{"id":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070","kind":"context","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"All States; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (council of the 55 architectural licensing boards; administers the Architect Registration Examination)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRADE-BOARDS","eco":"","issuer":"NCARB","authority":"Member boards\u0027 adoption of the ARE","instrument":"Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021)","title":"Coronavirus Update--ARE 5.0 (updated Feb. 3-4, 2021)","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-17","end":"test-center mask and capacity conditions through 2021","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CLOSE","MASK","CAP","OTHER"],"addressees":["architectural licensure candidates","State boards","architecture firms"],"clause":"The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the delivery of the ARE at some in-person test centers around North America.... Candidates may still experience test center closures. As regional restrictions and instances of positive COVID-19 cases at test centers require, Prometric may cancel ARE appointments with short notice.... If you are testing in-person, keep in mind that you must wear a mask at the test center at all times.... If you arrive at your test center without a mask, you will not be allowed to test","enforcement":"Admission to the ARE conditioned on compliance","functions":["HR licensure of architects delayed (Prometric closure Mar. 17-May 31, 2020; capacity limits after)","OF firm staffing of licensure-track designers"],"notes":"Florida DBPR\u0027s page (Ex. 001) records that Prometric centers reopened for the ARE June 9, 2020 at \u0027All Programs\u0027 or \u0027Essential Only\u0027 sites.","sourceUrl":"https://www.ncarb.org/press/2020-coronavirus-update","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200320122558/https://www.ncarb.org/press/2020-coronavirus-update","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":748382,"grade":"secondary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070","citation":"NCARB, Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070)","stateName":"","related":[]}