BILL NUMBER: AB 623	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Emmerson
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Jones)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2009

   An act to add Section 5600.05 to the Business and Professions
Code, relating to architects.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 623, as introduced, Emmerson. Architects: continuing education.

   Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of persons
engaged in the practice of architecture by the California Architects
Board. Existing law requires a person licensed to practice
architecture, as a condition of license renewal, to complete
coursework regarding disability access requirements, as specified,
and to certify that completion to the board.
   This bill would additionally require a licensee, as a condition of
license renewal, to certify to the board that he or she has
completed continuing education in, or relevant to, the practice of
architecture in subjects relating to health, safety, and welfare. The
bill would require the board to adopt regulations establishing
requirements relating to continuing education. The bill would
authorize the board to audit the records of a licensee to verify
completion of continuing education requirements.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 5600.05 is added to the Business and
Professions Code, to read:
   5600.05.  (a) The board shall not renew a license pursuant to this
chapter unless the licensee certifies to the board, on a form
prescribed by the board, that he or she has, in addition to the
requirements set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 5600, completed
continuing education in, or relevant to, the practice of architecture
in subjects relating to health, safety, and welfare during the
preceding two years, as determined by the board.
   (b) The board shall, by regulation, prescribe requirements
relating to continuing education, including, but not limited to, the
required courses and number of hours.
   (c) The board may audit the records of a licensee to verify the
completion of continuing education requirements. A licensee shall
maintain records of completion of required continuing education
coursework for a minimum of two years from the date of license
renewal and shall make those records available to the board for
auditing upon request.