"Sec. 8   RCW 18.96.080 and 1993 c 35 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Application for ((registration)) licensure shall be filed with the ((director prior to the date set for examination and shall contain statements made under oath showing the applicant's education and a detailed summary of practical experience, and shall contain not less than three references who are landscape architects having personal knowledge of the applicant's landscape architectural experience)) board as provided by rule.
     (2) The application ((fee)) for ((initial)) examination shall be ((determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086. The application and fee must be submitted to the agency prior to the application deadline established by the director.
     Fees for initial examination and reexamination shall be determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086, and must be filed with the agency prior to the application deadline established by the director)) filed with the board as prescribed by rule."

"Sec. 10   RCW 18.96.100 and 1993 c 35 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The director may((, upon payment of a reciprocity application fee and the current registration fee in an amount as determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086, grant a certificate of registration, upon recommendation by the board, to any applicant who is a registered landscape architect in any other state or country whose requirements for registration are at least substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state for registration by examination, and which extends the same privileges of reciprocity to landscape architects registered in this state)) grant a certificate of licensure to an applicant who is a licensed landscape architect in another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or another country, if that individual's qualifications and experience are determined by the board to be equivalent to the qualifications and experience required of a person licensed under RCW 18.96.070.
     (2) A landscape architect licensed or registered in any other jurisdiction recognized by the board may offer to practice landscape architecture in this state if:
     (a) It is clearly and prominently stated in any such offer that the landscape architect is not licensed to practice landscape architecture in Washington state; and
     (b) Before practicing landscape architecture or signing a contract to provide landscape architectural services, the landscape architect obtains a certificate of licensure.

Sec. 11   RCW 18.96.110 and 1993 c 35 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The renewal dates for certificates of ((registration shall be set by the director. The director shall set the fee for renewal which shall be determined as provided in RCW 43.24.086.
     If a registrant fails to pay the renewal fee within thirty days after the renewal date, the renewal shall be delinquent. The renewal fee for a delinquent renewal and the penalty fee for a delinquent renewal shall be established by the director. Any registrant in good standing, upon fully retiring from landscape architectural practice, may withdraw from practice by giving written notice to the director, and may thereafter resume practice at any time upon payment of the then current renewal fee. Any registrant, other than a properly withdrawn licensee, who fails to renew his or her registration for a period of more than five years may be reinstated under the)) licensure shall be set by the director in accordance with RCW 43.24.086.
     (2) Any licensee in good standing may withdraw from the practice of landscape architecture by giving written notice to the director, and may within five years thereafter resume active practice upon complying with this chapter. A licensee may be reinstated after a withdrawal of more than five years under such circumstances as the board determines.
     (3) A licensed landscape architect must demonstrate continuing professional education activities since the landscape architect's last renewal or initial licensure, as the case may be; the board shall by rule describe the professional development activities required by the board. The board may decline to renew a license if the landscape architect's continuing professional education activities do not meet the standards in the board's rules. In the application of this subsection, the board shall strive to ensure that rules are consistent with the continuing professional education requirements in use by the national professional organizations representing landscape architects and in use by other cohort states. Cohort states are those other United States determined by the board to be comparable to Washington in natural factors and landscape architecture licensure."

"Sec. 14   RCW 18.96.150 and 1993 c 35 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((The director shall issue a certificate of registration upon payment of the registration fee as provided in this chapter to any applicant who has satisfactorily met all requirements for registration. All certificates of registration shall show the full name of the registrant, shall have a serial number and shall be signed by the chairman and the executive secretary of the board, and by the director.
     Each registrant shall obtain a seal of a design authorized by the board, bearing the registrant's name and the legend, "registered landscape architect". All sheets of drawings and title pages of specifications prepared by the registrant shall be stamped with said seal.)) (1) The director shall issue a certificate of licensure to any applicant who has, to the satisfaction of the board, met all the requirements for licensure as provided in this chapter. All certificates of licensure shall show the full name of the licensee, have the license number, and shall be signed by the chair of the board and by the director. The issuance of a certificate of licensure by the director is prima facie evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed landscape architect.
     (2) Each licensee shall obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the landscape architect's name, license number, the legend "Licensed Landscape Architect," and the name of this state. Drawings prepared by the licensee shall be sealed and signed by the licensee when filed with public authorities. It is unlawful to seal and sign a document after a licensee's certificate of licensure or authorization has expired, been revoked, or is suspended. A landscape architect shall not seal and sign technical submissions not prepared by the landscape architect or his or her regularly employed subordinates, or individuals under his or her direct control, or if prepared by a landscape architect licensed in any jurisdiction recognized by the board, reviewed and accepted as the sealing landscape architect's own work; a landscape architect who signs or seals drawings or specifications that he or she has reviewed is responsible to the same extent as if prepared by that landscape architect."

"Sec. 16   RCW 18.96.190 and 1996 c 293 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((director)) board shall suspend the certificate of ((registration)) licensure of any person who has been certified by a lending agency and reported to the ((director)) board for nonpayment or default on a federally or state-guaranteed educational loan or service-conditional scholarship. ((Prior to)) Before the suspension, the agency must provide the person an opportunity for a brief adjudicative proceeding under RCW 34.05.485 through 34.05.494 and issue a finding of nonpayment or default on a federally or state-guaranteed educational loan or service-conditional scholarship. The person's certificate of ((registration)) licensure shall not be reissued until the person provides the ((director)) board a written release issued by the lending agency stating that the person is making payments on the loan in accordance with a repayment agreement approved by the lending agency. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for certification of licensure during the suspension, reinstatement shall be automatic upon receipt of the notice and ((payment of any reinstatement fee the director may impose)) compliance with this chapter."