2009 California Business and Professions Code - Section 6710-6726.4 :: Article 2. Administration

6710.  (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board
for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, which consists of 13
members.
   (b) Any reference in any law or regulation to the Board of
Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is deemed
to refer to the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
   (c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2011, and, as
of January 1, 2012, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that becomes effective on or before January 1, 2012, deletes or
extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
The repeal of this section renders the board subject to the review
required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473).

6710.1.  Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for
the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in exercising
its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the
protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought
to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.

6711.  Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United
States. Five members shall be registered under this chapter. One
member shall be licensed under the Land Surveyors' Act, Chapter 15
(commencing with Section 8700) of this division, and seven shall be
public members who are not registered under this act or licensed
under the Land Surveyors' Act. Each member, except the public
members, shall have at least 12 years active experience and shall be
of good standing in his profession. Each member shall be at least 30
years of age, and shall have been a resident of this state for at
least five years immediately preceding his appointment.

6712.  (a) All appointments to the board shall be for a term of four
years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired
term. Each appointment thereafter shall be for a four-year term
expiring on June 30 of the fourth year following the year in which
the previous term expired.
   (b) Each member shall hold office until the appointment and
qualification of his or her successor or until one year shall have
elapsed since the expiration of the term for which he or she was
appointed, whichever first occurs. No person shall serve as a member
of the board for more than two consecutive terms.
   (c) The Governor shall appoint professional members so that one is
licensed to practice engineering as a civil engineer, one as an
electrical engineer, one as a mechanical engineer, another is
authorized to use the title of structural engineer, and one is a
member of one of the remaining branches of engineering. One of the
professional members licensed under this chapter or under Chapter 15
(commencing with Section 8700) shall be from a local public agency,
and one shall be from a state agency.
   (d) The Governor shall appoint five of the public members and the
professional members qualified as provided in Section 6711. The
Senate Rules Committee and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each
appoint a public member.

6713.  The Governor may remove any member of the board for
misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty.

6714.  The board shall appoint an executive officer at a salary to
be fixed and determined by the board with the approval of the
Director of Finance.
   This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2011, and, as of
January 1, 2012, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
becomes effective on or before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends
the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.

6715.  The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled
and maintained on its behalf, a register of all licensees that
contains information showing the name, address of record, type of
branch license, license number, the date the license was issued, and
the date the license will expire.

6716.  (a) The board may adopt rules and regulations consistent with
law and necessary to govern its action. These rules and regulations
shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
   (b) The board may adopt rules and regulations of professional
conduct that are not inconsistent with state and federal law. The
rules and regulations may include definitions of incompetence and
negligence. Every person who holds a license or certificate issued by
the board pursuant to this chapter shall be governed by these rules
and regulations.
   (c) The board shall hold at least two regular meetings each year.
Special meetings shall be held at those times that the board's rules
provide. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.

6717.  The board may, by regulation, define the scope of each branch
of professional engineering other than civil, electrical, and
mechanical engineering for which registration is provided under this
chapter.

6718.  Any member of the board may administer oaths and may take
testimony and proofs concerning all matters within the board's
jurisdiction.

6719.  The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall
be affixed to all certificates of registration.

6720.  Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and
expenses as provided in Section 103.

6726.  The board may establish one or more technical advisory
committees to advise and assist the board with respect to the
following:
   (1) Application review and verification for any level of
registration, licensure, authority, or title.
   (2) Evaluation and investigation of potential violations of the
act.
   (3) Amendment, repeal, adoption, or revision of board rules,
regulations, policies, and procedures.

6726.1.  Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be
appointed by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
Each committee shall be composed of no more than five members.

6726.2.  Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be
an expert in the branch of engineering within the committee's
jurisdiction and shall be licensed under this chapter.

6726.3.  All the members of each technical advisory committee shall
serve without compensation but shall receive per diem and expenses as
provided in Section 103.

6726.4.  Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be
granted the same immunity as is granted to a public employee pursuant
to Article 3 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of
Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.