CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 342Introduced by Assembly Member ValenciaJanuary 31, 2023 An act to add Section 5552.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 342, as introduced, Valencia. California Architects Board: licensee: demographic information.Existing law, the Architects Practice Act, establishes the California Architects Board in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of architecture. Existing law requires the protection of the public to be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.This bill would authorize the board to request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board.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 5552.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:5552.2. The board may request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 342Introduced by Assembly Member ValenciaJanuary 31, 2023 An act to add Section 5552.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 342, as introduced, Valencia. California Architects Board: licensee: demographic information.Existing law, the Architects Practice Act, establishes the California Architects Board in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of architecture. Existing law requires the protection of the public to be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.This bill would authorize the board to request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 342 Introduced by Assembly Member ValenciaJanuary 31, 2023 Introduced by Assembly Member Valencia January 31, 2023 An act to add Section 5552.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 342, as introduced, Valencia. California Architects Board: licensee: demographic information. Existing law, the Architects Practice Act, establishes the California Architects Board in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of architecture. Existing law requires the protection of the public to be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.This bill would authorize the board to request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board. Existing law, the Architects Practice Act, establishes the California Architects Board in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of architecture. Existing law requires the protection of the public to be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. This bill would authorize the board to request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5552.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:5552.2. The board may request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board. 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 5552.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:5552.2. The board may request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board. SECTION 1. Section 5552.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 5552.2. The board may request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board. 5552.2. The board may request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board. 5552.2. The board may request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board. 5552.2. The board may request that a licensee identify their race and gender on a form prescribed by the board.