STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Antecedents of the American Legal System

 II.     Federal Legal Role in Historic Preservation

         A.      Landmark Supreme Court Decisions

         B.      Legislation

 III.    State Legal Role

 IV.     Local Legal Role

         A.      Police Powers

         B.      Zoning

 V.      Economic Impact of Historic Preservation

 VI.     Business Formation

 VII.    Financial Tools and the Role of Planning

 VIII.   Board Development

 IX.     Labor

 X       Risk Management

 XI.     Profit/Loss/Taxes

 XII.    Marketing

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Understand the historic preservation legal framework at the federal, state, and local levels.

 II.     Assess basic economic impact analysis and methodologies relevance in historic preservation.

 III.    Compare and contrast multiple economic incentives for historic preservation projects.

 IV.     Understand business formation models with an emphasis on not-for-profit organizations.

 V.      Critique historic preservation business issues from the perspectives of management, governing boards, employees, and the public.

 VI.     Identify sources and uses of funds.

 VII.    Understand the principle of procedural due process in historic preservation law.