Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 34.304. Duties of board

(a) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and the board shall keep records relating to applications. Records relating to applications shall include the name, age and last known address of each applicant for licensure or certification, information concerning each applicant's education, experience and other qualifications, the text of all examinations administered and the results thereof and such other information as the board deems appropriate. The records of the board shall be prima facie evidence in the proceedings and a certified transcript by the secretary shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.

(b) The board shall maintain an up-to-date roster showing the names and addresses of the places of business of all licensed architects and certified interior designers under this act, and under prior laws, and licensed or certified by the board, which roster shall be published in booklet form by the board every five years. In the interim years following the publishing of the complete roster, the board shall each year publish a supplemental roster containing the name, license or certification numbers where applicable, and addresses of all licensed architects and certified interior designers by the board subsequent to the publishing of the last published roster or supplemental roster.

(c) The board shall maintain records relating to all licensed architects and certified interior designers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Such records shall include all information directly related to the practice of architecture and the provision of interior design services by certified interior designers as defined herein.

(d) Annually at the end of its fiscal year, the board shall submit to the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs a report of its activities and transactions of the preceding year. The board shall also submit to the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs and to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, 15 days after the Governor has submitted his budget to the General Assembly, a proposed budget request for its operation for the succeeding fiscal year.

(e) The board shall submit annually a report to the Professional Licensure Committee of the House of Representatives and to the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee of the Senate a description of the types of complaints received, status of cases, board action which has been taken and the length of time from the initial complaint to final board resolution.