There's a board within the Department of Consumer Affairs that oversees professional engineers, land surveyors, and geologists. It has 15 members. Any past references to earlier versions of this board now point to this new combined board. This arrangement is set to end on January 1, 2029, unless renewed, and the board will then be up for legislative review.

The main concern for the Board that handles licensing and regulation of engineers, land surveyors, and geologists in California is to protect the public. If there's ever a conflict between public protection and other objectives, keeping the public safe must come first.

This section outlines the qualifications for the members of the board. All board members must be U.S. citizens and residents of the state for at least five years before their appointment. Five members must be registered under this chapter, one must be a licensed land surveyor, and another a licensed geologist or geophysicist. Eight members are public individuals not registered or licensed under these acts. Except for the public members, each must have at least 12 years of relevant professional experience and be in good professional standing.

This section outlines the rules for appointing members to a specific board. Each board member serves a four-year term. If there's a vacancy, it's filled for the remainder of the term, and all new terms begin on June 30 of the fourth year following the previous term's end. Members can serve until their successor is appointed, or for up to one year after their term ends. However, no one can serve more than two consecutive terms. The Governor appoints certain professional members, each from different branches of engineering, and ensures that some members are from local or state public agencies. The Governor also appoints six public members, while the Senate and Assembly appoint one public member each.

This law says that the person or group who appointed a member to a board has the authority to remove that member from their position at any time.

This law allows a board to hire an executive officer who will have a salary set by the board, but the Director of Finance must approve it. This rule is valid only until January 1, 2029, after which it will no longer be in effect.

This section requires the board to keep a detailed list of all licensed individuals, which includes their names, addresses, types of licenses, license numbers, and the dates their licenses were issued and will expire. They can create and maintain this list themselves or have someone else do it for them.

This law allows a board to create rules and regulations to govern its actions as long as they're in line with existing laws. It can establish rules for professional conduct, including what counts as incompetence and negligence, for everyone holding a license or certificate from the board. The board has to meet at least twice a year, and can have more meetings if needed. More than half the board members must be present to make decisions.

This law section allows any member of the board to swear in witnesses and gather evidence related to issues the board is handling.

This section requires that an official seal be created and used by the board on all certificates of registration they issue.

The members of the board are entitled to receive a daily allowance and reimbursement for expenses, as detailed in another section of the law.

This section explains that the board responsible for professional engineers should form connections with organizations in other states and possibly other countries. The goal is to ensure high professional standards and to help recognize engineering licenses and registrations across different regions.

This law allows the board to form technical advisory committees to help with various tasks. These tasks include reviewing and verifying applications for different professional statuses, looking into possible rule violations, and making changes to the board's rules and policies.

This law states that each technical advisory committee is made up of up to five members who are appointed by the board. These members serve based on the board's discretion, meaning the board can remove them at any time.

This law requires that every member of a technical advisory committee must be an expert in their specific engineering field and must have the appropriate license as stipulated in this chapter.

This law states that members of technical advisory committees work for free but can be reimbursed for daily expenses as outlined in another section, specifically Section 103.

This law grants members of technical advisory committees the same legal protections from liability as public employees, according to specific sections of the Government Code.