The Professional Landscape Architects Act (PLA Act) governs the practice of landscape architecture in the state of Nebraska in order to safeguard life, health, and property, and promote public welfare through licensing and enforcement of state statutes. The PLA Act also ensures those who practice the profession are qualified through education, examination, and experience. The PLA Act was enacted by the Legislature in 1987, through Statute Sections §§ 81-8,184, to 81-8,208, which replaced the statutory provisions first enacted in 1967 - the year the Nebraska State Board of Landscape Architects was established. The most recent changes to the Act were implemented through Legislative Bill 30 of the One Hundred Sixth Legislature, Second Session, and became effective November 14, 2020.

Title 231 of the Nebraska Administrative Code compromises the Board's Rules and Regulations. The latest revisions became effective on January 10, 2021. A copy may be viewed and downloaded on the Nebraska Secretary of State's website.

The Nebraska Professional Landscape Architects Handbook incorporates all current statutes and rules & regulations as of January 10, 2021.

Professional Landscape Architects Handbook

Proposed Revisions to the Act:

The Nebraska State Board of Landscape Architects is considering revisions to the Professional Landscape Architects Act (Act) to adopt the CLARB Uniform Licensure for Landscape Architects passed by the member boards in 2022. Along with those revisions, several housekeeping revisions are also being considered. The Board will be finalizing the proposed revisions at its April 23, 2024, meeting to prepare them for introduction during the 2025 Legislative session and is seeking your comments. The revisions being considered include:

• 81-8,184 – Adding a definition for Direct Supervision
• 81-8,192 – Removing the requirement for a yearly roster to be filed with the Secretary of State and sent to licensees
• 81-8,196 – Revising section to align the Act with the CLARB Uniform Licensure Standard for Landscape Architects
• 81-8,199(3) – Updating a term missed in previous revisions and the effective date for individuals already licensed under the Act
• 81-8,200 – Removing language related to the initial biennial license renewal periods
• 81-8, 208(2)(f) – Removing cancellation as the Board does not cancel licenses

If you have comments related to the revisions, please send them to nsbla.board@nebraska.gov no later than April 16, 2024. A legislative copy with notes related to the revisions can be found here. A clean copy of the revisions can be found here.

Subject Matter Index

RULES AND REGULATIONS TITLE 231, NAC

Chapter 1: Administration

Chapter 2: Classification of applicants

Chapter 3: Requirements for applications

Chapter 4: Examinations for Landscape Architects

Chapter 5: The use of the licensee seal

Chapter 6: Professional development requirements

Chapter 7: Fees

Chapter 8: Professional conduct and competence

Chapter 9: Probable cause for violations, prohibitions, and penalties

Chapter 10: Procedure – contested case

Chapter 11: Promulgation, amendment, or repeal of rules

Chapter 12: Declaratory rulings