffed organizations that monitor bills and issues that could impact their members.
#MISSOURI LANDSCAPE ARCH REGISTRATION#
MALA’s responsibilities have increased since our profession has been assimilated into the registration board. Bob Hartnett, Patti Banks, and Jerany Jackson were appointed to the board by the Governor.
#MISSOURI LANDSCAPE ARCH PROFESSIONAL#
With the passage of the Practice Act, the LA Council was dissolved, and the Landscape Architectural Division was created in the new Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects (APELSLA) Board. Throughout this period, MALA provided the overall statewide leadership for landscape architects. During the 2000 legislative session, Dennis Law, Dean of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at Kansas State University bolstered the case that landscape architect education and training requirements are equivalent to other licensed professions. Landscape architects provided key documentation of the types of projects completed by landscape architects and the competency of landscape architects. The opponents of the proposed bill tried to imply that landscape architects did not have appropriate training or education to protect public health, safety, and welfare.
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In 19, landscape architects began to explore the possibility of upgrading the title act to a practice act through a series of public meetings hosted by Representative Treadway. It was in the original title bill that MALA was tasked with the nominating professional board member candidates to the Governor for his consideration. MALA continued to provide the statewide representation of landscape architects. A Landscape Architecture Council was formed, the Governor appointed members, the board promulgated rules, and the first landscape architecture registrations were issued. While the original 1989 bill was a title act which regulated the use of the title of Landscape Architect, it defined the profession and allowed the establishment of rules and standards regarding the profession. More importantly, the legislators and the other professional organizations needed to know that the people promoting this bill were truly representing the profession throughout the state.Īs a result of several years of concerted effort countless hours of testimony dedicated sponsorship and most importantly, a well-connected lobbyist we got our bill passed. MALA, since it was not an ASLA chapter, could however, provide compensation to the lobbyist. At the time, ASLA National advised all chapters that they could not conduct lobbying activities by directly paying a lobbyist. MALA, which had been dormant for many years, was resurrected.
Louis and Jeffrey Bruce in Kansas City realized that we needed a paid lobbyist and we needed a statewide organization. In the early 1980’s, Wayne Buggenhagen in St.
Without professional lobbyists, these efforts all failed. On several occasions, throughout the 60’s and 70’s, Missouri Landscape Architect pushed bills at Jefferson City. The Missouri Association of Landscape Architects (MALA) was formed in 1962 (prior to both state chapters) to be the voice for landscape architects in Missouri related to attempts to pass legislation for landscape architectural licensure.
There is no regular sunset review process.
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In 2001, the legislature enacted the upgrade to a practice act. The state licensure law was first enacted as a title act in 1989.
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