at a glance

Prepared forNew Board Members | June 2013

Contents and agenda• Agency overview• Purpose and roles• Agency structure• Budget and finance • Litigation

• Current projects• 2013 legislation• Questions and

answers

AGENCY OVERVIEWHistory and major events

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

History and major events1989-2001

• 1989: Architects’ Practice Act• 1991: Interior design regulated

by TBAE• 2001: Landscape Architects’

Practice Act• 2001: TBAE implements SDSI

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

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

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

Agency snapshot, 2012

• Haven’t raised renewal fees since 2004 (and reduced them in 2007)• Raised standards for

continuing education in 2012

PURPOSE AND ROLESWhy we are here

Three professions

• Architects (roughly 12,600 registrants)• RIDs (roughly 5,000 registrants)• Landscape Architects (roughly 1,500 registrants)

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

Enforcement priorities

Fiscal Year 2004 2011

Total cases filed 554 139

Penalties assessed $25,350 $88,800

Per capita penalties $46 $638

Avg. penalty (cases heard by Board) $517 $2,690

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

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.)

AGENCY STRUCTUREHow we work

Major functions• Central Administration– IT, Communications, HR, Finance, General

Counsel, Administrative Support

• Registration–Examination, renewals, reciprocity, CE

• Enforcement– Investigations, Legal, Business

Registration

BUDGET AND FINANCEA look at TBAE’s

Budget overview

Fiscal Year 2009 2010 2011

Revenue $3,251,164 $2,917,458 $2,845,731

Expenditures (incl. GR payment) $2,917,912 $2,772,001 $2,581,399

General Revenue Payment $510,000 $510,000 $510,000

Fund balance $2,273,982 $2,419,439 $2,683,770

Source: Annual Financial Reports 2009-2011

LITIGATIONOverview of recent

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”

CURRENT PROJECTSWhat we’ve been up to lately

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

Focus: HB 2284

Application did not meet prereq-uisites,

53

Added to Excepted Engineer List, 21

Rejected by Review Committee/ Board, 4

78 applications received. What's their status? (as of July 2, 2012)

New legislation to implement

• TBD until after Sine Die.

(and answers)