The Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) oversees the development, application, assessment, and adjudication of Council policies and practices relating to the professional conduct of Record holders and others using Council services. It also recommends disciplinary actions to the Board of Directors as warranted.

HIGHLIGHTS/YEAR-END SUMMARY

The committee reviewed 96 disciplinary actions made in accordance with the PCC Rules of Procedure. Over 50 percent of the cases covered unlicensed practice followed by licensure. A small subset addressed unlicensed firms, continuing education for license renewal, plan stamping, and fraud.

SUMMARY OF CHARGES

The PCC Rules of Procedure were reviewed for currency and relevancy. There were no proposed updates this year. Of the 96 disciplinary actions made, the following required special action by the Committee.

●  Mandatory revocation of two NCARB Certificates.

●  Issuance of a “show cause” letter and request for relevant information from the respective Member Boards for two related cases for the same Record holder.

●  A new disciplinary action against a Record holder with a previously revoked NCARB Certificate.

●  No actions required a recommendation to the BOD.

The committee was briefed by NCARB staff regarding on-going efforts to monitor websites for potential disclosures of ARE content and to issue “take down” orders for disclosures of ARE content. NCARB staff noted that there appears to be a continuing decline, compared with prior years, in the number of website disclosures.