This article shall become operative on January 1, 2008, only if an appropriation is made from the Professional Engineer’s and Land Surveyor’s Fund for the 2007–08 fiscal year in the annual Budget Act to fund the activities of this article, and sufficient hiring authority is granted to the board pursuant to a budget change proposal to provide sufficient staffing to implement this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 354, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2008. Note: This section prescribes a conditional operative date for Article 5.7, commencing with Section 8776.)