SB 16-BD OF ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS  1:30:34 PM CHAIR DUNLEAVY announced the consideration of SB 16 and asked the sponsor to remind the committee of what the legislation would do. SENATOR CATHY GIESSEL, sponsor of SB 16, explained that SB 16 would allow the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors (AELS) to hire its own investigator to execute investigations on complaints of its licensees. 1:31:40 PM DON HABEGER, Director, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED), introduced himself. SENATOR OLSON asked if there were many violations in these professions and how soon a second investigator might be needed. MR. HABEGER explained that the current investigator conducts investigations of a number of boards but spends 80 percent of the time on architect, engineering and land surveyor cases. Under this proposal the new investigator would have 20 percent more time to spend on AELS cases and the existing position would serve the other professions and perhaps be able to accommodate a request from the construction industry to conduct more investigations. 1:32:55 PM SENATOR ELLIS joined the committee. CHAIR DUNLEAVY found no questions, closed public testimony, and solicited a motion. 1:34:18 PM SENATOR STEDMAN moved to report SB 16 from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). 1:34:31 PM CHAIR DUNLEAVY announced that without objection, SB 16 moved from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.