THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

Memorandum

To: AlA Board of Directors CACE Treasurers
CACE Presidents CACE Executive Directors
CACE Presidents-elect AlA Licensing Committee
CACE Vice Presidents Component Presidents
CACE Secretaries Component Presidents-elect

From: Lisa E. Blackwell, managing director, Government Affairs Mary Hilton, program manager, Advocacy Resources

Subject: Public Policy Review

Copy: Brenda Henderson, managing director, National Component Relations Jay Stephens, Esq., general counsel

This is to inform you that the AlA’s Board of Directors voted to accept on first reading the revisions proposed to the following public policies:

• Licensing: A Basic Policy

• Licensing: Accredited Degree Programs

• Licensing: Board Structure and Composition

• Licensing: Enforcement

• Licensing: Interrelationship of Architecture and Engineering

• Licensing: Professional Education

• Licensing: Practice Regulation

• Licensing: Title Registration

The AlA’s Rules of the Board call for a review of the Public Policies for sunset every three years. These licensing policies were up for review, and the AlA’s Licensing Committee suggested revisions. As the revisions were substantial, and as licensing policies are of such importance to the local AlA components, these revisions were submitted to you under the 60-day review process in April of this year. As outlined in section 9.334 of the Rules of the Board, components are now allowed the opportunity to submit additional comments prior to second reading, which will occur in December: The section states:

“Management will prepare a discussion draft of all new Public Policies or Position Statements or revisions to existing Policies or Position Statements based on input from all appropriate sources both within and outside the Institute. Not less than 60 days before first reading by the Board, management will circulate the discussion draft proposed Public Policy or Position Statement to all Directors, components, and relevant committees for comment. If necessary, based on the comments received, management will prepare a revised draft for consideration by the Board at first reading. Components will be promptly notified of the Board’s action on first reading and of the opportunity to submit additional comments prior to second readin’”

Attached please find copies of the revisions to these policies. If you have additional comments to the ones submitted during the initial 60-day review period, please send them to fax number (202) 626-7583, or email comments to govaffs@aia.org.