BILL NUMBER: AB 623	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 11, 2009
	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  , 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)  On or after July 1, 2014, if  
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
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.