House of
Representatives
HB 2042
board of technical registration; continuation
Sponsors: Representatives McComish, Reagan, Senator Leff
Continues the Arizona Board of Technical Registration for a period of 10 years.
History
Pursuant to §41-2953, Arizona Revised Statutes, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) assigned the sunset review of the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration to the House of Representatives Commerce and the Senate Commerce and Economic Development Committee of Reference (COR). The COR held one public hearing on November 9, 2005 to review the performance audit and receive public testimony.
The Arizona State Board of Technical Registration was created in 1921 and functions as a 90/10 Board, deriving revenues from fees that are assessed for applications, licensure and other miscellaneous services. There are approximately 22,000 architects, engineers, assayers, land surveyors, landscape architects, geologists, home inspectors, certified drug laboratory site remediation supervisors and workers. The nine-member board is appointed by the governor to three-year terms, and consists of various industry personnel and one public member.
Mr. Dalrymple, Director, outlined the obstacles to success that face the agency. Specifically, the Certified Remediation Specialist Program was instituted in 2001 as a result of the Greenfields Program through the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). The program has never completed a project using a certified remediation specialist and ADEQ recently allowed the associated administrative rules to repeal. Further, since the program has so few people, Mr. Dalrymple suggested the Legislature should consider repealing BTR’s regulation of certified remediation specialists.
Additionally, Mr. Dalrymple noted there are 32 registered assayers in the state, and Arizona is the only state regulating the profession; therefore, perhaps certification of assayers would be more appropriate. The cost to administer and regulate these programs, including updating an examination, will require more revenue resources. Likewise, other budgetary and fiscal restraints have impacted BTR’s ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel, including investigators. The BTR included a salary survey comparison for investigator positions in their report, reflecting a $10,000 difference in some instances.
Provisions
· Continues the Arizona Board of Technical Registration for an additional 10 years.
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47th Legislature
First Regular Session 2 March 30, 2006
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