Bills

AB 177: Professions and vocations: licensing boards.

Session Year: 2015-2016
House: Assembly
Latest Version Date: 2015-10-02

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(1)The Professional Engineers Act provides for the licensure and regulation of engineers by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. The act requires the board to appoint an executive officer. Existing law repeals the board and the executive officer position on January 1, 2016.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions to January 1, 2020. The bill, until January 1, 2020, would add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, the failure or refusal of a licensee or certificate holder under the act to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

(2)Existing law, the Architects Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of architects and landscape architects by the California Architects Board and authorizes the board to appoint an executive officer. Existing law establishes, within the jurisdiction of the board, the Landscape Architects Technical Committee for the purpose of, among other things, assisting the board in the examination of candidates for a landscape architects license. Existing law repeals the board, the executive officer position, and the committee on January 1, 2016. Existing law requires a person to pass an examination as a condition of licensure as an architect and authorizes a person to take the examination if he or she meets certain examination eligibility requirements.

This bill would extend the operation of those provisions to January 1, 2020. The bill would also authorize the board to grant eligibility to a candidate to take the licensure examination if he or she is enrolled in an Additional Path to Architecture Licensing program, as specified.

(3)The Professional Land Surveyors Act provides for the licensure and regulation of land surveyors by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which is vested with the power to administer the act until January 1, 2016.

This bill would extend that power to January 1, 2020. The bill, until January 1, 2020, would also add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, the failure or refusal of a licensee or certificate holder under the act to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

(4)The Geologist and Geophysicist Act provides for the registration and regulation of professional geologists and professional geophysicists and the certification of applicants in a specialty in geology and geologists-in-training by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. The act requires an applicant for registration as a geologist to meet certain requirements, including, among others, that he or she has graduated with a major in geological sciences from college or university, and requires an applicant for registration as a geophysicist to meet certain requirements, including, among others, that he or she has completed a combination of at least 30 semester hours in courses, as specified. The act requires an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to comply with certain requirements, including, among others, that the applicant successfully pass the Fundamentals of Geology examination.

This bill would provide for licensure instead of registration under the act. The bill would also allow an applicant for licensure as a geologist to have graduated from a college or university with a major in a discipline other than geological sciences that, in the opinion of the board, is relevant to geology. The bill would also allow an applicant for licensure as a geophysicist to have completed at least the equivalent of 30 semester hours in courses, as specified. The bill would require an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to have graduated from a college or university with a major in geological sciences or any other discipline relevant to geology, as specified. The bill, until January 1, 2020, would add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, the failure or refusal of a licensee or certificate holder under the act to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

(5)Under existing law, there is the Professions and Vocations Fund in the State Treasury, which consists of certain special funds and accounts, including the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund and the Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund. Under existing law the moneys in the Geology and Geophysics Account are continuously appropriated to carry out the purposes of the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, the moneys in the Professional Engineerss and Land Surveyors Fund are continuously appropriated for the purposes of the Professional Engineers Act and the Professional Land Surveyors Act, and the moneys in those funds that are attributable to administrative fines, civil penalties, and criminal penalties, as specified, are not continuously appropriated and are only available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature.

This bill, beginning July 1, 2016, would abolish the Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund and would rename the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund as the Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund. The bill would direct those moneys collected under the Professional Engineers Act, the Professional Land Surveyors Act, and the Geologist and Geophysicist Act to be deposited into the Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund, a continuously appropriated fund. Because additional moneys, except for fine and penalty money, would be deposited into a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation.

(6)This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code, proposed by AB 179 and AB 180, that would become operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are chaptered and become effective January 1, 2016, and this bill is chaptered last.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions to January 1, 2020. The bill, until January 1, 2020, would add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

This bill would extend that power to January 1, 2020. The bill, until January 1, 2020, would also add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

This bill would provide for licensure instead of registration under the act. The bill would also allow an applicant for licensure as a geologist to have graduated from a college or university with a major in a discipline other than geological sciences that, in the opinion of the board, is relevant to geology. The bill would also allow an applicant for licensure as a geophysicist to have completed at least the equivalent of 30 semester hours in courses, as specified. The bill would require an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to have graduated from a college or university with a major in geological sciences or any other discipline relevant to geology, as specified. The bill, until January 1, 2020, would add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

(6)This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code, proposed by AB 179 and AB 180 that would become operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are chaptered and become effective January 1, 2016, and this bill is chaptered last.

(1)The Professional Engineers Act provides for the licensure and regulation of engineers by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which consists of 15 members, in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Geologists. The act requires the board to appoint an executive officer, as specified. Under existing law, these provisions are repealed on January 1, 2016. officer. Existing law repeals the board and the executive officer position on January 1, 2016.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until to January 1, 2020. The bill, until January 1, 2020, would add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder. The bill would also make technical amendments to the act.

(2)Existing law law, the Architects Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of architects and landscape architects by the California Architects Board, which consists of 10 members, in the Department of Consumer of Affairs. and authorizes the board to appoint an executive officer. Existing law establishes, within the jurisdiction of the board, the Landscape Architects Technical Committee for the purpose of, among other things, assisting the board in the examination of candidates for a landscape architects license. Under existing law, these provisions are repealed on January 1, 2016. Existing law repeals the board, the executive officer position, and the committee on January 1, 2016. Existing law requires a person to pass an examination as a condition of licensure as an architect and authorizes a person to take the examination if he or she meets certain examination eligibility requirements.

This bill would extend the operation of these those provisions until to January 1, 2020. The bill would also authorize the board to grant eligibility to a candidate to take the licensure examination if he or she is enrolled in an Additional Path to Architecture Licensing program, as specified.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until that power to January 1, 2020. The bill bill, until January 1, 2020, would also add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

(4)The Geologist and Geophysicist Act provides for the registration and regulation of professional geologists and professional geophysicists and the certification of applicants in specialties a specialty in geology and geologists-in-training by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. The act requires an applicant for registration as a geologist to meet certain requirements, including, among others, that he or she has graduated with a major in geological sciences from college or university, and requires an applicant for registration as a geophysicist to meet certain requirements, including, among others, that he or she has completed a combination of at least 30 semester hours in courses, as specified. The act requires an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to comply with certain requirements, including, among others others, that the applicant successfully pass the Fundamentals of Geology examination.

This bill would provide for licensure instead of registration under the act. The bill would also allow an applicant for licensure as a geologist to have graduated from a college or university with a major in a discipline other than geological sciences that, in the opinion of the board, is relevant to geology. The bill would also allows allow an applicant for licensure as a geophysicist to have completed at least the equivalent of 30 semester hours in courses, as specified. The bill would require an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to have graduated from a college or university with a major in geological sciences or any other discipline relevant to geology, as specified. The bill bill, until January 1, 2020, would add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

(5)Under existing law, there is the Professions and Vocations Fund in the State Treasury, which consists of certain special funds and accounts, including the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund and the Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund. Under existing law the moneys in the Geology and Geophysics Account are continuously appropriated to carry out the purposes of the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, the moneys in the Professional Engineerss and Land Surveyors Fund are continuously appropriated for the purposes of the Professional Engineers Act and the Professional Land Surveyors Surveyors Act, and the moneys in those funds that are attributable to administrative fines, civil penalties, and criminal penalties, as specified, are not continuously appropriated and are only available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature.

This bill, on and after July 1, 2016, would merge the Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund into the fund, which would be renamed the Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund, and would require that the fees and civil penalties received under the Professional Engineers Act, the Professional Land Surveyors Act, and the Geologist and Geophysicist Act be deposited into that fund. The bill would specify that the fees in the fund are continuously appropriated, as specified.

(1)The Professional Engineers Act provides for the licensure and regulation of engineers by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which consists of 15 members, in the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act requires the board to appoint an executive officer, as specified. Under existing law, these provisions are reported repealed on January 1, 2016.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2020. The bill bill, until January 1, 2020, would add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder. The bill would also make technical amendments to the act.

(2)Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of architects and landscape architects by the California Architects Board, which consists of 10 members, in the Department of Consumer of Affairs. Existing law establishes, within the jurisdiction of the board, the Landscape Architects Technical Committee for the purpose of, among other things, assisting the board in the examination of candidates for a landscape architects license. Under existing law, these provisions are repealed on January 1, 2016.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2020.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2020. The bill would also add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

(4)The Geologist and Geophysicist Act provides for the registration and regulation of professional geologists and professional geophysicists and the certification of applicants in specialties in geology and geologists-in-training by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. The act requires an applicant for registration as a geologist to meet certain requirements, including, among others, that he or she has graduated with a major in geological sciences from college or university, and requires an applicant for registration as a geophysicist to meet certain requirements, including, among others, that he or she has completed a combination of at least 30 semester hours in courses, as specified. The act requires an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to comply with certain requirements, including, among others that the applicant successfully pass the Fundamentals of Geology examination.

This bill would provide for licensure instead of registration under the act. The bill would also allow an applicant for licensure as a geologist to have graduated from a college or university with a major in a discipline other than geological sciences that, in the opinion of the board, is relevant to geology. The bill would also allows an applicant for licensure as a geophysicist to have completed at least the equivalent of 30 semester hours in courses, as specified. The bill would require an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to have graduated from a college or university with a major in geological sciences or any other discipline, as specified. The bill would add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

(5)Under existing law, there is the Professions and Vocations Fund in the State Treasury, which consists of certain special funds and accounts, including the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund and the Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund. Under existing law the moneys in the Geology and Geophysics Account are appropriated to carry out the purposes of the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, the moneys in the Professional Engineerss and Land Surveyors Fund are appropriated for the purposes of the Professional Engineers and the Professional Land Surveyors Act, and the moneys in those funds are attributable to administrative fines, civil penalties, and criminal penalties, as specified, are not continuously appropriated and are only available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature.

This bill bill, on and after July 1, 2016, would merge the Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund into the fund, which would be renamed the Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund, and would require that the fees and civil penalties received under the Professional Engineers Act, the Professional Land Surveyors Act, and the Geologist and Geophysicist Act be deposited into that fund. The bill would specify that the fees in the fund are continuously appropriated, as specified.

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(1)The Professional Engineers Act provides for the licensure and regulation of engineers by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which consists of 15 members, in the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act requires the board to appoint an executive officer, as specified. Existing Under existing law, these provisions are reported on January 1, 2016.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2020. The bill would add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder. The bill would also make technical amendments to the act.

(2)Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of architects and landscape architects by the California Architects Board, which consists of 10 members, in the department. Department of Consumer of Affairs. Existing law establishes, within the jurisdiction of the board, the Landscape Architects Technical Committee for the purpose of, among other things, assisting the board in the examination of candidates for a landscape architects license.Under existing law, these provisions are repealed on January 1, 2016.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2020.

(4)The Geologist and Geophysicist Act provides for the registration and regulation of professional geologists and professional geophysicists and the certification of applicants in specialties in geology and geologists-in-training by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. The act requires an applicant for registration as a geologist to meet certain requirements, including, among others, that he or she has graduated with a major in geological sciences from college or university, and requires an applicant for registration as a geophysicist to meet certain requirements, including, among others, that he or she has completed a combination of at least 30 semester hours in courses, as specified. The act requires an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to comply with certain requirements, including, among others that the applicant successfully pass the Fundamentals of Geology examination.

This bill would provide for licensure instead of registration under the act. The bill would also allow an applicant for licensure as a geologist to have graduated from a college or university with a major in a discipline other than geological sciences that, in the opinion of the board, is relevant to geology. The bill would also allows an applicant for licensure as a geophysicist to have completed at least the equivalent of 30 semester hours in courses, as specified. The bill would require an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to have graduated from a college or university with a major in geological sciences or any other discipline, as specified. The bill would add as a cause for disciplinary action by the board, as specified, if a licensee or certificate holder under the act fails or refuses to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder.

(5)Under existing law, there is the Professions and Vocations Fund in the State Treasury, which consists of certain special funds and accounts, including the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund and the Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund. Under existing law the moneys in the Geology and Geophysics Account are appropriated to carry out the purposes of the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, the moneys in the Professional Engineerss and Land Surveyors Fund are appropriated for the purposes of the Professional Engineers and the Professional Land Surveyors Act, and the moneys in those funds are attributable to administrative fines, civil penalties, and criminal penalties, as specified, are not continuously appropriated and are only available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature.

This bill would merge the Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund into the fund, which would be renamed the Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund, and would require that the fees and civil penalties received under the Professional Engineers Act, the Professional Land Surveyors Act, and the Geologist and Geophysicist Act be deposited into that fund. The bill would specify that the fees in the fund are continuously appropriated, as specified.

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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:205.

(a)There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds:

(1)Accountancy Fund.

(2)California Architects Board Fund.

(3)Athletic Commission Fund.

(4)Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund.

(5)Cemetery Fund.

(6)Contractors License Fund.

(7)State Dentistry Fund.

(8)State Funeral Directors and Embalmers Fund.

(9)Guide Dogs for the Blind Fund.

(10)Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund.

(11)California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund.

(12)Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.

(13)Optometry Fund.

(14)Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund.

(15)Physical Therapy Fund.

(16)Private Investigator Fund.

(17)Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund.

(18)Consumer Affairs Fund.

(19)Behavioral Sciences Fund.

(20)Licensed Midwifery Fund.

(21)Court Reporters Fund.

(22)Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.

(23)Vocational Nurses Account of the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.

(24)Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund.

(25)Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund.

(26)Dispensing Opticians Fund.

(27)Acupuncture Fund.

(28)Physician Assistant Fund.

(29)Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund.

(30)Psychology Fund.

(31)Respiratory Care Fund.

(32)Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund.

(33)Board of Registered Nursing Fund.

(34)Psychiatric Technician Examiners Account of the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.

(35)Animal Health Technician Examining Committee Fund.

(36)State Dental Hygiene Fund.

(37)State Dental Assistant Fund.

(38)Structural Pest Control Fund.

(39)Structural Pest Control Eradication and Enforcement Fund.

(40)Structural Pest Control Research Fund.

(b)For accounting and recordkeeping purposes, the Professions and Vocations Fund shall be deemed to be a single special fund, and each of the several special funds therein shall constitute and be deemed to be a separate account in the Professions and Vocations Fund. Each account or fund shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law.

(c)This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2016, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before July 1, 2016, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 2.Section 205 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:205.

(a)There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds:

(1)Accountancy Fund.

(2)California Architects Board Fund.

(3)Athletic Commission Fund.

(4)Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund.

(5)Cemetery Fund.

(6)Contractors License Fund.

(7)State Dentistry Fund.

(8)State Funeral Directors and Embalmers Fund.

(9)Guide Dogs for the Blind Fund.

(10)Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund.

(11)California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund.

(12)Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.

(13)Optometry Fund.

(14)Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund.

(15)Physical Therapy Fund.

(16)Private Investigator Fund.

(17)Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund.

(18)Consumer Affairs Fund.

(19)Behavioral Sciences Fund.

(20)Licensed Midwifery Fund.

(21)Court Reporters Fund.

(22)Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.

(23)Vocational Nurses Account of the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.

(24)Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund.

(25)Dispensing Opticians Fund.

(26)Acupuncture Fund.

(27)Physician Assistant Fund.

(28)Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund.

(29)Psychology Fund.

(30)Respiratory Care Fund.

(31)Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund.

(32)Board of Registered Nursing Fund.

(33)Psychiatric Technician Examiners Account of the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.

(34)Animal Health Technician Examining Committee Fund.

(35)State Dental Hygiene Fund.

(36)State Dental Assistant Fund.

(37)Structural Pest Control Fund.

(38)Structural Pest Control Eradication and Enforcement Fund.

(39)Structural Pest Control Research Fund.

(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.

SEC. 2.1.Section 205 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:205.

(a)There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds:

(1)Accountancy Fund.

(2)California Architects Board Fund.

(3)Athletic Commission Fund.

(4)Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund.

(5)Cemetery Fund.

(6)Contractors License Fund.

(7)State Dentistry Fund.

(8)State Funeral Directors and Embalmers Fund.

(9)Guide Dogs for the Blind Fund.

(10)Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund.

(11)California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund.

(12)Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.

(13)Optometry Fund.

(14)Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund.

(15)Physical Therapy Fund.

(16)Private Investigator Fund.

(17)Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund.

(18)Consumer Affairs Fund.

(19)Behavioral Sciences Fund.

(20)Licensed Midwifery Fund.

(21)Court Reporters Fund.

(22)Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.

(23)Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.

(24)Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund.

(25)Dispensing Opticians Fund.

(26)Acupuncture Fund.

(27)Physician Assistant Fund.

(28)Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund.

(29)Psychology Fund.

(30)Respiratory Care Fund.

(31)Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund.

(32)Board of Registered Nursing Fund.

(33)Animal Health Technician Examining Committee Fund.

(34)State Dental Hygiene Fund.

(35)State Dental Assistant Fund.

(36)Structural Pest Control Fund.

(37)Structural Pest Control Eradication and Enforcement Fund.

(38)Structural Pest Control Research Fund.

(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.

SEC. 2.2.Section 205 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:205.

(a)There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds:

(1)Accountancy Fund.

(2)California Architects Board Fund.

(3)Athletic Commission Fund.

(4)Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund.

(5)Cemetery and Funeral Fund.

(6)Contractors License Fund.

(7)State Dentistry Fund.

(8)Guide Dogs for the Blind Fund.

(9)Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund.

(10)California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund.

(11)Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.

(12)Optometry Fund.

(13)Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund.

(14)Physical Therapy Fund.

(15)Private Investigator Fund.

(16)Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund.

(17)Consumer Affairs Fund.

(18)Behavioral Sciences Fund.

(19)Licensed Midwifery Fund.

(20)Court Reporters Fund.

(21)Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.

(22)Vocational Nurses Account of the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.

(23)Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund.

(24)Dispensing Opticians Fund.

(25)Acupuncture Fund.

(26)Physician Assistant Fund.

(27)Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund.

(28)Psychology Fund.

(29)Respiratory Care Fund.

(30)Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund.

(31)Board of Registered Nursing Fund.

(32)Psychiatric Technician Examiners Account of the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.

(33)Animal Health Technician Examining Committee Fund.

(34)State Dental Hygiene Fund.

(35)State Dental Assistant Fund.

(36)Structural Pest Control Fund.

(37)Structural Pest Control Eradication and Enforcement Fund.

(38)Structural Pest Control Research Fund.

(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.

SEC. 2.3.Section 205 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:205.

(a)There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds:

(1)Accountancy Fund.

(2)California Architects Board Fund.

(3)Athletic Commission Fund.

(4)Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund.

(5)Cemetery and Funeral Fund.

(6)Contractors License Fund.

(7)State Dentistry Fund.

(8)Guide Dogs for the Blind Fund.

(9)Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund.

(10)California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund.

(11)Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.

(12)Optometry Fund.

(13)Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund.

(14)Physical Therapy Fund.

(15)Private Investigator Fund.

(16)Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund.

(17)Consumer Affairs Fund.

(18)Behavioral Sciences Fund.

(19)Licensed Midwifery Fund.

(20)Court Reporters Fund.

(21)Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.

(22)Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.

(23)Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund.

(24)Dispensing Opticians Fund.

(25)Acupuncture Fund.

(26)Physician Assistant Fund.

(27)Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund.

(28)Psychology Fund.

(29)Respiratory Care Fund.

(30)Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund.

(31)Board of Registered Nursing Fund.

(32)Animal Health Technician Examining Committee Fund.

(33)State Dental Hygiene Fund.

(34)State Dental Assistant Fund.

(35)Structural Pest Control Fund.

(36)Structural Pest Control Eradication and Enforcement Fund.

(37)Structural Pest Control Research Fund.

(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.

SEC. 3.Section 207 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:207.

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the money in any fund described in Section 205 that is attributable to administrative fines, civil penalties, and criminal penalties imposed by a regulating entity, or cost recovery by a regulating entity from enforcement actions and case settlements, shall not be continuously appropriated. The money in each fund that is not continuously appropriated shall be available for expenditure as provided in this code only upon appropriation by the Legislature.

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual Budget Act may appropriate, in a single budget item for each individual fund described in subdivision (a) of Section 205, the entire amount available for expenditure in the budget year for that fund. That appropriation may include funds that are continuously appropriated and funds that are not continuously appropriated.

SEC. 4.Section 5510 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:5510.

There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a California Architects Board which consists of 10 members.

Any reference in law to the California Board of Architectural Examiners shall mean the California Architects Board.

This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.

SEC. 5.Section 5517 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:5517.

The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in him or her by this chapter.

This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 6.Section 5550.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:5550.2.

Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 5552, the board may grant eligibility, based on an eligibility point determined by the Additional Path to Architectural Licensing Program, for a candidate to take the examination for a license to practice architecture if he or she is enrolled in an Additional Path to Architectural Licensing program that integrates the experience and examination components offered by a National Architectural Accrediting Board-accredited degree program.

SEC. 7.Section 5620 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:5620.

The duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the California State Board of Landscape Architects that were succeeded to and vested with the Department of Consumer Affairs in accordance with Chapter 908 of the Statutes of 1994 are hereby transferred to the California Architects Board. The Legislature finds that the purpose for the transfer of power is to promote and enhance the efficiency of state government and that assumption of the powers and duties by the California Architects Board shall not be viewed or construed as a precedent for the establishment of state regulation over a profession or vocation that was not previously regulated by a board, as defined in Section 477.

(a)There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a California Architects Board as defined in Article 2 (commencing with Section 5510) of Chapter 3 of Division 3.

Whenever in this chapter board is used, it refers to the California Architects Board.

(b)Except as provided herein, the board may delegate its authority under this chapter to the Landscape Architects Technical Committee.

(c)After review of proposed regulations, the board may direct the examining committee to notice and conduct hearings to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations pursuant to Section 5630, provided that the board itself shall take final action to adopt, amend, or repeal those regulations.

(d)The board shall not delegate its authority to discipline a landscape architect or to take action against a person who has violated this chapter.

(e)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 8.Section 5621 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:5621.

(a)There is hereby created within the jurisdiction of the board, a Landscape Architects Technical Committee, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the landscape architects committee.

(b)The landscape architects committee shall consist of five members who shall be licensed to practice landscape architecture in this state. The Governor shall appoint three of the members. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one member each.

(c)The initial members to be appointed by the Governor are as follows: one member for a term of one year; one member for a term of two years; and one member for a term of three years. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall initially each appoint one member for a term of four years. Thereafter, appointments shall be made for four-year terms, expiring on June 1 of the fourth year and until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor or until one year shall have elapsed, whichever first occurs. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.

(d)No person shall serve as a member of the landscape architects committee for more than two consecutive terms.

(e)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 9.Section 5622 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:5622.

(a)The landscape architects committee may assist the board in the examination of candidates for a landscape architects license and, after investigation, evaluate and make recommendations regarding potential violations of this chapter.

(b)The landscape architects committee may investigate, assist, and make recommendations to the board regarding the regulation of landscape architects in this state.

(c)The landscape architects committee may perform duties and functions that have been delegated to it by the board pursuant to Section 5620.

(d)The landscape architects committee may send a representative to all meetings of the full board to report on the committees activities.

(e)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 10.Section 6710 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6710.

(a)There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which consists of 15 members.

(b)Any reference in any law or regulation to the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, or the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, is deemed to refer to the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.

(c)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.

SEC. 11.Section 6714 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6714.

The board shall appoint an executive officer at a salary to be fixed and determined by the board with the approval of the Director of Finance.

This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 12.Section 6749 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6749.

(a)A professional engineer shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional engineering services to a client pursuant to this chapter. The written contract shall be executed by the professional engineer and the client or the clients representative prior to the professional engineer commencing work, unless the client knowingly states in writing that work may be commenced before the contract is executed. The written contract shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1)A description of the services to be provided to the client by the professional engineer.

(2)A description of any basis of compensation applicable to the contract, and the method of payment agreed upon by the parties.

(3)The name, address, and license or certificate number of the professional engineer, and the name and address of the client.

(4)A description of the procedure that the professional engineer and the client will use to accommodate additional services.

(5)A description of the procedure to be used by both parties to terminate the contract.

(b)This section shall not apply to any of the following:

(1)Professional engineering services rendered by a professional engineer for which the client will not pay compensation.

(2)A professional engineer who has a current or prior contractual relationship with the client to provide engineering services, and that client has paid the professional engineer all of the fees that are due under the contract.

(3)If the client knowingly states in writing after full disclosure of this section that a contract which complies with the requirements of this section is not required.

(4)Professional engineering services rendered by a professional engineer to any of the following:

(A)A professional engineer licensed or registered under this chapter.

(B)A land surveyor licensed under Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700).

(C)An architect licensed under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500).

(D)A contractor licensed under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000).

(E)A geologist or a geophysicist licensed under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 7800).

(F)A manufacturing, mining, public utility, research and development, or other industrial corporation, if the services are provided in connection with or incidental to the products, systems, or services of that corporation or its affiliates.

(G)A public agency.

(c)Written contract as used in this section includes a contract that is in electronic form.

SEC. 13.Section 6775.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:6775.2.

(a)The failure of, or refusal by, a licensee or a certificate holder to respond to a written request from a representative of the board to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder constitutes a cause for disciplinary action under Section 6775 or 6775.1.

(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 14.Section 6797 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6797.

(a)The department shall receive and account for all money derived from the operation of this chapter and, at the end of each month, shall report such money to the Controller and shall pay it to the Treasurer, who shall keep the money in a separate fund known as the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund.

(b)For accounting and recordkeeping purposes, the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund shall be deemed to be a single special fund, and shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law.

(c)The fees and civil penalties received under this chapter shall be deposited in the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund. All moneys in the fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes of this chapter.

(d)This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2016, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before July 1, 2016, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 15.Section 6797 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:6797.

(b)For accounting and recordkeeping purposes, the Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund shall be deemed to be a single special fund, and shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law.

(c)The fees and civil penalties received under this chapter shall be deposited in the Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund. All moneys in the fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes of this chapter.

(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.

SEC. 16.Section 7839.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7839.2.

(a)A professional geologist or professional geophysicist shall use a written contract when contracting to provide geological or geophysical services to a client pursuant to this chapter. The written contract shall be executed by the professional geologist or professional geophysicist and the client or the clients representative prior to the professional geologist or professional geophysicist commencing work, unless the client states in writing that work may be commenced before the contract is executed. The written contract shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1)A description of the services to be provided to the client by the professional geologist or professional geophysicist.

(2)A description of any basis of compensation applicable to the contract, and the method of payment agreed upon by the parties.

(3)The name, address, and license or certificate number of the professional geologist or professional geophysicist, and the name and address of the client.

(4)A description of the procedure that the professional geologist or professional geophysicist and the client will use to accommodate additional services.

(5)A description of the procedure to be used by both parties to terminate the contract.

(b)Subdivision (a) shall not apply to any of the following:

(1)Geologic or geophysical services rendered by a professional geologist or professional geophysicist for which the client will not pay compensation.

(2)A geologist or geophysicist who has a current or prior contractual relationship with the client to provide geologic or geophysical services, and who has already been paid the fees that are due under the contract by the client.

(3)If the client executes a waiver in writing after full disclosure of this section that a contract that complies with the requirements of this section is not required.

(4)Geological or geophysical services rendered by a geologist or geophysicist to any of the following:

(A)A geologist or geophysicist licensed under this chapter.

(B)An engineer licensed under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700).

(C)A land surveyor licensed under Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700).

(D)An architect licensed under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500).

(E)A contractor licensed under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000).

(F)A public agency.

(c)As used in this section, written contract includes a contract in electronic form.

SEC. 17.Section 7841 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7841.

An applicant for licensure as a geologist shall have all the following qualifications:

(a)Not have committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.

(b)Graduation from a college or university with a major in geological sciences or any other discipline that, in the opinion of the board, is relevant to geology.

(c)Have a documented record of a minimum of five years of professional geological experience of a character satisfactory to the board, demonstrating that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible charge of this work upon licensure as a geologist. This experience shall be gained under the supervision of a geologist or geophysicist licensed in this or any other state, or under the supervision of others who, in the opinion of the board, have the training and experience to have responsible charge of geological work. Professional geological work does not include routine sampling, laboratory work, or geological drafting.

Each year of undergraduate study in the geological sciences shall count as one-half year of training up to a maximum of two years, and each year of graduate study or research counts as a year of training.

Teaching in the geological sciences at college level shall be credited year for year toward meeting the requirement in this category, provided that the total teaching experience includes six semester units per semester, or equivalent if on the quarter system, of upper division or graduate courses.

Credit for undergraduate study, graduate study, and teaching, individually, or in any combination thereof, shall in no case exceed a total of three years towards meeting the requirement for at least five years of professional geological work as set forth above.

The ability of the applicant shall have been demonstrated by the applicant having performed the work in a responsible position, as the term responsible position is defined in regulations adopted by the board. The adequacy of the required supervision and experience shall be determined by the board in accordance with standards set forth in regulations adopted by it.

(d)Successfully pass a written examination that incorporates a national examination for geologists created by a nationally recognized entity approved by the board, and a supplemental California specific examination. The California specific examination shall test the applicants knowledge of state laws, rules and regulations, and of seismicity and geology unique to practice within this state.

SEC. 18.Section 7841.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7841.1.

An applicant for licensure as a geophysicist shall have all of the following qualifications. This section shall not apply to applicants for licensure as geologists.

(a)Not have committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.

(b)Meet one of the following educational requirements fulfilled at a school or university whose curricula meet criteria established by rules of the board.

(1)Graduation with a major in a geophysical science or any other discipline that, in the opinion of the board, is relevant to geophysics.

(2)Completion of a combination of at least 30 semester hours, or the equivalent, in courses that, in the opinion of the board, are relevant to geophysics. At least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, shall be in the third or fourth year, or graduate courses.

(c)Have at least seven years of professional geophysical work that shall include either a minimum of three years of professional geophysical work under the supervision of a professional geophysicist, except that prior to July 1, 1973, professional geophysical work shall qualify under this subdivision if it is under the supervision of a qualified geophysicist, or a minimum of five years experience in responsible charge of professional geophysical work. Professional geophysical work does not include the routine maintenance or operation of geophysical instruments, or, even if carried out under the responsible supervision of a professional geophysicist, the routine reduction or plotting of geophysical observations.

Each year of undergraduate study in the geophysical sciences referred to in this section shall count as one-half year of training up to a maximum of two years, and each year of graduate study or research counts as a year of training.

Teaching in the geophysical sciences referred to in this section at a college level shall be credited year for year toward meeting the requirement in this category, provided that the total teaching experience includes six semester units per semester, or equivalent if on the quarter system, of third or fourth year or graduate courses.

Credit for undergraduate study, graduate study, and teaching, individually, or in any combination thereof, shall in no case exceed a total of four years towards meeting the requirements for at least seven years of professional geophysical work as set forth above.

The ability of the applicant shall have been demonstrated by his or her having performed the work in a responsible position, as the term responsible position is defined in regulations adopted by the board. The adequacy of the required supervision and experience shall be determined by the board in accordance with standards set forth in regulations adopted by it.

(d)Successfully pass a written examination.

SEC. 19.Section 7841.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7841.2.

An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall comply with all of the following:

(a)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of certification under Section 480.

(b)Successfully pass the Fundamentals of Geology examination.

(c)Graduation from a college or university with a major in geological sciences or any other discipline that, in the opinion of the board, is relevant to geology.

SEC. 20.Section 7860.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:7860.2.

(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 21.Section 7885 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7885.

(a)The board shall report each month to the State Controller the amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter and at the same time pay the entire amount thereof into the State Treasury for credit to the Geology and Geophysics Account, which is hereby created within the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund established in Section 6797.

(b)All moneys in the Geology and Geophysics Fund on January 1, 2012, shall be transferred on that date to the Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund.

(c)This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2016, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before July 1, 2016, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 22.Section 7886 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7886.

(a)The moneys paid into the Geology and Geophysics Account of the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fund pursuant to this chapter are hereby appropriated to be used by the board to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(b)This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2016, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before July 1, 2016, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 23.Section 7886 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:7886.

(a)The department shall receive and account for all money derived under the operation of this chapter and, at the end of each month, shall report such money to the Controller and shall pay it to the Treasurer, who shall keep the money in a separate fund known as the Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund.

(b)For accounting and recordkeeping purposes, the Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists Fund shall be deemed to be a single special fund and shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law.

(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.

SEC. 24.Section 8710 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8710.

(a)The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists is vested with power to administer the provisions and requirements of this chapter, and may make and enforce rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to carry out its provisions.

(b)The board may adopt rules and regulations of professional conduct that are not inconsistent with state and federal law. The rules and regulations may include definitions of incompetence and negligence. Every person who holds a license or certificate issued by the board pursuant to this chapter, or a license or certificate issued to a civil engineer pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700), shall be governed by these rules and regulations.

SEC. 25.Section 8759 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8759.

(a)A licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional services to a client pursuant to this chapter. The written contract shall be executed by the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer and the client or the clients representative prior to the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer commencing work, unless the client knowingly states in writing that work may be commenced before the contract is executed. The written contract shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1)A description of the services to be provided to the client by the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer.

(2)A description of any basis of compensation applicable to the contract, and the method of payment agreed upon by the parties.

(3)The name, address, and license or certificate number of the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer, and the name and address of the client.

(4)A description of the procedure that the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer and the client will use to accommodate additional services.

(5)A description of the procedure to be used by both parties to terminate the contract.

(b)This section shall not apply to any of the following:

(1)Professional land surveying services rendered by a licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer for which the client will not pay compensation.

(2)A licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer who has a current or prior contractual relationship with the client to provide professional services pursuant to this chapter, and that client has paid the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer all of the fees that are due under the contract.

(3)If the client knowingly states in writing after full disclosure of this section that a contract which complies with the requirements of this section is not required.

(4)Professional services rendered by a licensed land surveyor or a licensed civil engineer to any of the following:

(A)A professional engineer licensed under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700).

(B)A land surveyor licensed under this chapter.

(C)An architect licensed under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500).

(D)A contractor licensed under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000).

(E)A geologist or a geophysicist licensed under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 7800).

(G)A public agency.

(c)Written contract as used in this section includes a contract that is in electronic form.

SEC. 26.Section 8780.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:8780.2.

(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 27.Section 8800 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8800.

(d)This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2016, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before July 1, 2016, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 28.Section 8800 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:8800.

(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.

SEC. 29.

(a)Section 2.1 of this bill incorporates changes to Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 179. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, (2) each bill amends Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code, and (3) Assembly Bill 180 is not enacted or as enacted does not amend that section, and (4) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 179, in which case Sections 2, 2.2, and 2.3 of this bill shall not become operative.

(b)Section 2.2 of this bill incorporates changes to Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 180. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, (2) each bill amends Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code, (3) Assembly Bill 179 is not enacted or as enacted does not amend that section, and (4) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 180 in which case Sections 2, 2.1, and 2.3 of this bill shall not become operative.

(c)Section 2.3 of this bill incorporates changes to Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by this bill, Assembly Bill 179, and Assembly Bill 180. It shall only become operative if (1) all three bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, (2) all three bills amend Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 179 and Assembly Bill 180, in which case Sections 2, 2.1, and 2.2 of this bill shall not become operative.