BILL NUMBER: AB 623	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 13, 2009

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 amended, 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   , on and
after July 1, 2014, authorize the board to  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   On or after July 1,
2014, if the board determines that the public health, safety, and
welfare would be served by requiring all architects issued a license
under this chapter to complete continuing education, it may require
as a condition of license renewal that  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.  The coursework in disability access
requirements specified by Section 5600 shall be applied to the
continuing education hours prescribed 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.