SB 1165: Engineers, geologists, geophysicists, and land surveyors.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2016-08-29
The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, administers the Professional Engineers Act, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, and the Professional Land Surveyors Act. Those acts provide for licensure and regulation of those respective professions by the board.
The Professional Engineers Act requires an applicant for registration as a professional engineer to meet specified requirements, including that an applicant for the 2nd division examination has successfully passed the first division examination. That act requires an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training to meet specified requirements and requires the applicant to satisfactorily complete 3 years or more of postsecondary education or engineering experience, or a combination of both, before the applicant is eligible to sit for the first division examination. That act authorizes the board to waive the first division examination for an applicant whose education and experience substantially exceeds the requirements for registration or certification. That act generally permits certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority, which authorize the use of specific titles, to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. That act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these certificates unless the applicant meets certain requirements. That act requires the board to set fees, as specified, and requires the renewal fee for a license to be no more than the application fee currently in effect and prohibits the application fee from being greater than $400.
This bill would delete the requirement that an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer pass the first division examination in order to sit for the 2nd division examination and would delete the requirement that an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training successfully complete 3 years or more of postsecondary education or engineering experience, or a combination of both, before the applicant is eligible to sit for the first division examination. The bill would instead authorize the board to provide for a waiver of the first division examination for an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training if the applicants education and experience substantially exceeds the requirements for a certificate. The bill would extend the 3-year renewal period to 5 years after expiration of the certificate of licensure or certificate of authority. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of those certificates after 5 years and would authorize the holder of the certificate, after that time, to apply and obtain a new certificate if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would require the renewal fee for a license to be no more than $400. The bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
Existing law, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, requires an applicant for licensure as a geologist to meet certain requirements, including 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, and requires an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to meet certain requirements, including 7 years of specified professional geological work. That act also requires an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to meet certain requirements, including 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. That act prescribes requirements for plans, specifications, reports, or other documents prepared by a professional geologist or geophysicist, or by a subordinate, including a requirement that they be signed or stamped with the practitioners seal. Existing law authorizes geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal that meets specified requirements.
This bill would additionally allow an applicant for licensure as a geologist, or for certification as a geologist-in-training, instead of the applicable graduation requirements described above, to have completed a combination of at least 30 semester hours, or the equivalent, in courses that, in the opinion of the board, are relevant to geology and would require that at least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, be in upper division or graduate courses. The bill would additionally require an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to successfully pass a written examination in that specialty. The bill would require the plans, specifications, reports, and other documents prepared by geologists or geophysicists, or their subordinates, to be both signed and stamped. The bill would instead require geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal.
The Professional Land Surveyors Act requires an applicant for licensure under the act to meet specified requirements, including successfully passing the 2nd division of the examination, and requires an applicant for a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training to meet specified requirements, including passing the first division of the examination. That act requires an application for each division of the examination to be made to the board, as specified. That act generally permits licensees to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. The act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a license unless the applicant meets certain requirements. That act requires the board to set fees, as specified, and requires the renewal fee for a license to be no more than the application fee currently in effect and prohibits the application fee from being greater than $400.
This bill would additionally require an applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training and an applicant for licensure as a land surveyor to not have committed specified acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure. The bill would require an applicant for a certification as a land surveyor-in-training to have satisfactorily completed 2 years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying or experience in land surveying, or a combination of both, and would authorize the board to prescribe the reasonable educational or experience requirements an applicant needs to meet by regulation. The bill would additionally require an applicant for licensure as a land surveyor to be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state or United States territory, or be exempt, as specified. The bill would instead require an application for certification or licensure under the act to be made to the board on a form prescribed by the board. The bill would extend the period within which a renewal of a license may be made to 5 years after expiration. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a license after 5 years and would authorize the holder of a license, after that time, to apply and obtain a new license if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would require the renewal fee for a license to be no more than $400. This bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, administers the Professional Engineers Act, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, and the Professional Land Surveyors Act. Those acts provide for licensure and regulation of those respective professions by the board.
The Professional Engineers Act requires an applicant for registration as a professional engineer to meet specified requirements, including that an applicant for the 2nd division examination has successfully passed the first division examination. That act requires an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training to meet specified requirements and requires the applicant to satisfactorily complete 3 years or more of postsecondary education or engineering experience, or a combination of both, before the applicant is eligible to sit for the first division examination. That act authorizes the board to waive the first division examination for an applicant whose education and experience substantially exceeds the requirements for registration or certification. That act generally permits certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority, which authorize the use of specific titles, to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. That act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these certificates unless the applicant meets certain requirements. That act requires the board to set fees, as specified, and requires the renewal fee for a license to be no more than the application fee currently in effect and prohibits the application fee from being greater than $400.
This bill would delete the requirement that an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer pass the first division examination in order to sit for the 2nd division examination and would delete the requirement that an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training successfully complete 3 years or more of postsecondary education or engineering experience, or a combination of both, before the applicant is eligible to sit for the first division examination. The bill would instead authorize the board to provide for a waiver of the first division examination for an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training if the applicants education and experience substantially exceeds the requirements for a certificate. The bill would extend the 3-year renewal period to 5 years after expiration of the certificate of licensure or certificate of authority. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of those certificates after 5 years and would authorize the holder of the certificate, after that time, to apply and obtain a new certificate if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would require the renewal fee for a license to be no more than $400. The bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
Existing law, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, requires an applicant for licensure as a geologist to meet certain requirements, including 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, and requires an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to meet certain requirements, including 7 years of specified professional geological work. That act also requires an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to meet certain requirements, including 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. That act prescribes requirements for plans, specifications, reports, or other documents prepared by a professional geologist or geophysicist, or by a subordinate, including a requirement that they be signed or stamped with the practitioners seal. Existing law authorizes geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal that meets specified requirements.
This bill would additionally allow an applicant for licensure as a geologist, or for certification as a geologist-in-training, instead of the applicable graduation requirements described above, to have completed a combination of at least 30 semester hours, or the equivalent, in courses that, in the opinion of the board, are relevant to geology and would require that at least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, be in upper division or graduate courses. The bill would additionally require an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to successfully pass a written examination in that specialty. The bill would require the plans, specifications, reports, and other documents prepared by geologists or geophysicists, or their subordinates, to be both signed and stamped. The bill would instead require geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal.
The Professional Land Surveyors Act requires an applicant for licensure under the act to meet specified requirements, including successfully passing the 2nd division of the examination, and requires an applicant for a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training to meet specified requirements, including passing the first division of the examination. That act requires an application for each division of the examination to be made to the board, as specified. That act generally permits licensees to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. The act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a license unless the applicant meets certain requirements. That act requires the board to set fees, as specified, and requires the renewal fee for a license to be no more than the application fee currently in effect and prohibits the application fee from being greater than $400.
This bill would additionally require an applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training and an applicant for licensure as a land surveyor to not have committed specified acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure. The bill would require an applicant for a certification as a land surveyor-in-training to have satisfactorily completed 2 years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying or experience in land surveying, or a combination of both, and would authorize the board to prescribe the reasonable educational or experience requirements an applicant needs to meet by regulation. The bill would additionally require an applicant for licensure as a land surveyor to be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state or United States territory, or be exempt, as specified. The bill would instead require an application for certification or licensure under the act to be made to the board on a form prescribed by the board. The bill would extend the period within which a renewal of a license may be made to 5 years after expiration. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a license after 5 years and would authorize the holder of a license, after that time, to apply and obtain a new license if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would require the renewal fee for a license to be no more than $400. This bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, administers the Professional Engineers Act, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, and the Professional Land Surveyors Act. Those acts provide for licensure and regulation of those respective professions by the board.
The Professional Engineers Act requires an applicant for registration as a professional engineer to meet specified requirements, including that an applicant for the second 2nd division examination has successfully passed the first division examination. That act requires an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training to meet specified requirements and requires the applicant to satisfactorily complete 3 years or more of postsecondary education or engineering experience, or a combination of both, before the applicant is eligible to sit for the first division examination. That act authorizes the board to waive the first division examination for an applicant whose education and experience substantially exceeds the requirements for registration or certification. That act generally permits certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority, which authorize the use of specific titles, to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. That act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these certificates unless the applicant meets certain requirements. That act requires the board to set fees, as specified, and requires the renewal fee for a license to be no more than the application fee currently in effect and prohibits the application fee from being greater than $400.
This bill would delete the requirement that an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer pass the first division examination in order to sit for the second 2nd division examination and would delete the requirement that an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training successfully complete 3 years or more of postsecondary education or engineering experience, or a combination of both, before the applicant is eligible to sit for the first division examination. The bill would instead authorize the board to provide for a waiver of the first division examination for an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training if the applicants education and experience substantially exceeds the requirements for a certificate. The bill would extend the 3-year renewal period to 5 years after expiration of the certificate of licensure or certificate of authority. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of those certificates after 5 years and would authorize the holder of the certificate, after that time, to apply and obtain a new certificate if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would require the renewal fee for a license to be no more than $400. The bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
Existing law, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, requires an applicant for licensure as a geologist to meet certain requirements, including 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, and requires an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to meet certain requirements, including 7 years of specified professional geological work. That act also requires an applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training to meet certain requirements, including 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. That act prescribes requirements for plans, specifications, reports, or other documents prepared by a professional geologist or geophysicist, or by a subordinate, including a requirement that they be signed or stamped with the practitioners seal. Existing law authorizes geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal that meets specified requirements.
This bill would additionally allow an applicant for licensure as a geologist, geologist, or for certification as a geologist-in-training, instead of the above-mentioned applicable graduation requirement, requirement described above, to have completed a combination of at least 30 semester hours, or the equivalent, in courses that, in the opinion of the board, are relevant to geology and would require that at least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, be in upper division or graduate courses. The bill would additionally require an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to successfully pass a written examination in that specialty. The bill would require the plans, specifications, reports, and other documents prepared by geologists or geophysicists, or their subordinates, to be both signed and stamped. The bill would instead require geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal.
The Professional Land Surveyors Act requires an applicant for licensure under the act to meet specified requirements, including successfully passing the second 2nd division of the examination, and requires an applicant for a certificate as a land-surveyor-in-training land surveyor-in-training to meet specified requirements, including passing the first division of the examination. That act requires an application for each division of the examination to be made to the board, as specified. That act generally permits licensees to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. The act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a license unless the applicant meets certain requirements. That act requires the board to set fees, as specified, and requires the renewal fee for a license to be no more than the application fee currently in effect and prohibits the application fee from being greater than $400.
This bill would additionally require an applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training and an applicant for licensure as a land surveyor to not have committed specified acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure. The bill would require an applicant for a certification as a land surveyor-in-training to have satisfactorily completed 2 years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying or experience in land surveying, or a combination of both, and would authorize the board to prescribe the reasonable educational or experience requirements an applicant needs to meet by regulation. The bill would additionally require an applicant for licensure as a land surveyor to be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state or United States territory, or be exempt, as specified. The bill would instead require an application for certification or licensure under the act to be made to the board on a form prescribed by the board. The bill would extend the period within which a renewal of a license may be made to 5 years after expiration. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a license after 5 years and would authorize the holder of a license, after that time, to apply and obtain a new license if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would require the renewal fee for a license to be no more than $400. This bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, administers the Professional Engineers Act, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, and the Professional Land Surveyors Act. Those acts provide for licensure and regulation of those respective professions by the board.
The Professional Engineers Act requires an applicant for registration as a professional engineer to meet specified requirements, including that an applicant for the second division examination has successfully passed the first division examination. That act requires an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training to meet specified requirements and requires the applicant to satisfactorily complete 3 years or more of postsecondary education or engineering experience, or a combination of both, before the applicant is eligible to sit for the first division examination. That act authorizes the board to waive the first division examination for an applicant whose education and experience substantially exceeds the requirements for registration or certification. That act generally permits certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority, which authorize the use of specific titles, to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. That act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these certificates unless the applicant meets certain requirements. That act requires the board to set fees, as specified, and requires the renewal fee for a license to be no more than the application fee currently in effect and prohibits the application fee from being greater than $400.
This bill would would delete the requirement that an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer pass the first division examination in order to sit for the second division examination and would delete the requirement that an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training successfully complete 3 years or more of postsecondary education or engineering experience, or a combination of both, before the applicant is eligible to sit for the first division examination. The bill would instead authorize the board to provide for a waiver of the first division examination for an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training if the applicants education and experience substantially exceeds the requirements for a certificate. The bill would extend the 3-year renewal period to 5 years after expiration of the certificate of licensure or certificate of authority. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of those certificates after 5 years and would authorize the holder of the certificate, after that time, to apply and obtain a new certificate if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would require the renewal fee for a license to be no more than $400. The bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
Existing law, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, requires an applicant for licensure as a geologist to meet certain requirements, including 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, and requires an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to meet certain requirements, including 7 years of specified professional geological work. That act prescribes requirements for plans, specifications, reports, or other documents prepared by a professional geologist or geophysicist, or by a subordinate, including a requirement that they be signed or stamped with the practitioners seal. Existing law authorizes geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal that meets specified requirements.
This bill would additionally allow an applicant for licensure as a geologist, instead of the above-mentioned graduation requirement, to have completed a combination of at least 30 semester hours, or the equivalent, in courses that, in the opinion of the board, are relevant to geology and would require that at least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, be in upper division or graduate courses. The bill would additionally require an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to successfully pass a written examination in that specialty. The bill would require the plans, specifications, reports, and other documents prepared by geologists or geophysicists, or their subordinates, to be both signed and stamped. The bill would instead require geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal.
The Professional Land Surveyors Act requires an applicant for licensure under the act to meet specified requirements, including successfully passing the second division of the examination, and requires an applicant for a certificate as a land-surveyor-in-training to meet specified requirements, including passing the first division of the examination. That act requires an application for each division of the examination to be made to the board, as specified. That act generally permits licensees to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. The act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a license unless the applicant meets certain requirements. That act requires the board to set fees, as specified, and requires the renewal fee for a license to be no more than the application fee currently in effect and prohibits the application fee from being greater than $400.
This bill would additionally require an applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training and an applicant for licensure as a land surveyor to not have committed specified acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure. The bill would require an applicant for a certification as a land surveyor-in-training to have satisfactorily completed 2 years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying or experience in land surveying, or a combination of both, and would authorize the board to prescribe the reasonable educational or experience requirements an applicant needs to meet by regulation. The bill would additionally require an applicant for licensure as a land surveyor to be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state or United States territory, or be exempt, as specified. The bill would instead require an application for certification or licensure under the act to be made to the board on a form prescribed by the board. The bill would extend the period within which a renewal of a license may be made to 5 years after expiration. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a license after 5 years and would authorize the holder of a license, after that time, to apply and obtain a new license if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would require the renewal fee for a license to be no more than $400. This bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists administrates Geologists, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, administers the Professional Engineers Act, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, and the Professional Land Surveyors Act, each of which defines and regulates their respective professions. Act. Those acts provide for licensure and regulation of those respective professions by the board.
The Professional Engineers Act requires an applicant for registration as a professional engineer to meet specified requirements, including that an applicant for the second division examination has successfully passed the first division examination. That act requires an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training to meet specified requirements and requires the applicant to satisfactorily complete 3 years or more of postsecondary education or engineering experience, or a combination of both, before the applicant is eligible to sit for the first division examination. That act authorizes the board to waive the first division examination for an applicant whose education and experience substantially exceeds the requirements for registration or certification. That act generally permits certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority, which authorize the use of specific titles, to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. The That act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these certificates unless the applicant meets certain requirements. That act requires the board to set fees, as specified, and requires the renewal fee for a license to be no more than the application fee currently in effect and prohibits the application fee from being greater than $400.
This bill would would delete the requirement that an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer pass the first division examination in order to sit for the second division examination and would delete the requirement that an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training successfully complete 3 years or more of postsecondary education or engineering experience, or a combination of both, before the applicant is eligible to sit for the first division examination. The bill would instead authorize the board to provide for a waiver of the first division examination for an applicant for a certificate as an engineer-in-training if the applicants education and experience substantially exceeds the requirements for a certificate. The bill would extend the 3-year renewal period to 5 years after expiration. expiration of the certificate of licensure or certificate of authority. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these those certificates after this time. The bill 5 years and would authorize the holder of a certificate the certificate, after that time time, to apply and obtain a new certificate if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would require the renewal fee for a license to be no more than $400. The bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
Existing law law, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, requires an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to meet certain requirements, including 7 years of specified professional geological work. That act prescribes requirements for plans, specifications, reports, or other documents prepared by a professional geologist or geophysicist, or by a subordinate, including a requirement that they be signed or stamped with the practitioners seal. Existing law authorizes geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal that meets specified requirements.
This bill would additionally require an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to successfully pass a written examination in that specialty. The bill would require the plans, specifications, reports, and other documents prepared by geologists or geophysicists, or their subordinates, to be both signed and stamped. The bill would instead require geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal. The bill would revise references relating to registration to instead refer to licensure.
The Professional Land Surveyors Surveyors Act requires an applicant for licensure under the act to meet specified requirements, including successfully passing the second division of the examination, and requires an applicant for a certificate as a land-surveyor-in-training to meet specified requirements, including passing the first division of the examination. That act requires an application for each division of the examination to be made to the board, as specified. That act generally permits licensees to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. The act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these licenses a license unless the applicant meets certain requirements. That act requires the board to set fees, as specified, and requires the renewal fee for a license to be no more than the application fee currently in effect and prohibits the application fee from being greater than $400.
This bill would additionally require an applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training and an applicant for licensure as a land surveyor to not have committed specified acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure. The bill would require an applicant for a certification as a land surveyor-in-training to have satisfactorily completed 2 years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying or experience in land surveying, or a combination of both, and would authorize the board to prescribe the reasonable educational or experience requirements an applicant needs to meet by regulation. The bill would additionally require an applicant for licensure as a land surveyor to be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state or United States territory, or be exempt, as specified. The bill would instead require an application for certification or licensure under the act to be made to the board on a form prescribed by the board. The bill would extend the period within which a renewal of a license may be made to 5 years after expiration. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these certificates a license after this time. The bill 5 years and would authorize the holder of a license license, after that time time, to apply and obtain a new license if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would require the renewal fee for a license to be no more than $400. This bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists administrates the Professional Engineers Act, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, and the Professional Land Surveyors Act, each of which defines and regulates their respective professions.
The Professional Engineers Act generally permits certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority, which authorize the use of specific titles, to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. The act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these certificates unless the applicant meets certain requirements.
This bill would extend the 3-year period to 5 years after expiration. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these certificates after this time. The bill would authorize the holder of a certificate after that time to apply and obtain a new certificate if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. The bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
Existing law prescribes requirements for plans, specifications, reports, or other documents prepared by a professional geologist or geophysicist, or by a subordinate, including a requirement that they be signed or stamped with the practitioners seal. Existing law authorizes geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal that meets specified requirements.
This bill would require the plans, specifications, reports, and other documents prepared by geologists or geophysicists, or their subordinates, to be both signed and stamped. The bill would instead require geologists, specialty geologists, geophysicists, and specialty geophysicists to obtain a seal. The bill would revise references relating to registration to instead refer to licensure.
The Professional Land Surveyors Act generally permits licensees to be renewed at any time within 3 years after expiration. The act prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these licenses unless the applicant meets certain requirements.
This bill would extend the period within which a renewal may be made to 5 years after expiration. The bill would generally prohibit the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of these certificates after this time. The bill would authorize the holder of a license after that time to apply and obtain a new license if he or she has not committed acts or crimes that are grounds for denial and he or she passes an examination, if required. This bill would also make other technical and conforming changes.
(a)The applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Successfully pass the first division of the examination.
(3)Satisfactorily complete three years or more of postsecondary engineering education, three years or more of engineering experience, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in engineering totaling three years.
(b)The board need not verify the applicants eligibility for certification as an engineer-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(c)The applicant for licensure as a professional engineer shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Furnish evidence of six years or more of qualifying experience in engineering work satisfactory to the board evidencing that the applicant is competent to practice the character of engineering in the branch for which he or she is applying for licensure.
(3)Be certified as an engineer-in-training in this state, be certified as an engineer-in-training or engineer intern in another state or territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom.
(4)Successfully pass the second division of the examination.
SEC. 2.Section 6755 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6755.(a)Examination duration and composition shall be designed to conform to the following general principle: The first division of the examination shall test the applicants knowledge of appropriate fundamental engineering subjects, including mathematics and the basic sciences; the second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of the branch of engineering in which the applicant is being examined.
(b)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6751.
(c)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination for persons eminently qualified for licensure in this state by virtue of their standing in the engineering community, their years of experience, and those other qualifications as the board deems appropriate.
SEC. 3.Section 6756 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6756.(a)An applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 6751, be issued a certificate as an engineer-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application and examination fees, shall not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional engineer as provided in Section 6762.
(b)An engineer-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering work, in his or her own right, or to use the titles specified in Sections 6732, 6736, and 6736.1.
(c)It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid engineer-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of engineer-in-training or any abbreviation of that title.
SEC. 4.Section 6762 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6762.Any applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivision (c) of Section 6751 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a professional engineer, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional engineer in the particular branch for which he or she is found qualified.
SEC. 5.Section 6763.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6763.5.If an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, for certification as an engineer-in-training, or for authorization to use the title structural engineer or soil engineer is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for admission to the examination for such licensure, certification, or authorization, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.
SEC. 6.Section 6796 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the certificate is renewed more than 60 days after its expiration, the certificate holder, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs.
The expiration date of a certificate renewed pursuant to this section shall be determined pursuant to Section 6795.
SEC. 7.Section 6796.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.3.(a)Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of authority to use the title structural engineer, soil engineer, or consulting engineer that are not renewed within five years after expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued. After five years after expiration, the holder of a certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate subject to the following:
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 8.Section 6796.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.5.Once an expired or delinquent certificate of registration or certificate of authority is renewed pursuant to Section 6796, all of the following shall apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the certificate holder as if the authority had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the certificate holder during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the authority holder.
(c)The renewal of a registration or certificate of authority shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 9.Section 6799 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6799.(a)The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)The fee for filing each application for licensure as a professional engineer and each application for authority level designation at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as an engineer-in-training at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2)The fee to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 6754 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.
(3)The renewal fee for each branch of professional engineering in which licensure is held, and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held, at no more than four hundred dollars ($400).
(4)The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional engineer application fee in effect on the date of application.
(5)The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.
(6)The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee charged shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.
(7)All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
(b)Applicants wishing to be examined in more than one branch of engineering shall be required to pay the additional fee for each examination after the first.
SEC. 10.Section 7835 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.All geologic plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist and stamped with his or her seal, both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 11.Section 7835.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.1.All geophysical plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, or licensed certified specialty geologist, and stamped with his or her seal, both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 12.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)Meet either of the following educational requirements fulfilled at a school or university whose curricula meet criteria established by rules of the board:
(1)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.
(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 geology. At least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, shall be in upper division or graduate courses.
(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. 13.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)Meet either of the following education requirements fulfilled at a school or university whose curricula meet criteria established by the rules of the board:
(1)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.
(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 geology. At least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, shall be in upper division or graduate courses.
SEC. 14.Section 7842 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7842.(a)An applicant for certification in a specialty in geology shall meet all of the requirements of Section 7841, shall be a geologist licensed under this chapter, and, in addition, his or her seven years of professional geological work shall include one of the following:
(1)A minimum of three years performed under the supervision of a geologist certified in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification or under the supervision of a licensed civil engineer if the applicant is seeking certification as an engineering geologist, except that prior to July 1, 1970, professional geological work shall qualify under this subdivision if it is performed under the supervision of a geologist qualified in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification or under the supervision of a licensed civil engineer if the applicant is seeking certification as an engineering geologist.
(2)A minimum of five years experience in responsible charge of professional geological work in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification.
(b)In addition to meeting the requirements of subdivision (a), an applicant for certification in a specialty of geology shall successfully pass a written examination in that specialty.
SEC. 15.Section 7843 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7843.(a)An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall, upon meeting all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.2, be issued a certificate as a geologist-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, shall not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional geologist as provided in Section 7841.
(b)A geologist-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice geology, in his or her own right, or to use the title specified in Section 7804.
(c)It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid geologist-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of geologist-in-training or any abbreviation of that title.
SEC. 16.Section 7850 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.Any applicant for licensure as a professional geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geologist, upon payment of the registration fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional geologist.
SEC. 17.Section 7850.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.1.Any applicant for licensure as a professional geophysicist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.1 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geophysicist, upon payment of the registration fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional geophysicist.
SEC. 18.Section 7850.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.5.An applicant for certification as a certified specialty geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7842 and who has otherwise qualified under this chapter in the specialty, upon payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate issued to him or her as a certified specialty geologist.
A certificate of certified specialty geologist shall be signed by the president and executive officer and issued under the seal of the board.
SEC. 19.Section 7852 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.(a)Each geologist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geologist.
(b)Each specialty geologist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geology in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 20.Section 7852.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.1.(a)Each geophysicist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geophysicist.
(b)Each specialty geophysicist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geophysics in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 21.Section 7884 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7884.Certificates of licensure as a geologist or as a geophysicist or certified specialty certificates which are not renewed within five years after expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of that certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate, however, if:
(a)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 22.Section 8731 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8731.A licensed civil engineer and a civil engineer exempt from licensure under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) are exempt from licensing under this chapter and may engage in the practice of land surveying with the same rights and privileges and the same duties and responsibilities as a licensed land surveyor, provided that for civil engineers who become licensed after January 1, 1982, they shall obtain a license as a land surveyor under the provisions of this chapter, before practicing land surveying as defined in this chapter.
SEC. 23.Section 8740 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8740.(a)An application for a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training or for a license as a land surveyor shall be made to the board on the form prescribed by it, with all statements therein made under oath, and shall be accompanied by the fee fixed by this chapter.
(b)The board may authorize an organization specified by the board pursuant to Section 8745 to receive directly from applicants payment of the examination fees charged by that organization as payment for examination materials and services.
SEC. 24.Section 8741 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8741.(a)An applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Successfully pass the first division of the examination.
(3)Satisfactorily complete two years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying, two years or more of experience in land surveying, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in land surveying.
(b)The board need not verify the applicants eligibility for certification as a land surveyor-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(c)The board may prescribe by regulation reasonable educational or experience requirements for an applicant to meet the requirements in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
(d)An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Furnish evidence that he or she meets the requirements of Section 8742.
(3)Successfully passed the second division of the examination.
(4)Be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state or territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom. An applicant licensed by the board as a civil engineer is exempt from the requirement of this paragraph.
(5)Be thoroughly familiar with (A) the procedure and rules governing the survey of public lands as set forth in Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009), published by the federal Bureau of Land Management, and (B) the principles of real property relating to boundaries and conveyancing.
SEC. 25.Section 8741.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8741.1.(a)The first division of the examination shall test the applicants fundamental knowledge of surveying, mathematics, and basic science.
(b)The second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of land surveying.
The second division of the examination shall include an examination that incorporates a national examination for land surveying by a nationally recognized entity approved by the board and a supplemental California specific examination. The California specific examination shall include, as a separate part, an examination to test the applicants knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and the boards rules and regulations regulating the practice of professional land surveying in this state.
(c)The board may by rule provide a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of Section 8742.
(d)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination and the assignment to a special examination for those applicants whose educational qualifications are equal to, and whose experience qualifications substantially exceed, those qualifications established under subdivision (c). The special examination may be either written or oral, or a combination of both.
SEC. 26.Section 8742 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8742.(a)The educational qualifications and experience in land surveying, which an applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall possess, shall not be less than one of the following prescribed criteria:
(1)Graduation from a four-year curriculum with an emphasis in land surveying approved by the board or accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Office of Education at a postsecondary educational institution and two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.
(2)Actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying for at least six years, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.
(3)Licensure as a civil engineer with two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying satisfactory to the board.
(b)With respect to an applicant for a license as a land surveyor, the board shall count one year of postsecondary education in land surveying as one year of experience in land surveying up to a maximum of four years, provided the applicant has graduated from the course in land surveying and the curriculum in land surveying is approved by the board or is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized for the purpose by the United States Office of Education. Each year of study in an approved or an accredited course in land surveying without graduation shall be counted the same as one-half year of experience.
Each applicant claiming equivalent credit for education may be required to produce a complete transcript of all college level courses completed.
Until January 1, 2000, the board may, at its discretion, confer credit as experience in land surveying, not in excess of two years, for successfully passing the first division of the examination prescribed in Section 8741.1.
SEC. 27.Section 8743 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8743.The names and addresses of at least four land surveyors or civil engineers, duly qualified to practice in the place in which such practice has been conducted, each of whom has sufficient knowledge of the applicant to enable him or her to certify to the applicants professional integrity, ability and fitness to receive a license, shall be submitted with the application for a license as a land surveyor.
SEC. 28.Section 8744 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8744.The applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall state in his or her application that, should he or she be licensed, he or she will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States, and that he or she will faithfully discharge the duties of a licensed land surveyor.
SEC. 29.Section 8747 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8747.Any applicant who has met the requirements for certification or licensure prescribed by the board under this chapter shall have a suitable license issued to him or her.
(a)An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (a) and (b) of Section 8741 shall be issued a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, shall not be charged for this certification. This certificate shall become invalid upon the person being issued a license as a land surveyor, as provided in subdivision (b). A land surveyor-in-training certificate shall not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice land surveying. A person shall not use the title of land surveyor-in-training, or any abbreviation of this title, unless he or she is the holder of a valid land surveyor-in-training certificate.
(b)An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 8741 shall be issued a license as a land surveyor. The license shall authorize him or her to practice as a land surveyor.
SEC. 30.Section 8748.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8748.5.If an applicant for license as a land surveyor or certification as a land surveyor-in-training is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for such license or certification, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.
SEC. 31.Section 8802 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8802.Except as otherwise provided in this article, licenses issued under this chapter may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 8801 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
SEC. 32.Section 8803 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.(a)A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated. After five years after expiration, the holder of a license may apply for and obtain a new license subject to the following:
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required if applying for the license for the first time.
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 33.Section 8803.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.1.Once an expired or delinquent license is renewed pursuant to Section 8802, all of the following apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the licensee as if the license had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the licensee during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the licensee.
(c)The renewal of a license shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 34.Section 8805 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8805.The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(a)The fee for filing each application for licensure as a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as a land surveyor-in-training (LSIT) at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(b)The fees to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 8745 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.
(c)The renewal fee for a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400).
(d)The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional land surveyor application fee in effect on the date of application.
(e)The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.
(f)The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.
(g)All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
(a)The applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Successfully pass the first division of the examination.
(3)Satisfactorily complete three years or more of postsecondary engineering education, three years or more of engineering experience, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in engineering totaling three years.
(b)The board need not verify the applicants eligibility for certification as an engineer-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(c)The applicant for licensure as a professional engineer shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Furnish evidence of six years or more of qualifying experience in engineering work satisfactory to the board evidencing that the applicant is competent to practice the character of engineering in the branch for which he or she is applying for licensure.
(3)Be certified as an engineer-in-training in this state, be certified as an engineer-in-training or engineer intern in another state or territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom.
(4)Successfully pass the second division of the examination.
SEC. 2.Section 6755 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6755.(a)Examination duration and composition shall be designed to conform to the following general principle: The first division of the examination shall test the applicants knowledge of appropriate fundamental engineering subjects, including mathematics and the basic sciences; the second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of the branch of engineering in which the applicant is being examined.
(b)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6751.
(c)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination for persons eminently qualified for licensure in this state by virtue of their standing in the engineering community, their years of experience, and those other qualifications as the board deems appropriate.
SEC. 3.Section 6756 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6756.(a)An applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 6751, be issued a certificate as an engineer-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application and examination fees, shall not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional engineer as provided in Section 6762.
(b)An engineer-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering work, in his or her own right, or to use the titles specified in Sections 6732, 6736, and 6736.1.
(c)It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid engineer-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of engineer-in-training or any abbreviation of that title.
SEC. 4.Section 6762 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6762.Any applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivision (c) of Section 6751 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a professional engineer, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional engineer in the particular branch for which he or she is found qualified.
SEC. 5.Section 6763.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6763.5.If an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, for certification as an engineer-in-training, or for authorization to use the title structural engineer or soil engineer is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for admission to the examination for such licensure, certification, or authorization, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.
SEC. 6.Section 6796 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the certificate is renewed more than 60 days after its expiration, the certificate holder, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs.
The expiration date of a certificate renewed pursuant to this section shall be determined pursuant to Section 6795.
SEC. 7.Section 6796.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.3.(a)Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of authority to use the title structural engineer, soil engineer, or consulting engineer that are not renewed within five years after expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued. After five years after expiration, the holder of a certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate subject to the following:
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 8.Section 6796.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.5.Once an expired or delinquent certificate of registration or certificate of authority is renewed pursuant to Section 6796, all of the following shall apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the certificate holder as if the authority had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the certificate holder during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the authority holder.
(c)The renewal of a registration or certificate of authority shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 9.Section 6799 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6799.(a)The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)The fee for filing each application for licensure as a professional engineer and each application for authority level designation at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as an engineer-in-training at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2)The fee to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 6754 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.
(3)The renewal fee for each branch of professional engineering in which licensure is held, and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held, at no more than four hundred dollars ($400).
(4)The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional engineer application fee in effect on the date of application.
(5)The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.
(6)The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee charged shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.
(7)All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
(b)Applicants wishing to be examined in more than one branch of engineering shall be required to pay the additional fee for each examination after the first.
SEC. 10.Section 7835 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.All geologic plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist and stamped with his or her seal, both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 11.Section 7835.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.1.All geophysical plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, or licensed certified specialty geologist, and stamped with his or her seal, both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 12.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)Meet either of the following educational requirements fulfilled at a school or university whose curricula meet criteria established by rules of the board:
(1)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.
(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 geology. At least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, shall be in upper division or graduate courses.
(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. 13.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)Meet either of the following education requirements fulfilled at a school or university whose curricula meet criteria established by the rules of the board:
(1)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.
(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 geology. At least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, shall be in upper division or graduate courses.
SEC. 14.Section 7842 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7842.(a)An applicant for certification in a specialty in geology shall meet all of the requirements of Section 7841, shall be a geologist licensed under this chapter, and, in addition, his or her seven years of professional geological work shall include one of the following:
(1)A minimum of three years performed under the supervision of a geologist certified in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification or under the supervision of a licensed civil engineer if the applicant is seeking certification as an engineering geologist, except that prior to July 1, 1970, professional geological work shall qualify under this subdivision if it is performed under the supervision of a geologist qualified in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification or under the supervision of a licensed civil engineer if the applicant is seeking certification as an engineering geologist.
(2)A minimum of five years experience in responsible charge of professional geological work in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification.
(b)In addition to meeting the requirements of subdivision (a), an applicant for certification in a specialty of geology shall successfully pass a written examination in that specialty.
SEC. 15.Section 7843 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7843.(a)An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall, upon meeting all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.2, be issued a certificate as a geologist-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, shall not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional geologist as provided in Section 7841.
(b)A geologist-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice geology, in his or her own right, or to use the title specified in Section 7804.
(c)It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid geologist-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of geologist-in-training or any abbreviation of that title.
SEC. 16.Section 7850 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.Any applicant for licensure as a professional geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geologist, upon payment of the registration fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional geologist.
SEC. 17.Section 7850.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.1.Any applicant for licensure as a professional geophysicist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.1 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geophysicist, upon payment of the registration fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional geophysicist.
SEC. 18.Section 7850.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.5.An applicant for certification as a certified specialty geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7842 and who has otherwise qualified under this chapter in the specialty, upon payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate issued to him or her as a certified specialty geologist.
A certificate of certified specialty geologist shall be signed by the president and executive officer and issued under the seal of the board.
SEC. 19.Section 7852 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.(a)Each geologist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geologist.
(b)Each specialty geologist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geology in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 20.Section 7852.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.1.(a)Each geophysicist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geophysicist.
(b)Each specialty geophysicist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geophysics in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 21.Section 7884 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7884.Certificates of licensure as a geologist or as a geophysicist or certified specialty certificates which are not renewed within five years after expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of that certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate, however, if:
(a)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 22.Section 8731 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8731.A licensed civil engineer and a civil engineer exempt from licensure under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) are exempt from licensing under this chapter and may engage in the practice of land surveying with the same rights and privileges and the same duties and responsibilities as a licensed land surveyor, provided that for civil engineers who become licensed after January 1, 1982, they shall obtain a license as a land surveyor under the provisions of this chapter, before practicing land surveying as defined in this chapter.
SEC. 23.Section 8740 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8740.(a)An application for a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training or for a license as a land surveyor shall be made to the board on the form prescribed by it, with all statements therein made under oath, and shall be accompanied by the fee fixed by this chapter.
(b)The board may authorize an organization specified by the board pursuant to Section 8745 to receive directly from applicants payment of the examination fees charged by that organization as payment for examination materials and services.
SEC. 24.Section 8741 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8741.(a)An applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Successfully pass the first division of the examination.
(3)Satisfactorily complete two years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying, two years or more of experience in land surveying, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in land surveying.
(b)The board need not verify the applicants eligibility for certification as a land surveyor-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(c)The board may prescribe by regulation reasonable educational or experience requirements for an applicant to meet the requirements in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
(d)An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Furnish evidence that he or she meets the requirements of Section 8742.
(3)Successfully passed the second division of the examination.
(4)Be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state or territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom. An applicant licensed by the board as a civil engineer is exempt from the requirement of this paragraph.
(5)Be thoroughly familiar with (A) the procedure and rules governing the survey of public lands as set forth in Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009), published by the federal Bureau of Land Management, and (B) the principles of real property relating to boundaries and conveyancing.
SEC. 25.Section 8741.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8741.1.(a)The first division of the examination shall test the applicants fundamental knowledge of surveying, mathematics, and basic science.
(b)The second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of land surveying.
The second division of the examination shall include an examination that incorporates a national examination for land surveying by a nationally recognized entity approved by the board and a supplemental California specific examination. The California specific examination shall include, as a separate part, an examination to test the applicants knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and the boards rules and regulations regulating the practice of professional land surveying in this state.
(c)The board may by rule provide a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of Section 8742.
(d)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination and the assignment to a special examination for those applicants whose educational qualifications are equal to, and whose experience qualifications substantially exceed, those qualifications established under subdivision (c). The special examination may be either written or oral, or a combination of both.
SEC. 26.Section 8742 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8742.(a)The educational qualifications and experience in land surveying, which an applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall possess, shall not be less than one of the following prescribed criteria:
(1)Graduation from a four-year curriculum with an emphasis in land surveying approved by the board or accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Office of Education at a postsecondary educational institution and two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.
(2)Actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying for at least six years, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.
(3)Licensure as a civil engineer with two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying satisfactory to the board.
(b)With respect to an applicant for a license as a land surveyor, the board shall count one year of postsecondary education in land surveying as one year of experience in land surveying up to a maximum of four years, provided the applicant has graduated from the course in land surveying and the curriculum in land surveying is approved by the board or is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized for the purpose by the United States Office of Education. Each year of study in an approved or an accredited course in land surveying without graduation shall be counted the same as one-half year of experience.
Each applicant claiming equivalent credit for education may be required to produce a complete transcript of all college level courses completed.
Until January 1, 2000, the board may, at its discretion, confer credit as experience in land surveying, not in excess of two years, for successfully passing the first division of the examination prescribed in Section 8741.1.
SEC. 27.Section 8743 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8743.The names and addresses of at least four land surveyors or civil engineers, duly qualified to practice in the place in which such practice has been conducted, each of whom has sufficient knowledge of the applicant to enable him or her to certify to the applicants professional integrity, ability and fitness to receive a license, shall be submitted with the application for a license as a land surveyor.
SEC. 28.Section 8744 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8744.The applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall state in his or her application that, should he or she be licensed, he or she will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States, and that he or she will faithfully discharge the duties of a licensed land surveyor.
SEC. 29.Section 8747 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8747.Any applicant who has met the requirements for certification or licensure prescribed by the board under this chapter shall have a suitable license issued to him or her.
(a)An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (a) and (b) of Section 8741 shall be issued a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, shall not be charged for this certification. This certificate shall become invalid upon the person being issued a license as a land surveyor, as provided in subdivision (b). A land surveyor-in-training certificate shall not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice land surveying. A person shall not use the title of land surveyor-in-training, or any abbreviation of this title, unless he or she is the holder of a valid land surveyor-in-training certificate.
(b)An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 8741 shall be issued a license as a land surveyor. The license shall authorize him or her to practice as a land surveyor.
SEC. 30.Section 8748.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8748.5.If an applicant for license as a land surveyor or certification as a land surveyor-in-training is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for such license or certification, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.
SEC. 31.Section 8802 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8802.Except as otherwise provided in this article, licenses issued under this chapter may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 8801 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
SEC. 32.Section 8803 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.(a)A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated. After five years after expiration, the holder of a license may apply for and obtain a new license subject to the following:
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required if applying for the license for the first time.
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 33.Section 8803.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.1.Once an expired or delinquent license is renewed pursuant to Section 8802, all of the following apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the licensee as if the license had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the licensee during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the licensee.
(c)The renewal of a license shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 34.Section 8805 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8805.The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(a)The fee for filing each application for licensure as a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as a land surveyor-in-training (LSIT) at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(b)The fees to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 8745 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.
(c)The renewal fee for a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400).
(d)The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional land surveyor application fee in effect on the date of application.
(e)The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.
(f)The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.
(g)All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
(a)The applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Successfully pass the first division of the examination.
(3)Satisfactorily complete three years or more of postsecondary engineering education, three years or more of engineering experience, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in engineering totaling three years.
(b)The board need not verify the applicants eligibility for certification as an engineer-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(c)The applicant for licensure as a professional engineer shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Furnish evidence of six years or more of qualifying experience in engineering work satisfactory to the board evidencing that the applicant is competent to practice the character of engineering in the branch for which he or she is applying for licensure.
(3)Be certified as an engineer-in-training in this state, be certified as an engineer-in-training or engineer intern in another state or territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom.
(4)Successfully pass the second division of the examination.
SEC. 2.Section 6755 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6755.(a)Examination duration and composition shall be designed to conform to the following general principle: The first division of the examination shall test the applicants knowledge of appropriate fundamental engineering subjects, including mathematics and the basic sciences; the second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of the branch of engineering in which the applicant is being examined.
(b)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6751.
(c)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination for persons eminently qualified for licensure in this state by virtue of their standing in the engineering community, their years of experience, and those other qualifications as the board deems appropriate.
SEC. 3.Section 6756 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6756.(a)An applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 6751, be issued a certificate as an engineer-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application and examination fees, shall not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional engineer as provided in Section 6762.
(b)An engineer-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering work, in his or her own right, or to use the titles specified in Sections 6732, 6736, and 6736.1.
(c)It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid engineer-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of engineer-in-training or any abbreviation of that title.
SEC. 4.Section 6762 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6762.Any applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivision (c) of Section 6751 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a professional engineer, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional engineer in the particular branch for which he or she is found qualified.
SEC. 5.Section 6763.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6763.5.If an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, for certification as an engineer-in-training, or for authorization to use the title structural engineer or soil engineer is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for admission to the examination for such licensure, certification, or authorization, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.
SEC. 6.Section 6796 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the certificate is renewed more than 60 days after its expiration, the certificate holder, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs.
The expiration date of a certificate renewed pursuant to this section shall be determined pursuant to Section 6795.
SEC. 7.Section 6796.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.3.(a)Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of authority to use the title structural engineer, soil engineer, or consulting engineer that are not renewed within five years after expiration may shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued. After five years after expiration, the holder of a certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate subject to the following:
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 8.Section 6796.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.5.Once an expired or delinquent certificate of registration or certificate of authority is renewed pursuant to Section 6796, all of the following shall apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the certificate holder as if the authority had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the certificate holder during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the authority holder.
(c)The renewal of a registration or certificate of authority shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 9.Section 6799 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6799.(a)The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)The fee for filing each application for licensure as a professional engineer and each application for authority level designation at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as an engineer-in-training at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2)The fee to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 6754 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.
(3)The renewal fee for each branch of professional engineering in which licensure is held, and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held, at no more than four hundred dollars ($400).
(4)The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional engineer application fee in effect on the date of application.
(5)The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.
(6)The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee charged shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.
(7)All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
(b)Applicants wishing to be examined in more than one branch of engineering shall be required to pay the additional fee for each examination after the first.
SEC. 10.Section 7835 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.All geologic plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist and stamped with his or her seal, both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 11.Section 7835.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.1.All geophysical plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, or licensed certified specialty geologist, and stamped with his or her seal, both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 12.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)Meet either of the following educational requirements fulfilled at a school or university whose curricula meet criteria established by rules of the board:
(1)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.
(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 geology. At least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, shall be in upper division or graduate courses.
(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. 13.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)Meet either of the following education requirements fulfilled at a school or university whose curricula meet criteria established by the rules of the board:
(c)
(1)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.
(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 geology. At least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, shall be in upper division or graduate courses.
SEC. 13.SEC. 14.Section 7842 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7842.(a)An applicant for certification in a specialty in geology shall meet all of the requirements of Section 7841, shall be a geologist licensed under this chapter, and, in addition, his or her seven years of professional geological work shall include one of the following:
(1)A minimum of three years performed under the supervision of a geologist certified in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification or under the supervision of a licensed civil engineer if the applicant is seeking certification as an engineering geologist, except that prior to July 1, 1970, professional geological work shall qualify under this subdivision if it is performed under the supervision of a geologist qualified in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification or under the supervision of a licensed civil engineer if the applicant is seeking certification as an engineering geologist.
(2)A minimum of five years experience in responsible charge of professional geological work in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification.
(b)In addition to meeting the requirements of subdivision (a), an applicant for certification in a specialty of geology shall successfully pass a written examination in that specialty.
SEC. 14.SEC. 15.Section 7843 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7843.(a)An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall, upon meeting all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.2, be issued a certificate as a geologist-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, may shall not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional geologist as provided in Section 7841.
(b)A geologist-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice geology, in his or her own right, or to use the title specified in Section 7804.
(c)It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid geologist-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of geologist-in-training or any abbreviation of that title.
SEC. 15.SEC. 16.Section 7850 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.Any applicant for licensure as a professional geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geologist, upon payment of the registration fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional geologist.
SEC. 16.SEC. 17.Section 7850.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.1.Any applicant for licensure as a professional geophysicist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.1 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geophysicist, upon payment of the registration fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional geophysicist.
SEC. 17.SEC. 18.Section 7850.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.5.An applicant for certification as a certified specialty geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7842 and who has otherwise qualified under this chapter in the specialty, upon payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate issued to him or her as a certified specialty geologist.
A certificate of certified specialty geologist shall be signed by the president and executive officer and issued under the seal of the board.
SEC. 18.SEC. 19.Section 7852 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.(a)Each geologist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geologist.
(b)Each specialty geologist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geology in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 19.SEC. 20.Section 7852.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.1.(a)Each geophysicist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geophysicist.
(b)Each specialty geophysicist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geophysics in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 20.SEC. 21.Section 7884 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7884.Certificates of licensure as a geologist or as a geophysicist or certified specialty certificates which are not renewed within five years after expiration may shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of that certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate, however, if:
(a)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 21.SEC. 22.Section 8731 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8731.A licensed civil engineer and a civil engineer exempt from licensure under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) are exempt from licensing under this chapter and may engage in the practice of land surveying with the same rights and privileges and the same duties and responsibilities as a licensed land surveyor, provided that for civil engineers who become licensed after January 1, 1982, they shall obtain a license as a land surveyor under the provisions of this chapter, before practicing land surveying as defined in this chapter.
SEC. 22.SEC. 23.Section 8740 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8740.(a)An application for a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training or for a license as a land surveyor shall be made to the board on the form prescribed by it, with all statements therein made under oath, and shall be accompanied by the fee fixed by this chapter.
(b)The board may authorize an organization specified by the board pursuant to Section 8745 to receive directly from applicants payment of the examination fees charged by that organization as payment for examination materials and services.
SEC. 23.SEC. 24.Section 8741 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8741.(a)An applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Successfully pass the first division of the examination.
(3)Satisfactorily complete two years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying, two years or more of experience in land surveying, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in land surveying.
(b)The board need not verify the applicants eligibility for certification as a land surveyor-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(c)The board may prescribe by regulation reasonable educational or experience requirements for an applicant to meet the requirements in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
(d)An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Furnish evidence that he or she meets the requirements of Section 8742.
(3)Successfully passed the second division of the examination examination.
(4)Be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state of or territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom. An applicant licensed by the board as a civil engineer is exempt from the requirement of this paragraph.
(5)Be thoroughly familiar with (A) the procedure and rules governing the survey of public lands as set forth in Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009), published by the federal Bureau of Land Management, and (B) the principles of real property relating to boundaries and conveyancing.
SEC. 24.SEC. 25.Section 8741.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8741.1.(a)The first division of the examination shall test the applicants fundamental knowledge of surveying, mathematics, and basic science.
(b)The second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of land surveying.
The second division of the examination shall include an examination that incorporates a national examination for land surveying by a nationally recognized entity approved by the board and a supplemental California specific examination. The California specific examination shall include, as a separate part, an examination to test the applicants knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and the boards rules and regulations regulating the practice of professional land surveying in this state.
(c)The board may by rule provide a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of Section 8742.
(d)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination and the assignment to a special examination for those applicants whose educational qualifications are equal to, and whose experience qualifications substantially exceed, those qualifications established under subdivision (c). The special examination may be either written or oral, or a combination of both.
SEC. 25.SEC. 26.Section 8742 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8742.(a)The educational qualifications and experience in land surveying, which an applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall possess, shall not be less than one of the following prescribed criteria:
(1)Graduation from a four-year curriculum with an emphasis in land surveying approved by the board or accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Office of Education at a postsecondary educational institution and two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.
(2)Actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying for at least six years, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.
(3)Licensure as a civil engineer with two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying satisfactory to the board.
(b)With respect to an applicant for a license as a land surveyor, the board shall count one year of postsecondary education in land surveying as one year of experience in land surveying up to a maximum of four years, provided the applicant has graduated from the course in land surveying and the curriculum in land surveying is approved by the board or is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized for the purpose by the United States Office of Education. Each year of study in an approved or an accredited course in land surveying without graduation shall be counted the same as one-half year of experience.
Each applicant claiming equivalent credit for education may be required to produce a complete transcript of all college level courses completed.
Until January 1, 2000, the board may, at its discretion, confer credit as experience in land surveying, not in excess of two years, for successfully passing the first division of the examination prescribed in Section 8741.1.
SEC. 26.SEC. 27.Section 8743 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8743.The names and addresses of at least four land surveyors or civil engineers, duly qualified to practice in the place in which such practice has been conducted, each of whom has sufficient knowledge of the applicant to enable him or her to certify to the applicants professional integrity, ability and fitness to receive a license, shall be submitted with the application for a license as a land surveyor.
SEC. 27.SEC. 28.Section 8744 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8744.The applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall state in his or her application that, should he or she be licensed, he or she will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States, and that he or she will faithfully discharge the duties of a licensed land surveyor.
SEC. 28.SEC. 29.Section 8747 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8747.Any applicant who has met the requirements for certification or licensure prescribed by the board under this chapter shall have a suitable license issued to him or her.
(a)An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (a) and (b) of Section 8741 shall be issued a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, shall not be charged for this certification. This certificate shall become invalid upon the person being issued a license as a land surveyor, as provided in subdivision (b). A land surveyor-in-training certificate shall not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice land surveying. A person shall not use the title of land surveyor-in-training, or any abbreviation of this title, unless he or she is the holder of a valid land surveyor-in-training certificate.
(b)An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 8741 shall be issued a license as a land surveyor. The license shall authorize him or her to practice as a land surveyor.
SEC. 29.SEC. 30.Section 8748.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8748.5.If an applicant for license as a land surveyor or certification as a land surveyor-in-training is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for such license or certification, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.
SEC. 30.SEC. 31.Section 8802 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8802.Except as otherwise provided in this article, licenses issued under this chapter may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 8801 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
SEC. 31.SEC. 32.Section 8803 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.(a)A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration may shall not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated. After five years after expiration, the holder of a license may apply for and obtain a new license subject to the following:
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required if applying for the license for the first time.
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 32.SEC. 33.Section 8803.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.1.Once an expired or delinquent license is renewed pursuant to Section 8802, all of the following apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the licensee as if the license had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the licensee during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the licensee.
(c)The renewal of a license shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 33.SEC. 34.Section 8805 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8805.The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(a)The fee for filing each application for licensure as a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as a land surveyor-in-training (LSIT) at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(b)The fees to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 8745 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.
(c)The renewal fee for a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400).
(d)The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional land surveyor application fee in effect on the date of application.
(e)The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.
(f)The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.
(g)All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
Amended DatePage 1.(a)The applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Successfully pass the first division of the examination.
(3)Satisfactorily complete three years or more of postsecondary engineering education, three years or more of engineering experience, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in engineering totaling three years.
(b)The board need not verify the applicants eligibility for certification as an engineer-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(c)The applicant for licensure as a professional engineer shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Furnish evidence of six years or more of qualifying experience in engineering work satisfactory to the board evidencing that the applicant is competent to practice the character of engineering in the branch for which he or she is applying for licensure.
(3)Be certified as an engineer-in-training in this state, be certified as an engineer-in-training or engineer intern in another state or territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom.
(4)Successfully pass the second division of the examination.
SEC. 2.Section 6755 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6755.(a)Examination duration and composition shall be designed to conform to the following general principle: The first division of the examination shall test the applicants knowledge of appropriate fundamental engineering subjects, including mathematics and the basic sciences; the second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of the branch of engineering in which the applicant is being examined.
(b)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6751.
(c)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination for persons eminently qualified for licensure in this state by virtue of their standing in the engineering community, their years of experience, and those other qualifications as the board deems appropriate.
SEC. 3.Section 6756 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6756.(a)An applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 6751, be issued a certificate as an engineer-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application and examination fees, shall not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional engineer as provided in Section 6762.
(b)An engineer-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering work, in his or her own right, or to use the titles specified in Sections 6732, 6736, and 6736.1.
(c)It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid engineer-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of engineer-in-training or any abbreviation of that title.
SEC. 4.Section 6762 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6762.Any applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivision (c) of Section 6751 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a professional engineer, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional engineer in the particular branch for which he or she is found qualified.
SEC. 5.Section 6763.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6763.5.If an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, for certification as an engineer-in-training, or for authorization to use the title structural engineer or soil engineer is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for admission to the examination for such licensure, certification, or authorization, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.
SEC. 6.Section 6796 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the certificate is renewed more than 60 days after its expiration, the certificate holder, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs.
The expiration date of a certificate renewed pursuant to this section shall be determined pursuant to Section 6795.
SEC. 7.Section 6796.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.3.(a)Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of authority to use the title structural engineer, soil engineer, or consulting engineer that are not renewed within five years after expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued. After five years after expiration, the holder of a certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate subject to the following:
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 8.Section 6796.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.5.Once an expired or delinquent certificate of registration or certificate of authority is renewed pursuant to Section 6796, all of the following shall apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the certificate holder as if the authority had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the certificate holder during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the authority holder.
(c)The renewal of a registration or certificate of authority shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 9.Section 6799 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6799.(a)The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)The fee for filing each application for licensure as a professional engineer and each application for authority level designation at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as an engineer-in-training at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2)The fee to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 6754 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.
(3)The renewal fee for each branch of professional engineering in which licensure is held, and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held, at no more than four hundred dollars ($400).
(4)The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional engineer application fee in effect on the date of application.
(5)The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.
(6)The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee charged shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.
(7)All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
(b)Applicants wishing to be examined in more than one branch of engineering shall be required to pay the additional fee for each examination after the first.
SEC. 10.Section 7835 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.All geologic plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist and stamped with his or her seal, both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 11.Section 7835.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.1.All geophysical plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, or licensed certified specialty geologist, and stamped with his or her seal, both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 12.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)
(b)Meet either of the following educational requirements fulfilled at a school or university whose curricula meet criteria established by rules of the board:
(1)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.
(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 geology. At least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, shall be in upper division or graduate courses.
(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. 12.SEC. 13.Section 7842 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7842.(a)An applicant for certification in a specialty in geology shall meet all of the requirements of Section 7841, shall be a geologist licensed under this chapter, and, in addition, his or her seven years of professional geological work shall include one of the following:
(1)A minimum of three years performed under the supervision of a geologist certified in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification or under the supervision of a licensed civil engineer if the applicant is seeking certification as an engineering geologist, except that prior to July 1, 1970, professional geological work shall qualify under this subdivision if it is performed under the supervision of a geologist qualified in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification or under the supervision of a licensed civil engineer if the applicant is seeking certification as an engineering geologist.
(2)A minimum of five years experience in responsible charge of professional geological work in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification.
(b)In addition to meeting the requirements of subdivision (a), an applicant for certification in a specialty of geology shall successfully pass a written examination in that specialty.
SEC. 13.SEC. 14.Section 7843 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7843.(a)An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall, upon meeting all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.2, be issued a certificate as a geologist-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, may not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional geologist as provided in Section 7841.
(b)A geologist-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice geology, in his or her own right, or to use the title specified in Section 7804.
(c)It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid geologist-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of geologist-in-training or any abbreviation of that title.
SEC. 14.SEC. 15.Section 7850 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.Any applicant for licensure as a professional geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geologist, upon payment of the registration fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional geologist.
SEC. 15.SEC. 16.Section 7850.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.1.Any applicant for licensure as a professional geophysicist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.1 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geophysicist, upon payment of the registration fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional geophysicist.
SEC. 16.SEC. 17.Section 7850.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.5.An applicant for certification as a certified specialty geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7842 and who has otherwise qualified under this chapter in the specialty, upon payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, shall have a certificate issued to him or her as a certified specialty geologist.
A certificate of certified specialty geologist shall be signed by the president and executive officer and issued under the seal of the board.
SEC. 17.SEC. 18.Section 7852 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.(a)Each geologist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geologist.
(b)Each specialty geologist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geology in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 18.SEC. 19.Section 7852.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.1.(a)Each geophysicist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geophysicist.
(b)Each specialty geophysicist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geophysics in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 19.SEC. 20.Section 7884 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7884.Certificates of licensure as a geologist or as a geophysicist or certified specialty certificates which are not renewed within five years after expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of that certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate, however, if:
(a)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 20.SEC. 21.Section 8731 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8731.A licensed civil engineer and a civil engineer exempt from licensure under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) are exempt from licensing under this chapter and may engage in the practice of land surveying with the same rights and privileges and the same duties and responsibilities as a licensed land surveyor, provided that for civil engineers who become licensed after January 1, 1982, they shall obtain a license as a land surveyor under the provisions of this chapter, before practicing land surveying as defined in this chapter.
SEC. 21.SEC. 22.Section 8740 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8740.(a)An application for a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training or for a license as a land surveyor shall be made to the board on the form prescribed by it, with all statements therein made under oath, and shall be accompanied by the fee fixed by this chapter.
(b)The board may authorize an organization specified by the board pursuant to Section 8745 to receive directly from applicants payment of the examination fees charged by that organization as payment for examination materials and services.
SEC. 22.SEC. 23.Section 8741 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8741.(a)An applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Successfully pass the first division of the examination.
(3)Satisfactorily complete two years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying, two years or more of experience in land surveying, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in land surveying.
(b)The board need not verify the applicants eligibility for certification as a land surveyor-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(c)The board may prescribe by regulation reasonable educational or experience requirements for an applicant to meet the requirements in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
(d)An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Furnish evidence that he or she meets the requirements of Section 8742.
(3)Successfully passed the second division of the examination
(4)Be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state of territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom. An applicant licensed by the board as a civil engineer is exempt from the requirement of this paragraph.
(5)Be thoroughly familiar with (A) the procedure and rules governing the survey of public lands as set forth in Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009), published by the federal Bureau of Land Management, and (B) the principles of real property relating to boundaries and conveyancing.
SEC. 23.SEC. 24.Section 8741.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8741.1.(a)The first division of the examination shall test the applicants fundamental knowledge of surveying, mathematics, and basic science.
(b)The second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of land surveying.
The second division of the examination shall include an examination that incorporates a national examination for land surveying by a nationally recognized entity approved by the board and a supplemental California specific examination. The California specific examination shall include, as a separate part, an examination to test the applicants knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and the boards rules and regulations regulating the practice of professional land surveying in this state.
(c)The board may by rule provide a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of Section 8742.
(d)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination and the assignment to a special examination for those applicants whose educational qualifications are equal to, and whose experience qualifications substantially exceed, those qualifications established under subdivision (c). The special examination may be either written or oral, or a combination of both.
SEC. 24.SEC. 25.Section 8742 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8742.(a)The educational qualifications and experience in land surveying, which an applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall possess, shall not be less than one of the following prescribed criteria:
(1)Graduation from a four-year curriculum with an emphasis in land surveying approved by the board or accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Office of Education at a postsecondary educational institution and two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.
(2)Actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying for at least six years, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.
(3)Licensure as a civil engineer with two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying satisfactory to the board.
(b)With respect to an applicant for a license as a land surveyor, the board shall count one year of postsecondary education in land surveying as one year of experience in land surveying up to a maximum of four years, provided the applicant has graduated from the course in land surveying and the curriculum in land surveying is approved by the board or is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized for the purpose by the United States Office of Education. Each year of study in an approved or an accredited course in land surveying without graduation shall be counted the same as one-half year of experience.
Each applicant claiming equivalent credit for education may be required to produce a complete transcript of all college level courses completed.
Until January 1, 2000, the board may, at its discretion, confer credit as experience in land surveying, not in excess of two years, for successfully passing the first division of the examination prescribed in Section 8741.1.
SEC. 25.SEC. 26.Section 8743 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8743.The names and addresses of at least four land surveyors or civil engineers, duly qualified to practice in the place in which such practice has been conducted, each of whom has sufficient knowledge of the applicant to enable him or her to certify to the applicants professional integrity, ability and fitness to receive a license, shall be submitted with the application for a license as a land surveyor.
SEC. 26.SEC. 27.Section 8744 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8744.The applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall state in his or her application that, should he or she be licensed, he or she will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States, and that he or she will faithfully discharge the duties of a licensed land surveyor.
SEC. 27.SEC. 28.Section 8747 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8747.Any applicant who has met the requirements for certification or licensure prescribed by the board under this chapter shall have a suitable license issued to him or her.
(a)An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (a) and (b) of Section 8741 shall be issued a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, shall not be charged for this certification. This certificate shall become invalid upon the person being issued a license as a land surveyor, as provided in subdivision (b). A land surveyor-in-training certificate shall not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice land surveying. A person shall not use the title of land surveyor-in-training, or any abbreviation of this title, unless he or she is the holder of a valid land surveyor-in-training certificate.
(b)An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 8741 shall be issued a license as a land surveyor. The license shall authorize him or her to practice as a land surveyor.
SEC. 28.SEC. 29.Section 8748.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8748.5.If an applicant for license as a land surveyor or certification as a land surveyor-in-training is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for such license or certification, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.
SEC. 29.SEC. 30.Section 8802 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8802.Except as otherwise provided in this article, licenses issued under this chapter may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 8801 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
SEC. 30.SEC. 31.Section 8803 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.(a)A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated. After five years after expiration, the holder of a license may apply for and obtain a new license subject to the following:
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required if applying for the license for the first time.
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 31.SEC. 32.Section 8803.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.1.Once an expired or delinquent license is renewed pursuant to Section 8802, all of the following apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the licensee as if the license had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the licensee during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the licensee.
(c)The renewal of a license shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 32.SEC. 33.Section 8805 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8805.The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(a)The fee for filing each application for licensure as a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as a land surveyor-in-training (LSIT) at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(b)The fees to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 8745 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.
(c)The renewal fee for a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400).
(d)The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional land surveyor application fee in effect on the date of application.
(e)The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.
(f)The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.
(g)All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
(a)The applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of registration licensure under Section 480.
(2)Successfully pass the first division of the examination. The applicant shall be eligible to sit for the first division of the examination after satisfactory completion of three examination.
(3)Satisfactorily complete three years or more of postsecondary engineering education, three years or more of engineering experience, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in engineering totaling three years.
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(b)The board need not verify the applicants eligibility for certification as an engineer-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
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(c)The applicant for registration licensure as a professional engineer shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of registration licensure under Section 480.
(2)Furnish evidence of six years or more of qualifying experience in engineering work satisfactory to the board evidencing that the applicant is competent to practice the character of engineering in the branch for which he or she is applying for registration, and successfully pass the second division of the examination. licensure.
(3)The applicant for the second division of the examination shall successfully pass the first division examination or shall be exempt therefrom.
(3)Be certified as an engineer-in-training in this state, be certified as an engineer-in-training or engineer intern in another state or territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom.
(4)Successfully pass the second division of the examination.
SEC. 2.Section 6755 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6755.(a)Examination duration and composition shall be designed to conform to the following general principle: The first division of the examination shall test the applicants knowledge of appropriate fundamental engineering subjects, including mathematics and the basic sciences; the second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of the branch of engineering in which the applicant is being examined.
(b)The applicant for the second division of the examination shall have successfully passed the first division examination or shall be exempt therefrom.
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(b)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6751.
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(c)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination for persons eminently qualified for registration licensure in this state by virtue of their standing in the engineering community, their years of experience, and those other qualifications as the board deems appropriate.
SEC. 3.Section 6756 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6756.(a)An applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall, upon making a passing grade in that division of the examination meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 6755, relating to fundamental engineering subjects, 6751, be issued a certificate as an engineer-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application and examination fees, may shall not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional engineer as provided in Section 6762.
(b)An engineer-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering work, in his or her own right, or to use the titles specified in Sections 6732, 6736, and 6736.1.
(c)It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid engineer-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of engineer-in-training or any abbreviation of that title.
SEC. 4.Section 6762 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6762.Any applicant who has passed the second division examination for licensure as a professional engineer, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivision (c) of Section 6751 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a professional engineer, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional engineer in the particular branch for which he or she is found qualified.
SEC. 5.Section 6763.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6763.5.If an applicant for registration licensure as a professional engineer or engineer, for certification as an engineer-in-training, or for authorization to use the title structural engineer or soil engineer, engineer is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for admission to the examination for such registration, licensure, certification, or authorization, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.
SECTION 1.SEC. 6.Section 6796 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the certificate is renewed more than 60 days after its expiration, the certificate holder, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs.
The expiration date of a certificate renewed pursuant to this section shall be determined pursuant to Section 6795.
SEC. 2.SEC. 7.Section 6796.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.3.(a)Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of authority to use the title structural engineer, soil engineer, or consulting engineer that are not renewed within five years after expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued. After five years after expiration, the holder of a certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate subject to the following:
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 3.SEC. 8.Section 6796.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.5.Once an expired or delinquent certificate of registration or certificate of authority is renewed pursuant to Section 6796, all of the following shall apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the registrant or certificate holder as if the registration or authority had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the registrant or certificate holder during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the registrant or authority holder.
(c)The renewal of a registration or certificate of authority shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 9.Section 6799 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6799.(a)The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)The fee for filing each application for licensure as a professional engineer and each application for authority level designation at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as an engineer-in-training at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2)The fee to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 6754 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.
(3)The renewal fee for each branch of professional engineering in which licensure is held, and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held, at no more than the professional engineer application fee currently in effect. four hundred dollars ($400).
(4)The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional engineer application fee in effect on the date of application.
(5)The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.
(6)The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee charged shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.
(7)All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
(b)Applicants wishing to be examined in more than one branch of engineering shall be required to pay the additional fee for each examination after the first.
SEC. 4.SEC. 10.Section 7835 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.All geologic plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist and stamped with his or her seal, both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 5.SEC. 11.Section 7835.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.1.All geophysical plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, or licensed certified specialty geologist, and stamped with his or her seal, both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 12.Section 7842 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7842.(a)An applicant for certification in a specialty in geology shall meet all of the requirements of Section 7841 7841, shall be a geologist licensed under this chapter, and, in addition, his or her seven years of professional geological work shall include one of the following:
(a)
(1)A minimum of three years performed under the supervision of a geologist certified in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification or under the supervision of a licensed civil engineer if the applicant is seeking certification as an engineering geologist, except that prior to July 1, 1970, professional geological work shall qualify under this subdivision if it is performed under the supervision of a geologist qualified in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification or under the supervision of a licensed civil engineer if the applicant is seeking certification as an engineering geologist.
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(2)A minimum of five years experience in responsible charge of professional geological work in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification.
(b)In addition to meeting the requirements of subdivision (a), an applicant for certification in a specialty of geology shall successfully pass a written examination in that specialty.
SEC. 13.Section 7843 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7843.(a)An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall, upon making a passing grade in the National Association of State Boards of Geologys Fundamentals of Geology examination meeting all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.2, be issued a certificate as a geologist-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, may not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional geologist as provided in Section 7841.
(b)A geologist-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice geology, in his or her own right, or to use the title specified in Section 7804.
(c)It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid geologist-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of geologist-in-training or any abbreviation of that title.
SEC. 14.Section 7850 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.Any applicant who has passed the examination for licensure as a professional geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geologist, upon payment of the registration fee fixed by this chapter chapter, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional geologist.
SEC. 15.Section 7850.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.1.Any applicant who has passed the examination for licensure as a professional geophysicist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.1 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geophysicist, upon payment of the registration fee fixed by this chapter chapter, shall have a certificate of registration issued to him or her as a professional geophysicist.
SEC. 16.Section 7850.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7850.5.An applicant who has passed the examination for a certified specialty geologist for certification as a certified specialty geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7842 and who has otherwise qualified under this chapter in the specialty, upon payment of the fee fixed by this chapter chapter, shall have a certificate issued to him or her as a certified specialty geologist.
A certificate of certified specialty geologist shall be signed by the president and executive officer and issued under the seal of the board.
SEC. 6.SEC. 17.Section 7852 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.(a)Each geologist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geologist.
(b)Each specialty geologist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geology in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 7.SEC. 18.Section 7852.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.1.(a)Each geophysicist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geophysicist.
(b)Each specialty geophysicist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geophysics in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 8.SEC. 19.Section 7884 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7884.Certificates of licensure as a geologist or as a geophysicist or certified specialty certificates which are not renewed within five years after expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of that certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate, however, if:
(a)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 20.Section 8731 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8731.A registered licensed civil engineer and a civil engineer exempt from registration licensure under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 are exempt from licensing under this chapter and may engage in the practice of land surveying with the same rights and privileges, privileges and the same duties and responsibilities of as a licensed land surveyor, provided that for civil engineers who become registered licensed after January 1, 1982, they shall pass the second division examination provided for in Section 8741 and obtain a land surveyors license, license as a land surveyor under the provisions of this chapter, before practicing land surveying as defined in this chapter.
SEC. 21.Section 8740 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8740.(a)An application for each division of the examination a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training or for a license as a land surveyor shall be made to the board on the form prescribed by it, with all statements therein made under oath, and shall be accompanied by the fee fixed by this chapter.
(b)The board may authorize an organization specified by the board pursuant to Section 8745 to receive directly from applicants payment of the examination fees charged by that organization as payment for examination materials and services.
SEC. 22.Section 8741 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8741.(a)The first division of the examination shall test the applicants fundamental knowledge of surveying, mathematics, and basic science. The board may prescribe by regulation reasonable educational or experience requirements including two years of postsecondary education in land surveying, two years of experience in land surveying, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in land surveying totaling two years for admission to the first division of the examination. Applicants registered by the board as a California civil engineer are exempt from this division of the examination.
The second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of land surveying.
(b)The applicant for the second division examination shall have successfully passed the first division examination, or shall be exempt therefrom. The applicant shall be
8741.(a)An applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Successfully pass the first division of the examination.
(3)Satisfactorily complete two years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying, two years or more of experience in land surveying, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in land surveying.
(b)The board need not verify the applicants eligibility for certification as a land surveyor-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(c)The board may prescribe by regulation reasonable educational or experience requirements for an applicant to meet the requirements in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
(d)An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall comply with all of the following:
(1)Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)Furnish evidence that he or she meets the requirements of Section 8742.
(3)Successfully passed the second division of the examination
(4)Be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state of territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom. An applicant licensed by the board as a civil engineer is exempt from the requirement of this paragraph.
(5)Be thoroughly familiar with (1) (A) the procedure and rules governing the survey of public lands as set forth in Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009), published by the federal Bureau of Land Management and (2) Management, and (B) the principles of real property relating to boundaries and conveyancing.
(c)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of Section 8742.
(d)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination and the assignment to a special examination for those applicants whose educational qualifications are equal to, and whose experience qualifications substantially exceed, those qualifications established under subdivision (c). The special examination may be either written or oral, or a combination of both.
SEC. 23.Section 8741.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8741.1.The (a)The first division of the examination shall test the applicants fundamental knowledge of surveying, mathematics, and basic science.
(b)The second division of the examination shall test the applicants ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of land surveying.
The second division of the examination for licensure as a land surveyor shall include an examination that incorporates a national examination for land surveying by a nationally recognized entity approved by the board, board and a supplemental California specific examination. The California specific examination shall include, as a separate part, an examination to test the applicants knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and the boards rules and regulations regulating the practice of professional land surveying in this state.
The board shall use the national examination on or before June 1, 2003. In the meantime, the board may continue to provide the current state-only second division examination and administer the test on the provisions of this chapter and board rules as a separate part of the second division examination for licensure as a land surveyor.
(c)The board may by rule provide a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of Section 8742.
(d)The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination and the assignment to a special examination for those applicants whose educational qualifications are equal to, and whose experience qualifications substantially exceed, those qualifications established under subdivision (c). The special examination may be either written or oral, or a combination of both.
SEC. 24.Section 8742 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8742.(a)The educational qualifications and experience in land surveying, which an applicant for the second division examination a license as a land surveyor shall possess, shall not be less than one of the following prescribed criteria:
(1)Graduation from a four-year curriculum with an emphasis in land surveying approved by the board or accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Office of Education at a postsecondary educational institution and two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.
(2)Actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying for at least six years, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.
(3)Registration Licensure as a civil engineer with two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying satisfactory to the board.
(b)With respect to an applicant for a license as a land surveyor, the board shall count one year of postsecondary education in land surveying as one year of experience in land surveying up to a maximum of four years, provided the applicant has graduated from the course in land surveying and the curriculum in land surveying is approved by the board or is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized for the purpose by the United States Office of Education. Each year of study in an approved or an accredited course in land surveying without graduation shall be counted the same as one-half year of experience.
Each applicant claiming equivalent credit for education may be required to produce a complete transcript of all college level courses completed.
Until January 1, 2000, the board may, at its discretion, confer credit as experience in land surveying, not in excess of two years, for successfully passing the first division of the examination prescribed in Section 8741. 8741.1.
SEC. 25.Section 8743 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8743.The names and addresses of at least four land surveyors or civil engineers, duly qualified to practice in the place in which such practice has been conducted, each of whom has sufficient knowledge of the applicant to enable him or her to certify to the applicants professional integrity, ability and fitness to receive a license, shall be submitted with the application for the second division of the examination. a license as a land surveyor.
SEC. 26.Section 8744 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8744.The applicant for the second division of the examination a license as a land surveyor shall state in his or her application that, should he or she be licensed, he or she will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States, and that he or she will faithfully discharge the duties of a licensed land surveyor.
SEC. 27.Section 8747 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8747.Any applicant who has passed the examinations met the requirements for certification or licensure prescribed by the board under this chapter shall have a suitable license issued to him or her.
(a)An applicant who has passed the first division of the examination met the requirements of subdivision (a) and (b) of Section 8741 shall be issued a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training. No A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, shall not be charged for this certification. This certificate shall become invalid upon the person passing the second division of the examination and being issued a license as a land surveyor, as provided in subdivision (b). A land surveyor-in-training certificate shall not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice land surveying. No A person shall not use the title of land surveyor-in-training, or any abbreviation of this title, unless he or she is the holder of a valid land surveyor-in-training certificate.
(b)An applicant who has passed the second division of the examination met the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 8741 shall be issued a license as a land surveyor. The license shall authorize him or her to practice as a land surveyor.
SEC. 28.Section 8748.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8748.5.If an applicant for license as a land surveyor or certification as a land surveyor-in-training is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for admission to the examination for such license or certification, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.
SEC. 9.SEC. 29.Section 8802 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8802.Except as otherwise provided in this article, licenses issued under this chapter may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 8801 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
SEC. 10.SEC. 30.Section 8803 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.(a)A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated. After five years after expiration, the holder of a license may apply for and obtain a new license subject to the following:
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required if applying for the license for the first time.
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 11.SEC. 31.Section 8803.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.1.Once an expired or delinquent license is renewed pursuant to Section 8802, all of the following apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the licensee as if the license had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the licensee during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the licensee.
(c)The renewal of a license shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 32.Section 8805 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8805.The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(a)The fee for filing each application for licensure as a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as a land surveyor-in-training (LSIT) at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(b)The fees to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 8745 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.
(c)The renewal fee for a land surveyor at not more than the application fee. four hundred dollars ($400).
(d)The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional land surveyor application fee in effect on the date of application.
(e)The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.
(f)The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.
(g)All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a professional engineer, engineer and certificates of authority may be renewed at any time within three five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the certificate is renewed more than 60 days after its expiration, the certificate holder, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs.
The expiration date of a certificate renewed pursuant to this section shall be determined pursuant to Section 6795.
SEC. 2.Section 6796.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.3.(a)Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of authority to use the title structural engineer, soil engineer, or consulting engineer that are not renewed within three five years after expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued unless all of the following apply: reissued. After five years after expiration, the holder of a certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate subject to the following:
(a)The registrant or certificate holder has
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of registration or of a certificate licensure under Section 480.
(b)The registrant or certificate holder
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination examination, if any, that would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that, with due regard for the public interest, he or she is qualified to practice the branch of engineering in which he or she seeks renewal or reinstatement. time.
(c)The registrant or certificate holder pays all of the fees that would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time. If the registrant or certificate holder has been practicing in this state with an expired or delinquent license and receives a waiver from taking the examination as specified in subdivision (b) then he or she shall pay all accrued and unpaid renewal fees.
The
(b)The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.
SEC. 3.Section 6796.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6796.5.Once an expired or delinquent certificate of registration or certificate of authority is renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued renewed pursuant to Section 6796 or 6796.3, 6796, all the following shall apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the registrant or certificate holder as if the registration or authority had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the registrant or certificate holder during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the registrant or authority holder.
(c)The renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance renewal of a registration or certificate of authority shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration on or delinquency affect liability issues.
SEC. 4.Section 7835 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.All geologic plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geologist or registered licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geologist or registered licensed certified specialty geologist or and stamped with his or her seal, either both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 5.Section 7835.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7835.1.All geophysical plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geophysicist, registered licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, registered licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her direction. In addition, they shall be signed by the professional geophysicist, registered licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, or registered licensed certified specialty geologist, or and stamped with his or her seal, either both of which shall indicate his or her responsibility for them.
SEC. 6.Section 7852 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.(a)Each geologist registered licensed under this chapter may, upon registration, shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the registrants licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geologist.
(b)Each specialty geologist certified under this chapter may, shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the registrants licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geology in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 7.Section 7852.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7852.1.(a)Each geophysicist registered licensed under this chapter may, upon registration, shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the registrants licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend professional geophysicist.
(b)Each specialty geophysicist certified under this chapter may, shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the registrants licensees name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geophysics in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
SEC. 8.Section 7884 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7884.Certificates of registration licensure as a geologist or as a geophysicist or certified specialty certificates which are not renewed within five years after expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of such that certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate, however, if:
(a)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b)He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.
The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to the provisions of this section.
SEC. 9.Section 8802 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8802.Except as otherwise provided in this article, licenses issued under this chapter may be renewed at any time within three five years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 8801 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
SEC. 10.Section 8803 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.(a)A license which that is not renewed within three five years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, unless all of the following apply: reinstated. After five years after expiration, the holder of a license may apply for and obtain a new license subject to the following:
(a)The licensee
(1)He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b)The licensee pays all of the fees which would be required if applying for the license for the first time. If the registrant or certificate holder has been practicing in this state with an expired or delinquent license and receives a waiver from taking the examination as specified in subdivision (c) then he or she shall pay all accrued and unpaid renewal fees.
(c)The licensee
(2)He or she takes and passes the examination which examination, if any, that would be required if applying for the license for the first time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that, with due regard for the public interest, the licensee is qualified to engage in the practice of land surveying. time.
The
(b)The board may, by appropriate regulation, authorize provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination under pursuant to this section.
SEC. 11.Section 8803.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:8803.1.Once an expired or delinquent license is renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued renewed pursuant to Section 8803, 8802, all of the following apply:
(a)The board shall continue to have full jurisdiction and authority over the licensee as if the license had not expired or become delinquent.
(b)The work performed by the licensee during a period of expiration or delinquency shall be deemed lawful and validly performed as to persons or entities other than the licensee.
(c)The renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance renewal of a license shall not affect liability issues regarding work performed during a period of expiration or delinquency, nor does the fact of performance during a period of expiration or delinquency affect liability issues.
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| May 17, 2016 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. |
| Aug 29, 2016 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 236, Statutes of 2016. |
| Aug 29, 2016 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Aug 16, 2016 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m. |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4881.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Aug 10, 2016 | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5720.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Aug 4, 2016 | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| Jun 30, 2016 | Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. |
| Jun 29, 2016 | From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 29). |
| Jun 21, 2016 | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 21, 2016 | (Corrected June 21). |
| Jun 16, 2016 | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 14). |
| Feb 18, 2016 | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
| May 9, 2016 | Referred to Com. on B. & P. |
| Apr 28, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Apr 28, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3710.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Apr 28, 2016 | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| Apr 26, 2016 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Apr 25, 2016 | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Set for hearing April 25. |
| Apr 12, 2016 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 12, 2016 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3491.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Mar 29, 2016 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Set for hearing April 11. |
| Mar 3, 2016 | Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. |
| Feb 19, 2016 | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20. |
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| Aug 11, 2016 | Special Consent SB1165 Cannella Concurrence | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Aug 4, 2016 | SB 1165 Cannella Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Jun 29, 2016 | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Jun 14, 2016 | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Assembly Standing Committee on Business and Professions |
Passed |
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| Apr 28, 2016 | Senate 3rd Reading SB1165 Cannella | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Apr 11, 2016 | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Senate Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development |
Passed |
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| AEG Sacramento Chapter | ** Support | Apr 28, 2016 |
| AEG San Francisco Chapter | ** Support | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists | ** Support | Apr 28, 2016 |
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 1165
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SENATE BUS., PROF. & ECON. DEV. COMMITTEE: 7-0, 4/11/16
AYES: Hill, Berryhill, Block, Galgiani, Jackson, Mendoza, Wieckowski
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bates, Hernandez
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
SENATE FLOOR: 37-0, 4/28/16
AYES: Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Cannella, De León, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Stone, Wieckowski, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Hernandez, Runner, Vidak
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 8/4/16 (Consent) - See last page for vote
SOURCE: Board for Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Land Surveyors
DIGEST: This bill extends the delinquent license reinstatement timeframe of a professional engineer and land surveyor’s license from three to five years after the expiration of the license; prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a professional engineer and land surveyor’s license after the five-year delinquent licensee reinstatement timeframe; requires professional geologists and geophysicists to both sign and seal their final work product documents; requires professional geologists and geophysicists to obtain a seal; provides that the renewal fee for engineering and land surveyor licenses be no greater than $400; and contains other provisions.
Assembly Amendments allow an applicant for licensure as a geologist and geologist in training, instead of the graduation requirement, to have completed a combination of at least 30 semester hours, or the equivalent, in courses that are relevant to geology; requires that at least 24 hours, of the 30 semester hours, be in upper division or graduate courses; and makes other technical and clarifying changes.
Existing law:
- Establishes the Professional Engineers Act, administered by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (BPELSG or Board), within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), which licenses and regulates professional engineers. (Business and Professions Code (BPC) § 6700 et seq.)
- Requires that all final civil engineering calculations and reports bear the signature and seal or stamp of the licensee, and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. (BPC § 6735)
- Requires that each licensed professional engineer obtain a seal or stamp of a design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate or authority, the legend “professional engineer” and the designation of the particular branch or authority in which he or she is licensed. (BPC § 6764)
- Provides that registrations and certificates issued under the Professional Engineers Act may be renewed at any time within three years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. (BPC § 6796)
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of certificates of registration, under the Professional Engineers Act, after three years unless the applicant meets specified requirements. (BPC § 6796.3)
- Provides that renewal fee for all engineering licenses and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held be no greater than the professional engineer application fee. (BPC § 6799(3))
- Establishes the Geologist and Geophysicists Act, administered by the BPELSG, within the DCA, which licenses and regulates professional geologists and geophysicists. (BPC § 7800 et seq.)
- Requires registered certified and professional geologists and geophysicists to either sign or seal their plans, specifications, reports, or documents.
(BPC § 7835.1) - Requires an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to meet certain requirements, including seven years of specified professional geological work. (BPC § 7842)
- Provides that each geologist and specialty geologist may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend “professional geologist” or appropriate specialty in geology. (BPC § 7852)
- Provides that each geophysicist and specialty geophysicist may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend “professional geophysicist” or appropriate specialty in geophysicist. (BPC § 7852.1)
- Provides that certificates of registration as a geologist or as a geophysicist, or certified specialty certificates, may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration upon filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees.
(BPC § 7881) - Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of certificates of registration, under the Geologist and Geophysicists Act, after five years unless the applicant meets specified requirements. (BPC § 7884)
- Provides that the renewal fee for a geologist or geophysicist be no greater than $400. (BPC § 7887(d))
- Establishes the Land Surveyors’ Act, administered by the BPELSG, within the DCA, which licenses and regulates the practice of land surveying.
(BPC § 8700 et seq.) - Requires a licensed land surveyor to obtain a stamp or seal of the design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of certificate, and the legend “Licensed Land Surveyor” or “Professional Land Surveyor”.
(BPC § 8750) - Requires that all final maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other land surveying documents issued by a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying bear the signature and seal or stamp of the licensee and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. (BPC § 8761(d))
- Provides that licenses issued under the Land Surveyors’ Act may be renewed at any time within three years after expiration upon filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. (BPC § 8802)
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of licenses, under the Land Surveyors’ Act, after three years unless the applicant meets certain requirements. (BPC § 8803)
- Provides that the renewal fee for a land surveyor license be no greater than the application fee. (BPC § 8805(c))
This bill:
- Extends the delinquent license reinstatement timeframe of a professional engineer’s license from three years to five years after the expiration of the license.
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a professional engineer’s license after the five-year delinquent licensee reinstatement timeframe.
- Provides that renewal fee for all engineering licenses, and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held, be no greater than $400.
- Requires professional geologists and geophysicists to obtain a seal.
- Requires professional geologists and geophysicists to both sign and seal their plans, specifications, reports, or documents.
- Extends the delinquent license reinstatement timeframe of a professional land surveyor’s license from three years to five years after the expiration of the license.
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a professional land surveyor’s license after the five-year delinquent licensee reinstatement timeframe.
- Provides that renewal fee for a land surveyor’s licenses be no greater than $400.
- Clarifies that applicants applying for licenses under the Professional Engineer’s Act, Geologist and Geophysicists Act, or Land Surveyors’ Act are required to meet all qualifications, including education, experience, and examination, prior to licensure.
- Makes other technical and conforming changes.
Background
The BPELSG is charged with safeguarding the life, health, property, and public welfare by regulating the practices of professional engineering, land surveying, geology, and geophysics. The BPELSG provides this public service by qualifying and licensing individuals, establishing regulations, enforcing laws and regulations, and providing information so that consumers can make informed decisions.
The complexity of engineering, land surveying, geology, and geophysics projects necessitates a very high degree of technical knowledge and skill that is typically only acquired after many years of experience. The vast majority of licensed engineers hold a college degree in engineering. Land surveyors make decisions and form opinions based upon interpretation of legal documents, field evidence, and the use of technically advanced instrumentation. Licensed geologists and geophysicists often obtain post-secondary degrees in earth sciences and devote many years of experience studying and interpreting historical data related to soils, earth dynamics, groundwater, and the effect those have on public improvements.
According to the author, “this bill would provide for consistent operations among the Board’s licensing programs by conforming the correlating laws. This bill would also provide the consumers of California with improved assurance that the documents of professional geologists and geophysicists reflect their final professional opinion.”
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Fiscal Com.: Local:
According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, this bill will have no state fiscal impact.
Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (source)
AEG Sacramento Chapter
AEG San Francisco Chapter
None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists writes that “SB 1165 would provide the consumers of California with improved assurance that the documents of professional geologist and geophysicist reflect their final professional opinion. SB 1165 would also provide consistent operations among the Board’s licensing programs by conforming the correlating laws.”
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 8/4/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Chávez, Cooley, Roger Hernández
8/5/16 14:04:38
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Date of Hearing: June 29, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
SBPCA Bill Id:SB 1165
Author:(Cannella) – As Amended Ver:June 21, 2016
Policy Committee: | Business and Professions | Vote: | 16 - 0 |
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill extends the delinquent license reinstatement timeframe of a professional engineer and land surveyor’s license from three to five years after the expiration of the license; prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a professional engineer and land surveyor’s license after the five-year delinquent licensee reinstatement timeframe; requires professional geologists and geophysicists to both sign and seal their final work product documents; requires professional geologists and geophysicists to obtain a seal; provides that the renewal fee for engineering and land surveyor licenses be no greater than $400, and contains other provisions.
FISCAL EFFECT:
No state fiscal impact.
COMMENTS:
- Purpose and Background. This bill is sponsored by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (BPELSG). According to the author, “this bill would provide for consistent operations among the Board’s licensing programs by conforming the correlating laws. This bill would also provide the consumers of California with improved assurance that the documents of professional geologists and geophysicists reflect their final professional opinion.”
The BPELSG is a licensing board under the DCA and is charged with safeguarding the life, health, property, and public welfare by regulating the practices of professional engineering, land surveying, geology, and geophysics. The BPELSG qualifies and licenses individuals, establishes regulations, enforces laws and regulations, and provides information so that consumers can make informed decisions.
- Delinquent Reinstatement Rights. Under existing law, the renewal period for a license as a professional engineer or land surveyor is anytime within three years after expiration. After the three year period, the former license holder may reinstate the expired license by demonstrating to the BPELSG that they are still competent to practice without being required to take and pass the licensing exam. According to the author, the BPELSG has become concerned that allowing professional engineers and land surveyors to reinstate licenses that have been delinquent a significant amount of time without requiring demonstration of current minimum competency through taking and passing the licensing examinations does not provide sufficient public protection. The BPELSG believes that the requirements for obtaining licensure after a lengthy period of delinquency should be standardized across all of the professions it regulates. This bill extends the renewal period to five years but also requires licensees to submit a new license application.
- Application and Renewal Fee. The Professional Engineers Act and the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act contain language that ties the license renewal fee to the application fee in effect at the time of renewal. The Geologist and Geophysicist Act indicates that the application fee and the renewal fee cannot be set at more than $400, but the two fees are not tied together. The BPELSG, through two of its three licensing acts, is the only Board or Bureau under DCA in which the renewal fee must be based on the application fee.
The application fee only covers expenses attributed to the workload of processing an application and developing state- mspecific exams. Renewal fees are the only form of revenue for the Board to sustain its overall operations. Requiring that the renewal fee be based on the application fee could lead to a situation where the application fee would need to be lowered based on the actual costs to process the applications, which would then require the renewal fee to also be lowered, even if doing so was not supported by the operational needs of the BPELSG. This bill specifies instead that the fee may be no more than $400 (which is the current statutory maximum for the application fee). This change will conform these provisions to those in the Geologist and Geophysicist Act.
- Current Related Legislation.
- SB 1479 (Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development), also before this Committee today, among other things, authorizes the BPELSG to make arrangements with a public or private organization to conduct the geology examination and to contract with a public or private organization for materials or services related to the examination, conforming the BPELSG’s authority for geologists to its existing authority for professional engineers and land surveyors.
- SB 1085 (Roth) , pending referral to this Committee, requires, at the time of renewal, all licensees under the BPELSG to complete an assessment that includes questions to reinforce the licensees’ knowledge of laws applicable to the specific practice area; makes the failure to complete the assessment within a specified period of time a cause for disciplinary action; and requires an applicant for a geophysicist license to complete an examination that tests knowledge of state laws, conforming to the requirement for professional engineers and land surveyors.
Analysis Prepared by: Jennifer Swenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
Date of Hearing:
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
Rudy Salas, Chair
SBPCA Bill Id:
Author:() – As Ver:
SENATE VOTE:
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY: Extends the license renewal period for a professional engineer and land surveyor’s license from three to five years; requires professional geologists and geophysicists to both sign and seal their final work product documents; requires professional geologists and geophysicists to obtain a seal; and provides that renewal fee for engineering and land surveyor licenses be no greater than $400.
EXISTING LAW:
- Establishes the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (BPELSG) under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to administer and enforce the Professional Engineers Act, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, and the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act. (Business and Professions Code (BPC) §§ 6700-6799, 7800-7887, 8700-8805)
- Specifies that any reference in any law or regulation to a registered engineer, or to a registered civil, electrical, or mechanical engineer, is deemed to refer to a licensed engineer, or to a licensed civil, electrical, or mechanical engineer, respectively. (BPC § 6706.3)
- Requires an applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training to successfully pass the first division of the licensing examination. In order to become eligible to sit for the first division of the licensing examination, the applicant must complete three years or more of postsecondary engineering education, three years or more of engineering experience, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in engineering totaling three years. (BPC § 6751)
- Requires that all final civil engineering and land surveying calculations and reports bear the signature and seal or stamp of the licensee, and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. (BPC §§ 6735, 8761)
- Provides that registrations and certificates issued under the Professional Engineers Act and Land Surveyors Act may be renewed at any time within three years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. (BPC §§ 6796, 8802)
- Provides that the renewal fee for all engineering and land surveying licenses and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held be no greater than the application fee. (BPC §§ 6799, 8805)
- Requires registered certified and professional geologists and geophysicists to either sign or seal their plans, specifications, reports, or documents. (BPC § 7835.1)
- Requires an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to meet certain requirements, including seven years of specified professional geological work. (BPC § 7842)
- Provides that certificates of registration as a geologist or as a geophysicist, or certified specialty certificates, may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration upon filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. (BPC § 7881)
- Provides that the renewal fee for a geologist or geophysicist be no greater than $400. (BPC § 7887)
THIS BILL:
- Replaces the term registration with the term licensure in select sections among the three practice acts.
- Deletes the requirement that an applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training complete three years or more of specified education or experience before taking the first division of the licensing examination. Allows instead that applicant may complete the education or experience requirement and take the first division of the licensing examination in any order.
- Deletes the requirement that an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer pass the first division of the licensing examination. Requires instead that the applicant for licensure as a professional engineer be certified as an engineer-in-training in this state, be certified as an engineer-in-training or engineer intern in another state or territory of the United States, or be otherwise exempt from certification requirements.
- Extends the period of time during which an expired professional engineering license may be renewed without additional requirements from three years to five years.
- Deletes the requirement that the renewal fee for a professional engineering license be no more than the application fee currently in effect and specifies instead that the fee may be no more than $400.
- Amends the provisions relating to the applications, examinations, and renewals for land surveyors to mirror the related engineer provisions under this bill.
- Deletes the requirement that the Fundamentals of Geology examination be administered by the National Association of State Boards of Geology.
- Specifies that an applicant for licensure as a geologist may either 1) graduate from a college or university with a major in geological sciences or relevant discipline or 2) complete a combination of at least 30 semester hours, or the equivalent, that are relevant to geology, as specified.
- Requires an applicant for certification in a specialty in geology to be a geologist licensed by the BPELSG and to pass a written examination in the specialty.
- Requires professional geologists and geophysicists to both sign and seal their final work product documents rather than sign or seal.
- Makes mandatory, rather than permissive, that a licensed geophysicist, certified specialty geophysicist, licensed geologist, and certified specialty geologist obtain a seal authorized by the BPELSG, as specified.
- Makes other minor, technical, and conforming changes.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, this bill will result in negligible state costs.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. This bill is sponsored by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. According to the author, this bill “is a code clean-up and congruity bill for the [BPELSG]. As the [BPELSG’s] practices and responsibilities across these professions are being aligned, it makes sense that its statutory authorities in these areas are also aligned for consistency.”
Background. The BPELSG is a licensing board under the DCA. It is responsible for the regulation of professional engineers, land surveyors, and geologists. While many of the laws governing the professions are similar, there are minor differences which this bill seeks to fix and make consistent. In addition, this bill also seeks to update outdated references and practices.
License Renewal Period. Under existing law, the renewal period for a license as a professional engineer or land surveyor is three years. After the three year period, the former license holder may apply to have the license reinstated, potentially without having to retake the licensing exam.
According to the author, the BPELSG “has become concerned that allowing professional engineers and land surveyors to reinstate licenses that have been delinquent a significant amount of time without requiring demonstration of current minimum competency through taking and passing the licensing examinations does not provide sufficient public protection. Additionally, the [BPELSG] believes that the requirements for obtaining licensure after a lengthy period of delinquency should be standardized across all of the professions it regulates.” Therefore, this amends the renewal provisions for professional engineers and land surveyors to match the existing geologist provisions. This extends the renewal period to five years but also requires licensees to submit a new license application.
Sign and Seal. Under existing law, plans, specifications, reports, and other documents prepared by a professional geologist or geophysicist must be either signed or sealed. Geologists and geophysicists are authorized to obtain a seal, but it is not required. However, the laws relating to professional engineering and land surveying documents require both the signature and the seal of the licensee. According to the BPELSG, having both the signature and the seal ensures that the documents reflect the opinion of the licensee rather than a preliminary opinion. Therefore, this bill seeks to require all licensees to both sign and seal final documents, creating consistency among the BPELSG’s licensing programs.
Maximum Renewal Fee. Under existing law, the renewal fee for licensure as a professional engineer or land surveyor may be no more than the application fee currently in effect. However, renewal fees and initial license and application fees serve different purposes and there are no other boards with this type of connection. Therefore, this bill specifies instead that the fee may be no more than $400 (which is the current statutory maximum for the application fee). This conforming change will mirror the geology provisions.
Geologist Educational Requirements. Under existing law, an applicant for licensure as a geologist must, among other things, graduate from a college or university with a major in geological sciences or any other discipline that, in the opinion of the BPELSG, is relevant to geology. However, the BPELSG notes that many geological science majors do not contain the necessary coursework, yet the statute limits the authority of the BPELSG to specifying the types of majors. Therefore, this bill would authorize the BPELSG to also specify and rely on specific courses.
Current Related Legislation. SB 1479 (Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development) of the current Legislative Session, among other things, authorizes the BPELSG to make arrangements with a public or private organization to conduct the geology examination and to contract with a public or private organization for materials or services related to the examination, conforming the BPELSG’s authority for geologists to its existing authority for professional engineers and land surveyors. STATUS: This bill will also be heard before the Assembly Business and Professions Committee during today’s hearing.
SB 1085 (Roth) of the current Legislative Session requires, at the time of renewal, all licensees under the BPELSG to complete an assessment that includes questions to reinforce the licensees’ knowledge of laws applicable to the specific practice area; makes the failure to complete the assessment within a specified period of time a cause for disciplinary action; and requires an applicant for a geophysicist license to complete an examination that tests knowledge of state laws, conforming to the requirement for professional engineers and land surveyors. STATUS: This bill will also be heard before the Assembly Business and Professions Committee during today’s hearing.
AMENDMENTS:
The author should make the following conforming, technical change:
On page 10, insert between lines 17 and 18:
Section 7841.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
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) Meet either of the following education requirements fulfilled at a school or university whose curricula meet criteria established by the rules of the board:
(1) 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.
(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 geology. At least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, shall be in upper division or graduate courses.
REGISTERED SUPPORT:
Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (sponsor)
REGISTERED OPPOSITION:
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by: Vincent Chee / B. & P. / (916) 319-3301
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1165
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SENATE BUS, PROF. & ECON. DEV. COMMITTEE: 7-0, 4/11/16
AYES: Hill, Berryhill, Block, Galgiani, Jackson, Mendoza, Wieckowski
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bates, Hernandez
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
SOURCE: Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
DIGEST: This bill extends the delinquent license reinstatement timeframe of a professional engineer and land surveyor’s license from three to five years after the expiration of the license; prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a professional engineer and land surveyor’s license after the five-year delinquent licensee reinstatement timeframe; requires professional geologists and geophysicists to both sign and seal their final work product documents; requires professional geologists and geophysicists to obtain a seal; and provides that renewal fee for engineering and land surveyor licenses be no greater than $400.
Existing law:
- Establishes the Professional Engineers Act, administered by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (BPELSG or Board), within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), which licenses and regulates professional engineers. (Business and Professions Code (BPC) § 6700 et seq.)
- Requires that all final civil engineering calculations and reports bear the signature and seal or stamp of the licensee, and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. (BPC § 6735)
- Requires that each licensed professional engineer obtain a seal or stamp of a design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate or authority, the legend “professional engineer” and the designation of the particular branch or authority in which he or she is licensed. (BPC § 6764)
- Provides that registrations and certificates issued under the Professional Engineers Act may be renewed at any time within three years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. (BPC § 6796)
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of certificates of registration, under the Professional Engineers Act, after three years unless the applicant meets specified requirements. (BPC § 6796.3)
- Provides that renewal fee for all engineering licenses and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held be no greater than the professional engineer application fee. (BPC § 6799(3))
- Establishes the Geologist and Geophysicists Act, administered by the BPELSG, within the DCA, which licenses and regulates professional geologists and geophysicists. (BPC § 7800 et seq.)
- Requires registered certified and professional geologists and geophysicists to either sign or seal their plans, specifications, reports, or documents.
(BPC § 7835.1) - Requires an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to meet certain requirements, including seven years of specified professional geological work. (BPC § 7842)
- Provides that each geologist and specialty geologist may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend “professional geologist” or appropriate specialty in geology. (BPC § 7852)
- Provides that each geophysicist and specialty geophysicist may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend “professional geophysicist” or appropriate specialty in geophysicist. (BPC § 7852.1)
- Provides that certificates of registration as a geologist or as a geophysicist, or certified specialty certificates, may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration upon filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees.
(BPC § 7881) - Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of certificates of registration, under the Geologist and Geophysicists Act, after five years unless the applicant meets specified requirements. (BPC § 7884)
- Provides that the renewal fee for a geologist or geophysicist be no greater than $400. (BPC § 7887(d))
- Establishes the Land Surveyors’ Act, administered by the BPELSG, within the DCA, which licenses and regulates the practice of land surveying.
(BPC § 8700 et seq.) - Requires a licensed land surveyor to obtain a stamp or seal of the design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of certificate, and the legend “Licensed Land Surveyor” or “Professional Land Surveyor”.
(BPC § 8750) - Requires that all final maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other land surveying documents issued by a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying bear the signature and seal or stamp of the licensee and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. (BPC § 8761(d))
- Provides that licenses issued under the Land Surveyors’ Act may be renewed at any time within three years after expiration upon filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. (BPC § 8802)
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of licenses, under the Land Surveyors’ Act, after three years unless the applicant meets certain requirements. (BPC § 8803)
- Provides that the renewal fee for a land surveyor license be no greater than the application fee. (BPC § 8805(c))
This bill:
- Extends the delinquent license reinstatement timeframe of a professional engineer’s license from three years to five years after the expiration of the license.
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a professional engineer’s license after the five-year delinquent licensee reinstatement timeframe.
- Provides that renewal fee for all engineering licenses, and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held, be no greater than $400.
- Requires professional geologists and geophysicists to obtain a seal.
- Requires professional geologists and geophysicists to both sign and seal their plans, specifications, reports, or documents.
- Extends the delinquent license reinstatement timeframe of a professional land surveyor’s license from three years to five years after the expiration of the license.
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a professional land surveyor’s license after the five-year delinquent licensee reinstatement timeframe.
- Provides that renewal fee for a land surveyor’s licenses be no greater than $400.
- Clarifies that applicants applying for licenses under the Professional Engineer’s Act, Geologist and Geophysicists Act, or Land Surveyors’ Act are required to meet all qualifications, including education, experience, and examination, prior to licensure.
- Makes other technical and conforming changes.
Background
The BPELSG is charged with safeguarding the life, health, property, and public welfare by regulating the practices of professional engineering, land surveying, geology, and geophysics. The BPELSG provides this public service by qualifying and licensing individuals, establishing regulations, enforcing laws and regulations, and providing information so that consumers can make informed decisions.
The complexity of engineering, land surveying, geology, and geophysics projects necessitates a very high degree of technical knowledge and skill that is typically only acquired after many years of experience. The vast majority of licensed engineers hold a college degree in engineering. Land surveyors make decisions and form opinions based upon interpretation of legal documents, field evidence, and the use of technically advanced instrumentation. Licensed geologists and geophysicists often obtain post-secondary degrees in earth sciences and devote many years of experience studying and interpreting historical data related to soils, earth dynamics, groundwater, and the effect those have on public improvements.
This bill standardizes procedures across all four professions the Board regulates.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Fiscal Com.: Local:
Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (source)
AEG Sacramento Chapter
AEG San Francisco Chapter
OPPOSITION: (Verified 4/25/16)
None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists writes that “SB 1165 would provide the consumers of California with improved assurance that the documents of professional geologist and geophysicist reflect their final professional opinion. SB 1165 would also provide consistent operations among the Board’s licensing programs by conforming the correlating laws.”
4/27/16 15:57:23
SENATE COMMITTEE ON
BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Senator Jerry Hill, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: SB 1165 Hearing Date: April 11, 2016
Author: | Cannella | ||
Version: |
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Urgency: | Fiscal: | ||
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Subject: Engineers, geologists, geophysicists, and land surveyors
SUMMARY:
Extends the delinquent license reinstatement timeframe of a professional engineer and land surveyor’s license from three to five years after the expiration of the license; prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a professional engineer and land surveyor’s license after the five year delinquent licensee reinstatement timeframe; requires professional geologists and geophysicists to both sign and seal their final work product documents; requires professional geologists and geophysicists to obtain a seal; and provides that renewal fee for engineering and land surveyor licenses be no greater than $400.
Existing law:
- Establishes the Professional Engineers Act, administered by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (BPELSG or Board), within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), which licenses and regulates professional engineers. (Business and Professions Code (BPC) § 6700 et seq.)
- Requires that all final civil engineering calculations and reports bear the signature and seal or stamp of the licensee, and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. (BPC § 6735)
- Requires that each licensed professional engineer obtain a seal or stamp of a design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate or authority, the legend “professional engineer” and the designation of the particular branch or authority in which he or she is licensed. (BPC § 6764)
- Provides that registrations and certificates issued under the Professional Engineers Act may be renewed at any time within three years after expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. (BPC § 6796)
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of certificates of registration, under the Professional Engineers Act, after three years unless the applicant meets specified requirements. (BPC § 6796.3)
- Provides that renewal fee for all engineering licenses and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held be no greater than the professional engineer application fee. (BPC § 6799(3))
- Establishes the Geologist and Geophysicists Act, administered by the BPELSG, within the DCA, which licenses and regulates professional geologists and geophysicists. (BPC § 7800 et seq.)
- Requires registered certified and professional geologists and geophysicists to either sign or seal their plans, specifications, reports, or documents. (BPC § 7835.1)
- Requires an applicant for a certification in a specialty in geology to meet certain requirements, including 7 years of specified professional geological work.
(BPC § 7842) - Provides that each geologist and specialty geologist may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend “professional geologist” or appropriate specialty in geology. (BPC § 7852)
- Provides that each geophysicist and specialty geophysicist may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend “professional geophysicist” or appropriate specialty in geophysicist. (BPC § 7852.1)
- Provides that certificates of registration as a geologist or as a geophysicist, or certified specialty certificates, may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration upon filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. (BPC § 7881)
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of certificates of registration, under the Geologist and Geophysicists Act, after five years unless the applicant meets specified requirements. (BPC § 7884)
- Provides that the renewal fee for a geologist or geophysicist be no greater than $400. (BPC § 7887(d))
- Establishes the Land Surveyors’ Act, administered by the BPELSG, within the DCA, which licenses and regulates the practice of land surveying. (BPC § 8700 et seq.)
- Requires a licensed land surveyor to obtain a stamp or seal of the design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of certificate, and the legend “Licensed Land Surveyor” or “Professional Land Surveyor”.
(BPC § 8750) - Requires that all final maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other land surveying documents issued by a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying bear the signature and seal or stamp of the licensee and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. (BPC § 8761(d))
- Provides that licenses issued under the Land Surveyors’ Act may be renewed at any time within three years after expiration upon filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the BPELSG and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. (BPC § 8802)
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of licenses, under the Land Surveyors’ Act, after three years unless the applicant meets certain requirements. (BPC § 8803)
- Provides that the renewal fee for a land surveyor license be no greater than the application fee. (BPC § 8805(c))
This bill:
- Extends the delinquent license reinstatement timeframe of a professional engineer’s license from three years to five years after the expiration of the license.
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a professional engineer’s license after the five year delinquent licensee reinstatement timeframe.
- Provides that renewal fee for all engineering licenses, and the renewal fee for each authority level designation held, be no greater than $400.
- Requires professional geologists and geophysicists to obtain a seal.
- Requires professional geologists and geophysicists to both sign and seal their plans, specifications, reports, or documents.
- Extends the delinquent license reinstatement timeframe of a professional land surveyor’s license from three years to five years after the expiration of the license.
- Prohibits the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, or reissuance of a professional land surveyor’s license after the five year delinquent licensee reinstatement timeframe.
- Provides that renewal fee for a land surveyor’s licenses be no greater than $400.
- Clarifies that applicants applying for licenses under the Professional Engineer’s Act, Geologist and Geophysicists Act, or Land Surveyors’ Act are required to meet all qualifications, including education, experience, and examination, prior to licensure.
- Makes other technical and conforming changes.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Unknown. This bill is keyed “fiscal” by Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS:
- Purpose. The BPELSG is the sponsor of the bill. According to the Author, “this bill would provide for consistent operations among the Board’s licensing programs by conforming the correlating laws. This bill would also provide the consumers of California with improved assurance that the documents of professional geologists and geophysicists reflect their final professional opinion.”
- Background. The BPELSG is charged with safeguarding the life, health, property, and public welfare by regulating the practices of professional engineering, land surveying, geology, and geophysics. The BPELSG provides this public service by qualifying and licensing individuals, establishing regulations, enforcing laws and regulations, and providing information so that consumers can make informed decisions.
The complexity of engineering, land surveying, geology, and geophysics projects necessitates a very high degree of technical knowledge and skill that is typically only acquired after many years of experience. The vast majority of licensed engineers hold a college degree in engineering. Land surveyors make decisions and form opinions based upon interpretation of legal documents, field evidence, and the use of technically advanced instrumentation. Licensed geologists and geophysicists often obtain post-secondary degrees in earth sciences and devote many years of experience studying and interpreting historical data related to soils, earth dynamics, groundwater, and the effect those have on public improvements.
- Delinquent Reinstatement Rights. The Professional Engineers Act and the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act permit certificates of registration and certificates of authority as a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor to be renewed at any time within three years after expiration. After the three year period, the certificate holder may reinstate the expired license by demonstrating to the BPELSG that they are still competent to practice without being required to take and pass the licensing exam. Given the array of reasons an applicant can provide to highlight his or her qualifications for reinstatement, the Board does not typically feel comfortable denying a license for fear of violating BPC § 6796.3(c). The Board has become concerned that allowing professional engineers and land surveyors to reinstate delinquent licenses without retaking the licensing exam does not provide sufficient public protection. This practice is already in place for Geologists and Geophysicists. The Board believes that the requirements for obtaining licensure after a lengthy period of delinquency should be standardized across all of the professions it regulates.
- Application and Renewal Fee. The Professional Engineers Act and the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act contain language that ties the license renewal fee to the application fee in effect at the time of renewal. The Geologist and Geophysicist Act contains language that indicates that the application fee and the renewal fee cannot be set at more than $400.00, but they are not tied together. The BPELSG, through two of its three licensing acts, is the only Board or Bureau under DCA in which the renewal fee must be based on the application fee. It should be noted that the actual fee amounts are established in regulation through the rulemaking process, which requires the Board to provide specific justification for the actual dollar amount to be charged based on the operational needs of the Board. Requiring that the renewal fee for professional engineers and professional land surveyors be based on the application fee could lead to a situation where the application fee would need to be lowered based on the actual costs to process the applications, which would then require the renewal fee to also be lowered, even if doing so was not supported by the operational needs of the BPELSG.
It should be noted that the application fee only covers expenses attributed to the workload of processing an application and developing state specific exams. Renewal fees are the only form of revenue for the Board to sustain its overall operations.
- Sign and Seal: Geologists and Geophysicists. Unlike Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Geologists and Geophysicists are not required to sign or seal (or stamp) their plans, specifications, reports, or other documents. Additionally, they are not required to obtain a stamp or seal of the design authorized by the BPELSG bearing the licensee’s name, number of certificate, and the legend “Professional Geologist”, “Professional Geophysicist”, or appropriate specialty in geology or geophysics in which he or she is certified. The Board reports high rates of disciplinary actions against persons falsely holding themselves out as a geologist or geophysicist. Typically, an unlicensed individual will only sign a document since they are not required to additionally stamp the final report. Engineers and developers deeply rely on these reports to identify whether or not the geological conditions can support a highway, house, or building. The Board further receives complaints from consumers stating that reports or documents, signed mostly by unlicensed geologists or geophysicists, did not identify glaringly obvious issues with the geological conditions of the land.
The Board believes that by requiring geologists and geophysicists to both sign and seal their documents and obtain a seal, the public can be assured that the documents reflect the analysis of a licensed, professional geologist or geophysicist. Additionally, this bill would provide for consistent operations among the Board’s licensing programs by conforming the law relating to geologists and geophysicists to the aforementioned requirements of professional engineers and land surveyors.
- Exam vs. Licensure. In many instances of the Professional Engineers Act, Geologist and Geophysicist Act, and Land Surveyors’ Act, the law reads that an applicant is applying for the exam rather than applying for a license. Because of this language, BPELSG annually receives reference forms that weakly recommend a candidate, highlighting that the Board will be able to get a better depiction of the applicant’s qualifications through the exam.
Current law does not clearly communicate that an applicant is applying for a license rather than just the exam. This bill would outline that education and work experience are equally as important as the examination when applying for a license.
- Arguments in Support. The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists writes that “SB 1165 would provide the consumers of California with improved assurance that the documents of professional geologist and geophysicist reflect their final professional opinion. SB 1165 would also provide consistent operations among the Board’s licensing programs by conforming the correlating laws.”
SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION:
Support:
The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (Sponsor)
AEG Sacramento Chapter
AEG San Francisco Chapter
Opposition:
None on file as of April 5, 2016.
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Discussed in Hearing
1MIN
Senate Floor
5MIN
Senate Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development
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