Amended in Assembly May 28, 2015

Amended in Assembly April 9, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 483


Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson

(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gordon)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chang, Chávez, Grove, Obernolte, Waldron, and Wilk)

(Coauthor: Senator Anderson)

February 23, 2015


An act to amend Sections 1724, 1944,begin delete 2435,end delete 2456.1, 2538.57, 2570.16, 2688, 4842.5, 4905, 4970, and 5604 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 483, as amended, Patterson. Healing arts: initial license fees: proration.

Existing law provides for the regulation and licensure of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law establishes fees for initial licenses, initial temporary and permanent licenses, and original licenses for those various professions and vocations. Existing law requires that licenses issued to certain licensees, including, among others, architects, acupuncturists, dental hygienists, dentists,begin insert hearing aid dispensers,end insert occupational therapists, osteopathic physicians and surgeons, physical therapists,begin delete physicians and surgeons,end delete and veterinarians, expire at 12 a.m. on either the last day of the birth month of the licensee or at 12 a.m. of the legal birth date of the licensee during the 2nd year of a 2-year term, if not renewed.

This bill would require that the fees imposedbegin delete by these provisionsend deletebegin insert on these licenseesend insert for an initial license, an initial temporary or permanent license,begin insert orend insert an originalbegin delete license, or a renewalend deletebegin insert licenseend insert be prorated on a monthly basis.begin insert The bill would require that the fee assessed an osteopathic physician and surgeon for license renewal be prorated on a monthly basis.end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 1724 of the Business and Professions
2Code
is amended to read:

3

1724.  

The amount of charges and fees for dentists licensed
4pursuant to this chapter shall be established by the board as is
5necessary for the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities
6required by this chapter as it relates to dentists, subject to the
7following limitations:

8(a) The fee for application for examination shall not exceed five
9hundred dollars ($500).

10(b) The fee for application for reexamination shall not exceed
11one hundred dollars ($100).

12(c) The fee for examination and for reexamination shall not
13exceed eight hundred dollars ($800). Applicants who are found to
14be ineligible to take the examination shall be entitled to a refund
15in an amount fixed by the board.

16(d) The fee for an initial license and for the renewal of a license
17is five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525). The fee for an initial
18license fee shall be prorated on a monthly basis.

19(e) The fee for a special permit shall not exceed three hundred
20dollars ($300), and the renewal fee for a special permit shall not
21exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

22(f) The delinquency fee shall be the amount prescribed by
23Section 163.5.

24(g) The penalty for late registration of change of place of
25practice shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).

26(h) The application fee for permission to conduct an additional
27place of practice shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200).

P3    1(i) The renewal fee for an additional place of practice shall not
2exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

3(j) The fee for issuance of a substitute certificate shall not exceed
4one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).

5(k) The fee for a provider of continuing education shall not
6exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year.

7(l) The fee for application for a referral service permit and for
8renewal of that permit shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).

9(m) The fee for application for an extramural facility permit
10and for the renewal of a permit shall not exceed twenty-five dollars
11($25).

12The board shall report to the appropriate fiscal committees of
13each house of the Legislature whenever the board increases any
14fee pursuant to this section and shall specify the rationale and
15justification for that increase.

16

SEC. 2.  

Section 1944 of the Business and Professions Code is
17amended to read:

18

1944.  

(a) The committee shall establish by resolution the
19amount of the fees that relate to the licensing of a registered dental
20hygienist, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, and
21a registered dental hygienist in extended functions. The fees
22established by board resolution in effect on June 30, 2009, as they
23relate to the licensure of registered dental hygienists, registered
24dental hygienists in alternative practice, and registered dental
25hygienists in extended functions, shall remain in effect until
26modified by the committee. The fees are subject to the following
27limitations:

28(1) The application fee for an original license and the fee for
29the issuance of an original license shall not exceed two hundred
30fifty dollars ($250). The fee for the issuance of an original license
31shall be prorated on a monthly basis.

32(2) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental
33hygienist shall not exceed the actual cost of the examination.

34(3) For third- and fourth-year dental students, the fee for
35examination for licensure as a registered dental hygienist shall not
36exceed the actual cost of the examination.

37(4) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental
38hygienist in extended functions shall not exceed the actual cost of
39the examination.

P4    1(5) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental
2hygienist in alternative practice shall not exceed the actual cost of
3administering the examination.

4(6) The biennial renewal fee shall not exceed one hundred sixty
5dollars ($160).

6(7) The delinquency fee shall not exceed one-half of the renewal
7fee. Any delinquent license may be restored only upon payment
8of all fees, including the delinquency fee, and compliance with all
9other applicable requirements of this article.

10(8) The fee for issuance of a duplicate license to replace one
11that is lost or destroyed, or in the event of a name change, shall
12not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) or one-half of the renewal
13fee, whichever is greater.

14(9) The fee for certification of licensure shall not exceed one-half
15 of the renewal fee.

16(10) The fee for each curriculum review and site evaluation for
17educational programs for dental hygienists who are not accredited
18by a committee-approved agency shall not exceed two thousand
19one hundred dollars ($2,100).

20(11) The fee for each review or approval of course requirements
21for licensure or procedures that require additional training shall
22not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).

23(12) The initial application and biennial fee for a provider of
24continuing education shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

25(13) The amount of fees payable in connection with permits
26issued under Section 1962 is as follows:

27(A) The initial permit fee is an amount equal to the renewal fee
28for the applicant’s license to practice dental hygiene in effect on
29the last regular renewal date before the date on which the permit
30is issued.

31(B) If the permit will expire less than one year after its issuance,
32then the initial permit fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the
33renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the
34date on which the permit is issued.

35(b) The renewal and delinquency fees shall be fixed by the
36committee by resolution at not more than the current amount of
37the renewal fee for a license to practice under this article nor less
38than five dollars ($5).

P5    1(c) Fees fixed by the committee by resolution pursuant to this
2section shall not be subject to the approval of the Office of
3Administrative Law.

4(d) Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be collected by
5the committee and deposited into the State Dental Hygiene Fund,
6which is hereby created. All money in this fund shall, upon
7appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, be used
8to implement this article.

9(e) No fees or charges other than those listed in this section shall
10be levied by the committee in connection with the licensure of
11registered dental hygienists, registered dental hygienists in
12alternative practice, or registered dental hygienists in extended
13functions.

14(f) The fee for registration of an extramural dental facility shall
15not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

16(g) The fee for registration of a mobile dental hygiene unit shall
17not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

18(h) The biennial renewal fee for a mobile dental hygiene unit
19shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

20(i) The fee for an additional office permit shall not exceed two
21hundred fifty dollars ($250).

22(j) The biennial renewal fee for an additional office as described
23in Section 1926.4 shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

24(k) The initial application and biennial special permit fee is an
25amount equal to the biennial renewal fee specified in paragraph
26(6) of subdivision (a).

27(l) The fees in this section shall not exceed an amount sufficient
28to cover the reasonable regulatory cost of carrying out this article.

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29

SEC. 3.  

Section 2435 of the Business and Professions Code is
30amended to read:

31

2435.  

The following fees apply to the licensure of physicians
32and surgeons:

33(a) Each applicant for a certificate based upon a national board
34diplomate certificate, each applicant for a certificate based on
35reciprocity, and each applicant for a certificate based upon written
36examination, shall pay a nonrefundable application and processing
37fee, as set forth in subdivision (b), at the time the application is
38filed.

39(b) The application and processing fee shall be fixed by the
40board by May 1 of each year, to become effective on July 1 of that
P6    1year. The fee shall be fixed at an amount necessary to recover the
2actual costs of the licensing program as projected for the fiscal
3year commencing on the date the fees become effective.

4(c) Each applicant who qualifies for a certificate, as a condition
5precedent to its issuance, in addition to other fees required herein,
6shall pay an initial license fee, if any, in an amount fixed by the
7board consistent with this section. The initial license fee shall not
8exceed seven hundred ninety dollars ($790). The initial license fee
9shall be prorated on a monthly basis. An applicant enrolled in an
10approved postgraduate training program shall be required to pay
11only 50 percent of the initial license fee.

12(d) The biennial renewal fee shall be fixed by the board
13consistent with this section and shall not exceed seven hundred
14ninety dollars ($790).

15(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (c) and (d), and to ensure that
16subdivision (k) of Section 125.3 is revenue neutral with regard to
17the board, the board, by regulation, may increase the amount of
18the initial license fee and the biennial renewal fee by an amount
19required to recover both of the following:

20(1) The average amount received by the board during the three
21fiscal years immediately preceding July 1, 2006, as reimbursement
22for the reasonable costs of investigation and enforcement
23proceedings pursuant to Section 125.3.

24(2) Any increase in the amount of investigation and enforcement
25costs incurred by the board after January 1, 2006, that exceeds the
26average costs expended for investigation and enforcement costs
27during the three fiscal years immediately preceding July 1, 2006.
28When calculating the amount of costs for services for which the
29board paid an hourly rate, the board shall use the average number
30of hours for which the board paid for those costs over these prior
31three fiscal years, multiplied by the hourly rate paid by the board
32for those costs as of July 1, 2005. Beginning January 1, 2009, the
33board shall instead use the average number of hours for which it
34paid for those costs over the three-year period of fiscal years
352005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08, multiplied by the hourly rate
36paid by the board for those costs as of July 1, 2005. In calculating
37the increase in the amount of investigation and enforcement costs,
38the board shall include only those costs for which it was eligible
39to obtain reimbursement under Section 125.3 and shall not include
40probation monitoring costs and disciplinary costs, including those
P7    1associated with the citation and fine process and those required to
2implement subdivision (d) of Section 12529 of the Government
3 Code.

4(f) Notwithstanding Section 163.5, the delinquency fee shall be
510 percent of the biennial renewal fee.

6(g) The duplicate certificate and endorsement fees shall each
7be fifty dollars ($50), and the certification and letter of good
8standing fees shall each be ten dollars ($10).

9(h) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in setting fees pursuant
10to this section, the board shall seek to maintain a reserve in the
11Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California in an amount
12not less than two nor more than four months’ operating
13expenditures.

14(i) Not later than January 1, 2012, the Office of State Audits
15and Evaluations within the Department of Finance shall commence
16a preliminary review of the board’s financial status, including, but
17not limited to, its projections related to expenses, revenues, and
18reserves, and the impact of the loan from the Contingent Fund of
19the Medical Board of California to the General Fund made pursuant
20to the Budget Act of 2008. The office shall make the results of this
21review available upon request by June 1, 2012. This review shall
22be funded from the existing resources of the office during the
232011-12 fiscal year.

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24

begin deleteSEC. 4.end delete
25begin insertSEC. 3.end insert  

Section 2456.1 of the Business and Professions Code
26 is amended to read:

27

2456.1.  

(a) All osteopathic physician’s and surgeon’s
28certificates shall expire at 12 midnight on the last day of the birth
29month of the licensee during the second year of a two-year term
30if not renewed on or before that day.

31(b) The board shall establish by regulation procedures for the
32administration of a birth date renewal program, including, but not
33limited to, the establishment of a system of staggered license
34expiration dates such that a relatively equal number of licenses
35expire monthly.

36(c) To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or
37before the dates on which it would otherwise expire, apply for
38renewal on a form prescribed by the board and pay the prescribed
39renewal fee.

P8    1(d) The fee assessed pursuant to this section shall be prorated
2on a monthly basis.

3

begin deleteSEC. 5.end delete
4begin insertSEC. 4.end insert  

Section 2538.57 of the Business and Professions Code
5 is amended to read:

6

2538.57.  

The amount of fees and penalties prescribed by this
7article shall be those set forth in this section unless a lower fee is
8fixed by the board:

9(a) The fee for applicants applying for the first time for a license
10is seventy-five dollars ($75), which shall not be refunded, except
11to applicants who are found to be ineligible to take an examination
12for a license. Those applicants are entitled to a refund of fifty
13dollars ($50).

14(b) The fees for taking or retaking the written and practical
15examinations shall be amounts fixed by the board, which shall be
16equal to the actual cost of preparing, grading, analyzing, and
17administering the examinations.

18(c) The initial temporary license fee is one hundred dollars
19($100). The fee for an initial temporary license shall be prorated
20on a monthly basis. The fee for renewal of a temporary license is
21one hundred dollars ($100) for each renewal.

22(d) The initial permanent license fee is two hundred eighty
23dollars ($280). The fee for an initial permanent license shall be
24prorated on a monthly basis. The fee for renewal of a permanent
25license is not more than two hundred eighty dollars ($280) for each
26renewal.

27(e) The initial branch office license fee is twenty-five dollars
28($25). The fee for renewal of a branch office license is twenty-five
29dollars ($25) for each renewal.

30(f) The delinquency fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).

31(g) The fee for issuance of a replacement license is twenty-five
32dollars ($25).

33(h) The continuing education course approval application fee
34is fifty dollars ($50).

35(i) The fee for official certification of licensure is fifteen dollars
36($15).

37

begin deleteSEC. 6.end delete
38begin insertSEC. 5.end insert  

Section 2570.16 of the Business and Professions Code
39 is amended to read:

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2570.16.  

Initial license and renewal fees shall be established
2by the board in an amount that does not exceed a ceiling of one
3hundred fifty dollars ($150) per year. The initial license fee shall
4be prorated on a monthly basis. The board shall establish the
5following additional fees:

6(a) An application fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50).

7(b) A late renewal fee as provided for in Section 2570.10.

8(c) A limited permit fee.

9(d) A fee to collect fingerprints for criminal history record
10 checks.

11

begin deleteSEC. 7.end delete
12begin insertSEC. 6.end insert  

Section 2688 of the Business and Professions Code is
13amended to read:

14

2688.  

The amount of fees assessed in connection with licenses
15issued under this chapter is as follows:

16(a) (1) The fee for an application for licensure as a physical
17therapist submitted to the board prior to March 1, 2009, shall be
18seventy-five dollars ($75). The fee for an application submitted
19under Section 2653 to the board prior to March 1, 2009, shall be
20one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).

21(2) The fee for an application for licensure as a physical therapist
22submitted to the board on or after March 1, 2009, shall be one
23hundred twenty-five dollars ($125). The fee for an application
24submitted under Section 2653 to the board on or after March 1,
252009, shall be two hundred dollars ($200).

26(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the board may
27decrease or increase the amount of an application fee under this
28subdivision to an amount that does not exceed the cost of
29administering the application process, but in no event shall the
30application fee amount exceed three hundred dollars ($300).

31(b) The examination and reexamination fees for the physical
32therapist examination, physical therapist assistant examination,
33and the examination to demonstrate knowledge of the California
34rules and regulations related to the practice of physical therapy
35shall be the actual cost to the board of the development and writing
36of, or purchase of the examination, and grading of each written
37examination, plus the actual cost of administering each
38examination. The board, at its discretion, may require the licensure
39applicant to pay the fee for the examinations required by Section
402636 directly to the organization conducting the examination.

P10   1(c) (1) The fee for a physical therapist license issued prior to
2March 1, 2009, shall be seventy-five dollars ($75).

3(2) The fee for a physical therapist license issued on or after
4March 1, 2009, shall be one hundred dollars ($100).

5(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the board may
6decrease or increase the amount of the fee under this subdivision
7to an amount that does not exceed the cost of administering the
8process to issue the license, but in no event shall the fee to issue
9the license exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

10(4) The fee assessed pursuant to this subdivision for an initial
11physical therapist license issued on or after January 1, 2016, shall
12be prorated on a monthly basis.

13(d) (1) The fee to renew a physical therapist license that expires
14prior to April 1, 2009, shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

15(2) The fee to renew a physical therapist license that expires on
16or after April 1, 2009, shall be two hundred dollars ($200).

17(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the board may
18decrease or increase the amount of the renewal fee under this
19subdivision to an amount that does not exceed the cost of the
20renewal process, but in no event shall the renewal fee amount
21exceed three hundred dollars ($300).

22(e) (1) The fee for application and for issuance of a physical
23therapist assistant license shall be seventy-five dollars ($75) for
24an application submitted to the board prior to March 1, 2009.

25(2) The fee for application and for issuance of a physical
26therapist assistant license shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars
27($125) for an application submitted to the board on or after March
281, 2009. The fee for an application submitted under Section 2653
29to the board on or after March 1, 2009, shall be two hundred dollars
30($200).

31(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the board may
32decrease or increase the amount of the fee under this subdivision
33to an amount that does not exceed the cost of administering the
34application process, but in no event shall the application fee amount
35exceed three hundred dollars ($300).

36(f) (1) The fee to renew a physical therapist assistant license
37that expires prior to April 1, 2009, shall be one hundred fifty dollars
38($150).

P11   1(2) The fee to renew a physical therapist assistant license that
2expires on or after April 1, 2009, shall be two hundred dollars
3($200).

4(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the board may
5decrease or increase the amount of the renewal fee under this
6subdivision to an amount that does not exceed the cost of the
7renewal process, but in no event shall the renewal fee amount
8exceed three hundred dollars ($300).

9(g) Notwithstanding Section 163.5, the delinquency fee shall
10be 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect.

11(h) (1) The duplicate wall certificate fee shall be fifty dollars
12 ($50). The duplicate renewal receipt fee amount shall be fifty
13dollars ($50).

14(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the board may decrease or
15increase the amount of the fee under this subdivision to an amount
16that does not exceed the cost of issuing duplicates, but in no event
17shall that fee exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

18(i) (1) The endorsement or letter of good standing fee shall be
19sixty dollars ($60).

20(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the board may decrease or
21increase the amount of the fee under this subdivision to an amount
22that does not exceed the cost of issuing an endorsement or letter,
23but in no event shall the fee amount exceed one hundred dollars
24($100).

25

begin deleteSEC. 8.end delete
26begin insertSEC. 7.end insert  

Section 4842.5 of the Business and Professions Code
27 is amended to read:

28

4842.5.  

The amount of fees prescribed by this article is fixed
29by the following schedule:

30(a) The fee for filing an application for examination shall be set
31by the board in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary
32to provide sufficient funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter,
33not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350).

34(b) The fee for the California registered veterinary technician
35examination shall be set by the board in an amount it determines
36is reasonably necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out the
37purposes of this chapter, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300).

38(c) The initial registration fee shall be set by the board at not
39more than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) and shall be prorated
40on a monthly basis. The board may adopt regulations to provide
P12   1for the waiver or refund of the initial registration fee when the
2registration is issued less than 45 days before the date on which it
3will expire.

4(d) The biennial renewal fee shall be set by the board at not
5more than three hundred fifty dollars ($350).

6(e) The delinquency fee shall be set by the board at not more
7than fifty dollars ($50).

8(f) Any charge made for duplication or other services shall be
9set at the cost of rendering the services.

10(g) The fee for filing an application for approval of a school or
11institution offering a curriculum for training registered veterinary
12technicians pursuant to Section 4843 shall be set by the board at
13 an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300). The school
14or institution shall also pay for the actual costs of an onsite
15inspection conducted by the board pursuant to Section 2065.6 of
16Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations, including, but not
17limited to, the travel, food, and lodging expenses incurred by an
18inspection team sent by the board.

19(h) The fee for failure to report a change in the mailing address
20is twenty-five dollars ($25).

21

begin deleteSEC. 9.end delete
22begin insertSEC. 8.end insert  

Section 4905 of the Business and Professions Code is
23amended to read:

24

4905.  

The following fees shall be collected by the board and
25shall be credited to the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund:

26(a) The fee for filing an application for examination shall be set
27by the board in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary
28to provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter,
29not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350).

30(b) The fee for the California state board examination shall be
31set by the board in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary
32to provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter,
33not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350).

34(c) The fee for the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act
35examination shall be set by the board in an amount it determines
36reasonably necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out the
37purpose of this chapter, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

38(d) The initial license fee shall be set by the board not to exceed
39five hundred dollars ($500) and shall be prorated on a monthly
40basis. The board, by appropriate regulation, may provide for the
P13   1waiver or refund of the initial license fee when the license is issued
2less than 45 days before the date on which it will expire.

3(e) The renewal fee shall be set by the board for each biennial
4renewal period in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary
5to provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter,
6not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

7(f) The temporary license fee shall be set by the board in an
8amount it determines is reasonably necessary to provide sufficient
9funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter, not to exceed two
10hundred fifty dollars ($250).

11(g) The delinquency fee shall be set by the board, not to exceed
12fifty dollars ($50).

13(h) The fee for issuance of a duplicate license is twenty-five
14dollars ($25).

15(i) Any charge made for duplication or other services shall be
16set at the cost of rendering the service, except as specified in
17subdivision (h).

18(j) The fee for failure to report a change in the mailing address
19is twenty-five dollars ($25).

20(k) The initial and annual renewal fees for registration of
21veterinary premises shall be set by the board in an amount not to
22exceed four hundred dollars ($400) annually.

23(l) If the money transferred from the Veterinary Medical Board
24Contingent Fund to the General Fund pursuant to the Budget Act
25of 1991 is redeposited into the Veterinary Medical Board
26Contingent Fund, the fees assessed by the board shall be reduced
27correspondingly. However, the reduction shall not be so great as
28to cause the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund to have
29a reserve of less than three months of annual authorized board
30expenditures. The fees set by the board shall not result in a
31Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund reserve of more than
3210 months of annual authorized board expenditures.

33

begin deleteSEC. 10.end delete
34begin insertSEC. 9.end insert  

Section 4970 of the Business and Professions Code is
35amended to read:

36

4970.  

The amount of fees prescribed for licensed acupuncturists
37shall be those set forth in this section unless a lower fee is fixed
38by the board in accordance with Section 4972.

39(a) The application fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75).

P14   1(b) The examination and reexamination fees shall be the actual
2cost to the Acupuncture Board for the development and writing
3of, grading, and administering of each examination.

4(c) The initial license fee shall be three hundred twenty-five
5dollars ($325) and shall be prorated on a monthly basis.

6(d) The renewal fee shall be three hundred twenty-five dollars
7($325) and in the event a lower fee is fixed by the board, shall be
8an amount sufficient to support the functions of the board in the
9administration of this chapter. The renewal fee shall be assessed
10on an annual basis until January 1, 1996, and on and after that date
11the board shall assess the renewal fee biennially.

12(e) The delinquency fee shall be set in accordance with Section
13163.5.

14(f) The application fee for the approval of a school or college
15under Section 4939 shall be three thousand dollars ($3,000). This
16 subdivision shall become inoperative on January 1, 2017.

17(g) The duplicate wall license fee is an amount equal to the cost
18to the board for the issuance of the duplicate license.

19(h) The duplicate renewal receipt fee is ten dollars ($10).

20(i) The endorsement fee is ten dollars ($10).

21(j) The fee for a duplicate license for an additional office
22location as required under Section 4961 shall be fifteen dollars
23($15).

24

begin deleteSEC. 11.end delete
25begin insertSEC. 10.end insert  

Section 5604 of the Business and Professions Code
26 is amended to read:

27

5604.  

The fees prescribed by this chapter for architect
28applicants or architect licenseholders shall be fixed by the board
29as follows:

30(a) The application fee for reviewing a candidate’s eligibility
31to take any section of the examination shall not exceed one hundred
32dollars ($100).

33(b) The fee for any section of the examination administered by
34the board shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

35(c) The fee for an original license at an amount equal to the
36renewal fee in effect at the time the license is issued. The fee for
37an original license shall be prorated on a monthly basis. The board,
38by appropriate regulation, may provide for the waiver or refund
39of the fee for an original license if the license is issued less than
4045 days before the date on which it will expire.

P15   1(d) The fee for an application for reciprocity shall not exceed
2one hundred dollars ($100).

3(e) The fee for a duplicate license shall not exceed twenty-five
4dollars ($25).

5(f) The renewal fee shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400).

6(g) The delinquency fee shall not exceed 50 percent of the
7renewal fee.

8(h) The fee for a retired license shall not exceed the fee
9prescribed in subdivision (c).



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