The duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the California State Board of Landscape Architects that were succeeded to and vested with the Department of Consumer Affairs in accordance with

Chapter of the Statutes of are hereby transferred to the California Architects Board. The Legislature finds that the purpose for the transfer of power is to promote and enhance the efficiency of state government and that assumption of the powers and duties by the California Architects Board shall not be viewed or construed as a precedent for the establishment of state regulation over a profession or vocation that was not previously regulated by a board, as defined in

Section 477. (

a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a California Architects Board as defined in

Article 2 (commencing with

Section 5510) of

Chapter of Division 3. Whenever in this

chapter “board” is used, it refers to the California Architects Board. (

b) Except as provided herein, the board may delegate its authority under this

chapter to the Landscape Architects Technical Committee. (

c) After review of proposed regulations, the board may direct the examining committee to notice and conduct hearings to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations pursuant to

Section 5630, provided that the board itself shall take final action to adopt, amend, or repeal those regulations. (

d) The board shall not delegate its authority to discipline a landscape architect or to take action against a person who has violated this chapter. (

e) This

section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.