Amended  IN  Assembly  March 21, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 342

Introduced by Assembly Member Valencia

January 31, 2023

An act to add Section 5552.2 Sections 5552.2 and 11347 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 342, as amended, Valencia. California Architects Board: licensee: Architects and real estate appraisers: applicants and licensees: demographic information.
Existing law, the Architects Practice Act, establishes the California Architects Board in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of architecture. Existing law requires the protection of the public to be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. law, the Real Estate Appraisers’ Licensing and Certification Law, establishes the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers to license and regulate real estate appraisers.
This bill would authorize the board California Architects Board and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers to request that a an applicant or licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board. board or bureau.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 5552.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

5552.2.
 The board may request that a an applicant or licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board.

SEC. 2.

 Section 11347 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

11347.
 The bureau may request that an applicant or licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the bureau.