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Architects and landscape-architect boards ask committee to approve biennial budget; say fees remain largely unchanged
Summary
Shannon Himes, executive director for the Ohio Architects Board and Ohio Landscape Architects Board, told the Senate committee both boards operate under a single, self-supporting budget and requested modest appropriations for fiscal years 2026–27 while noting most fees have not increased for two decades.
Chair Manchester called the second block of invited testimony at the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee's informal hearing on Sub House Bill 96.
Shannon Himes, executive director for the Ohio Architects Board and the Ohio Landscape Architects Board, told the committee the boards operate under one shared budget and are funded entirely by license and registration fees. "We are self supported through revenue generated from our license applications and…
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