CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3253Introduced by Committee on Business and ProfessionsFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 6713 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3253, as introduced, Committee on Business and Professions. Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists: appointments: removal.Existing law establishes the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists within the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of those professions. Under existing law, the board consists of 15 members, including 6 public members and 7 professional members appointed by the Governor, one public member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one public member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, as prescribed. Existing law authorizes the Governor to remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty.This bill would delete that provision, and would instead authorize each appointing authority to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that appointing authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6713 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6713. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty. Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority pursuant to Section 106.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3253Introduced by Committee on Business and ProfessionsFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 6713 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3253, as introduced, Committee on Business and Professions. Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists: appointments: removal.Existing law establishes the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists within the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of those professions. Under existing law, the board consists of 15 members, including 6 public members and 7 professional members appointed by the Governor, one public member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one public member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, as prescribed. Existing law authorizes the Governor to remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty.This bill would delete that provision, and would instead authorize each appointing authority to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that appointing authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 3253
Introduced by Committee on Business and ProfessionsFebruary 16, 2024
Introduced by Committee on Business and Professions
February 16, 2024
An act to amend Section 6713 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 3253, as introduced, Committee on Business and Professions. Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists: appointments: removal.
Existing law establishes the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists within the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of those professions. Under existing law, the board consists of 15 members, including 6 public members and 7 professional members appointed by the Governor, one public member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one public member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, as prescribed. Existing law authorizes the Governor to remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty.This bill would delete that provision, and would instead authorize each appointing authority to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that appointing authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.
Existing law establishes the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists within the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of those professions. Under existing law, the board consists of 15 members, including 6 public members and 7 professional members appointed by the Governor, one public member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one public member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, as prescribed. Existing law authorizes the Governor to remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty.
This bill would delete that provision, and would instead authorize each appointing authority to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that appointing authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6713 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6713. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty. Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority pursuant to Section 106.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 6713 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6713. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty. Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority pursuant to Section 106.
SECTION 1. Section 6713 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
6713. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty. Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority pursuant to Section 106.
6713. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty. Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority pursuant to Section 106.
6713. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty. Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority pursuant to Section 106.
6713. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty. Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority pursuant to Section 106.