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SB-1424 Consumer affairs: the Department of Consumer Affairs.(2021-2022)

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Date Published: 02/19/2022 04:00 AM
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1424

Introduced by Senator Nielsen

February 18, 2022

An act to amend Section 114.3 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to consumer affairs.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1424, as introduced, Nielsen. Consumer affairs: the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires those boards to waive the renewal fees, continuing education requirements, and other renewal requirements, if any are applicable, for any licensee or registrant called to active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces or the California National Guard if certain requirements are met.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that requirement.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 114.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

114.3.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, every board, as defined in Section 22, within the department shall waive the renewal fees, continuing education requirements, and other renewal requirements as determined by the board, if any are applicable, for any licensee or registrant called to active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces or the California National Guard if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The licensee or registrant possessed a current and valid license with the board at the time the licensee or registrant was called to active duty.
(2) The renewal requirements are waived only for the period during which the licensee or registrant is on active duty service.
(3) Written documentation that substantiates the licensee licensee’s or registrant’s active duty service is provided to the board.
(b) (1) Except as specified in paragraph (2), the licensee or registrant shall not engage in any activities requiring a license during the period that the waivers provided by this section are in effect.
(2) If the licensee or registrant will provide services for which the licensee or registrant is licensed while on active duty, the board shall convert the license status to military active and no private practice of any type shall be permitted.
(c) In order to engage in any activities for which the licensee or registrant is licensed once discharged from active duty, the licensee or registrant shall meet all necessary renewal requirements requirements, as determined by the board board, within six months from the licensee’s or registrant’s date of discharge from active duty service.
(d) After a licensee or registrant receives notice of the licensee licensee’s or registrant’s discharge date, the licensee or registrant shall notify the board of their discharge from active duty within 60 days of receiving their notice of discharge.
(e) A board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(f) This section shall not apply to any board that has a similar license renewal waiver process statutorily authorized for that board.