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at a glance. Prepared for New Board M embers | June 2013. Contents and agenda. Agency overview Purpose and roles Agency structure Budget and finance . Litigation Current projects 2013 legislation Questions and answers. History and major events. Agency overview.

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  1. at a glance Prepared for New Board Members | June 2013

  2. Contents and agenda • Agency overview • Purpose and roles • Agency structure • Budget and finance • Litigation • Current projects • 2013 legislation • Questions and answers

  3. History and major events Agency overview

  4. History and major events1937-1979 • 1937: TBAE created by Legislature to regulate architects • 1969: Landscape Architecture becomes a regulated profession (TBLA) • 1979: Landscape Architects moved to TBAE

  5. History and major events1989-2001 • 1989: Architects’ Practice Act • 1991: Interior design regulated by TBAE • 2001: Landscape Architects’ Practice Act • 2001: TBAE implements SDSI

  6. History and major events2004-2007 • 2004: All 3 professions now pay professional fee • 2005: TBAE creates in-house database • 2007: TBAE reduces renewal fees to 2003 rate

  7. History and major events2009-2011 • 2009: “Registered Interior Designer” title restriction change • 2009: Annual criminal background checks on all registrants • 2011: Legislature effectively ends the “overlap” dispute

  8. Agency snapshot, 2013 • Authorized for 26 FTEs; operating on 19.5 (was 22 FTEs back in 2002) • Led by Cathy Hendricks since 1994 • 93% overall customer satisfaction

  9. Agency snapshot, 2012 • Haven’t raised renewal fees since 2004 (and reduced them in 2007) • Raised standards for continuing education in 2012

  10. Why we are here Purpose and Roles

  11. Three professions • Architects (roughly 12,600 registrants) • RIDs (roughly 5,000 registrants) • Landscape Architects (roughly 1,500 registrants)

  12. HSW • Mandatory CE (increased by 50% to 12 hours) • “3-legged stool” for licensure: Education/Experience/Examination • Investigations and enforcement • Compliance checks • Complaint investigations • Annual criminal background checks • Outreach and deterrence

  13. Enforcement priorities Focus on more egregious cases in which the public is more directly at risk.

  14. Limited, effective, efficient • In-state architect renewal costs today what it cost in 2003—a decade ago • 60% of revenue flows through to the State • 93% of survey respondents report overall satisfaction • TBAE-produced low cost CE course online (plus, our outreach counts as CE too) • Technology and automation (renewal reminders, breaking news, etc.)

  15. How we work Agency structure

  16. Major functions • Central Administration • IT, Communications, HR, Finance, General Counsel, Administrative Support • Registration • Examination, renewals, reciprocity, CE • Enforcement • Investigations, Legal, Business Registration

  17. A look at TBAE’s Budget and Finance

  18. Budget overview Source: Annual Financial Reports 2009-2011

  19. Overview of recent Litigation

  20. Recent litigation (2007-2011) • Architectural/engineering “overlap,” now resolved • HB 2284 “EE List” and Task Force • Interior Design title litigation, resolved 2009 • HB 1484 “Registered Interior Designer”

  21. What we’ve been up to lately Current projects

  22. What we’ve been working on • Agency-wide Policies and Procedures overhaul • Performance Measures assessment (twice) • MIP software • Business Registration automation • Cloud and online services • HB 2284 implementation • Excepted Engineers List • Task Force

  23. Focus: HB 2284

  24. New legislation to implement • TBD until after Sine Die.

  25. (and answers)

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