Bill Text: CA SB1132 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Architects: architects-in-training.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2016-11-30 - Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5. [SB1132 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB1132-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1132	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 18, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act to  amend Section 5500 of, and to add Section
5500.2 to,   add and repeal Section 5500.2 of  the
Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1132, as amended, Galgiani. Architects: architects-in-training.

   The Architects Practice Act provides for licensing and regulation
of persons engaged in the practice of architecture by the California
Architects Board, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs,
and defines the term "architect" for those purposes. That act
requires an applicant for licensure as an architect to, among other
things, take an examination. Existing regulations require an
applicant for licensure to take the Architect Registration
Examination.
   This bill would  define the term "architect-in-training,"
for purposes of that act, as a person who has received board
confirmation of eligibility for the Architect Registration
Examination and is employed under the direct supervision of a
licensed architect, and would authorize a person to use the title
"architect-in-training" for purposes of employment in the state if he
or she meets the definition of that term.   authorize a
person to use the title "architect-in training" while he or she is
enrolled in the National Council of Architectural Registration Board'
s Architectural Experience Program, as specified. The bill would
prohibit the use of an abbreviation or derivative of that title and
would prohibit a person from using that title to independently offer
or provide services to the public. The bill would authorize the board
to disclose a person's authorization to use that title to a member
of the public upon request. The bill would provide that the use of
that tittle in violation of these provision may constitute
unprofessional conduct and subject the user of the title to
administrative action, including, but not limited to, citation. The
bill would repeal this provision on January 1, 2020. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 5500.2 is added to the 
 Business and Professions Code   , to read:  
   5500.2.  (a) A person may use the title "architect-in training"
while he or she is enrolled in the National Council of Architectural
Registration Board's Architectural Experience Program as specified in
Division 2 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations.
   (b) An abbreviation or derivative of the title
"architect-in-training" shall not be used.
   (c) A person shall not use the title "architect-in-training" to
independently offer or provide services to the public.
   (d) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may disclose a person'
s authorization to use the title "architect-in-training" to a member
of the public upon request.
   (e) The use of the title "architect-in-training" in violation of
this section may constitute unprofessional conduct and subject the
user of the title to administrative action, including, but not
limited to, citation, discipline, and denial of a license.
   (f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2020, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends
that date.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 5500 of the Business and
Professions Code is amended to read:
   5500.  As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
   (a) "Architect" means a person who is licensed to practice
architecture in this state under the authority of this chapter.
   (b) "Architect-in-training" means a person who has received board
confirmation of eligibility for the Architect Registration
Examination and is employed under the direct supervision of an
architect licensed under this chapter.  
  SEC. 2.    Section 5500.2 is added to the Business
and Professions Code, to read:
   5500.2.  A person may use the title "architect-in-training" for
purposes of employment in the state if he or she meets the definition
of architect-in-training in Section 5500.