SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3082

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  FEBRUARY 16, 2023

     The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 3082.

     As amended, this bill updates current law by revising the education and experience requirements an individual must satisfy in order to obtain licensure as an architect in New Jersey and granting authority. The bill removes the requirement that an applicant for a license is to present an application to the board demonstrating, as part of the application, that at least 60 days before the examination, the applicant met education and experience requirements specified in current law.

The bill provides the New Jersey State Board of Architects with the authority to determine by regulation the education and experience requirements for applicants to the board, including through the deletion of the reference to the Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure program and of the number of hours of experience currently required. The bill also removes a requirement of current law that states that three years of experience related to architecture are needed to satisfy the experience requirement.

      As amended and reported, this bill is identical to Assembly Bill No. 4192 (1R), as reported by this committee.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to ensure the New Jersey State Board of Architects has the authority to determine by regulation the education and experience requirements for applicants to the board, including through the deletion of the number of hours of experience currently required. Additionally, the amendments make technical updates.