BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 177 (Bonilla) - Professions and vocations: licensing boards: authority: extension ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: June 30, 2015 |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 9 - | | | 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: No | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** The following information is revised to reflect amendments adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015 Bill Summary: AB 177 would extend the statutory sunset of the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, the California Architects Board, and the Landscape Architects Technical Committee until January 1, 2020. Fiscal Impact: No significant costs are anticipated due to the extension of the sunset of the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists (Professional Engineer's, Land Surveyor's, and Geologist's Fund). Current law imposes a sunset on the existence of the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists as an appointed board. However, there is no sunset on the larger body of law AB 177 (Bonilla) Page 1 of ? requiring licensure and oversight of the practice of engineering, land surveying, and geology. If the Board was allowed to sunset, the overall licensing and regulatory program would still exist in law. Potential one-time costs up to $150,000 for the Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists to develop educational standards for geologists, geophysicists, and geologists-in-training (Professional Engineer's, Land Surveyor's, and Geologist's Fund). No significant costs are anticipated due to the extension of the sunset of the California Architects Board (California Architects Board Fund). Current law imposes a sunset on the existence of the California Architects Board as an appointed board. However, there is no sunset on the larger body of law requiring licensure and oversight of the practice of architecture. If the Board was allowed to sunset, the overall licensing and regulatory program would still exist in law. No significant costs are anticipated due to the extension of the sunset of the Landscape Architects Technical Committee (Landscape Architects Fund). Current law imposes a sunset on the existence of the Landscape Architects Technical Committee as an appointed board. However, there is no sunset on the larger body of law requiring licensure and oversight of the practice of landscape architecture. If the Board was allowed to sunset, the overall licensing and regulatory program would still exist in law. Author Amendments: Allow candidates for licensure before obtaining a degree in architecture and make technical corrections. -- END -- AB 177 (Bonilla) Page 2 of ?