GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	2 

SENATE BILL 884
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 5/15/89

Short Title:  Optician/Architect.	(Public)
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April 17, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE FEES PAYABLE TO THE BOARD OF OPTICIANS, TO INCREASE THE LIMIT ON THE EXAMINATION FEE THAT MAY BE CHARGED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND TO ABOLISH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SEAL BEAR THE DATE OF REGISTRATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 90-246 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90-246. Fees.
In order to provide the means of administering and enforcing the provisions of this Article and the other duties of the North Carolina State Board of Opticians, the Board is hereby authorized to charge and collect fees established by its rules and regulations not to exceed the following:
(1)	Each examination		$125.00
(2)	Each initial license		$25.00
(3)	Each renewal of license	 60.00
(4)	Each license issued to a practitioner
	of another state to practice
	in this State                    		$100.00
(5)	Each registration of an optical
	place of business                		$25.00
(6)	Each application for registration
	as an opticianry apprentice or
	intern, and renewal              		$25.00
(7)	Temporary license issued pursuant
	to G.S. 90-241(d)	               		$25.00."
Sec. 2. Funds raised from the increase in fees enacted in Section 1 of this act shall be used by the North Carolina State Board of Opticians for the employment of a person to investigate violations of Article 17, Chapter 90 of the General Statutes.
Sec. 3.  G.S. 89A-2(c) reads as rewritten:
	"(c) Each landscape architect shall, upon registration, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the Board, bearing the name of the registrant, number of certificate and the legend ‘N.C. Registered Landscape Architect'.   Such seal may be used only while the registrant's certificate is in full force and effect.
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as authorizing the use or acceptance of the seal of a landscape architect in lieu of or substitute for the seal of an architect, engineer or land surveyor."
Sec. 4. G.S. 89A-6 reads as rewritten:
"§ 89A-6. Fees.
Fees are to be determined by the Board, but shall not exceed the amounts specified herein, however; fees must reflect actual expenses of the Board.
Application	$100.00
Examination 		450.00
License by reciprocity	250.00
Annual license renewal	100.00
Late renewal penalty	50.00
Reissue of certificate	25.00
Temporary permit	150.00
Corporate certificate	250.00
Fees shall be paid to the Board at the times specified by the Board."
Sec. 5. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall become effective October 1, 1989; the remainder of this act is effective upon ratification and applies to applications for examination submitted on or after that date.