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AB-20 Consumer affairs: regulatory boards: operations: reorganization.(2009-2010)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 101 of the Business and Professions Code, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 31 of the Statutes of 2008, is amended to read:

101.
 The department is comprised of the following: of: 
(a) The Dental Board of California.
(b) The Medical Board of California.
(c) The California  State Board of Optometry.
(d) The California State Board of Pharmacy.
(e) The Veterinary Medical Board.
(f) The California Board of Accountancy.
(g) The California Architects Board.
(h) The State Board  Bureau  of Barbering and Cosmetology.
(i) The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Engineers and Land Surveyors. 
(j) The Contractors Contractors’  State License Board.
(k) The Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational  Education.
( (l) 
l
)  The Bureau of Household Goods and Services. Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation. 
(m) The Board of Registered Nursing.
(n) The Board of Behavioral Sciences.
(o) The State Athletic Commission.
(p) The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
(q) The State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind.
(q) (r)  The Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
(r) (s)  The Court Reporters Board of California.
(s) (t)  The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
(t) (u)  The Landscape Architects Technical Committee.
(u) (v)  The Division of Investigation.
(v) (w)  The Bureau of Automotive Repair.
(w) (x)  The Respiratory Care Board of California.
(x) (y)  The Acupuncture Board.
(y) (z)  The Board of Psychology.
(z) (aa)  The Podiatric Medical  California  Board of California. Podiatric Medicine. 
(aa) (ab)  The Physical Therapy Board of California.
(ab) (ac)  The Arbitration Review Program.
(ad) The Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau.
(ac) (ae)  The Physician Assistant Board. Committee. 
(ad) (af)  The Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers  Board.
(ae) (ag)  The California Board of Occupational Therapy.
(af) (ah)  The Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
(ag) (ai)  The California Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Naturopathic Medicine Committee. 
(ah) (aj)  The Dental Hygiene Board Committee  of California.
(ai) The Professional Fiduciaries Bureau.
(aj) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(ak) The Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers.
(al) The Structural Pest Control Board.
(am) (ak)  Any other boards, offices, or officers subject to its jurisdiction by law.

SEC. 2.

 Section 130 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

130.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of  law, the term of office of any member of an agency designated in subdivision (b) shall be for a term of four years expiring on June 1.
(b) Subdivision (a) applies to the following boards or committees:
(1) The Medical Board of California.
(2) The Podiatric Medical  California  Board of California. Podiatric Medicine. 
(3) The Physical Therapy Board of California.
(4) The Board of Registered Nursing, except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 2703. Nursing. 
(5) The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
(6) The California  State Board of Optometry.
(7) The California State Board of Pharmacy.
(8) The Veterinary Medical Board.
(9) The California Architects Board.
(10) The Landscape Architect Technical Committee.
(11) The Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
(12) The Contractors Contractors’  State License Board.
(13) The State  Board of Behavioral Sciences. Guide Dogs for the Blind. 
(14) The Board of Behavioral Sciences.
(14) (15)  The Court Reporters Board of California.
(15) (16)  The State Athletic Commission.
(16) (17)  The Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
(17) (18)  The Respiratory Care Board of California.
(18) (19)  The Acupuncture Board.
(19) (20)  The Board of Psychology.
(20) The Structural Pest Control Board.

SEC. 3.

 Section 149 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

149.
 (a) If, upon investigation, an agency designated in Section 101 subdivision (e)  has probable cause to believe that a person is advertising in a telephone directory  with respect to the offering or performance of services, without being properly licensed by or registered with the agency to offer or perform those services, the agency may issue a citation under Section 148 containing an order of correction that requires the violator to do both of the following:
(1) Cease the unlawful advertising.
(2) Notify the telephone company furnishing services to the violator to disconnect the telephone service furnished to any telephone number contained in the unlawful advertising.
(b) This action is stayed if the person to whom a citation is issued under subdivision (a) notifies the agency in writing that he or she intends to contest the citation. The agency shall afford an opportunity for a hearing, as specified in Section 125.9.
(c) If the person to whom a citation and order of correction is issued under subdivision (a) fails to comply with the order of correction after that order is final, the agency shall inform the Public Utilities Commission of the violation and the Public Utilities Commission shall require the telephone corporation furnishing services to that person to disconnect the telephone service furnished to any telephone number contained in the unlawful advertising.
(d) The good faith compliance by a telephone corporation with an order of the Public Utilities Commission to terminate service issued pursuant to this section shall constitute a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought against the telephone corporation arising from the termination of service.
(e) Subdivision (a) shall apply to the following boards, bureaus, committees, commissions, or programs:
(1) The Bureau of Barbering and Cosmetology.
(2) The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
(3) The Veterinary Medical Board.
(4) The Hearing Aid Dispensers Advisory Committee.
(5) The Landscape Architects Technical Committee.
(6) The California Board of Podiatric Medicine.
(7) The Respiratory Care Board of California.
(8) The Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation.
(9) The Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
(10) The Bureau of Automotive Repair.
(11) The California Architects Board.
(12) The Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board.
(13) The Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
(14) The Board of Behavioral Sciences.
(15) The Structural Pest Control Board within the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
(16) The Acupuncture Board.
(17) The Board of Psychology.
(18) The California Board of Accountancy.
(19) The Naturopathic Medicine Committee.

SEC. 4.

 Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code, as amended by Section 2 of Chapter 31 of the Statutes of 2008, is amended to read:

205.
 (a) There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds:
(1) Accountancy Fund.
(2) California Architects Board Fund.
(3) Athletic Commission Fund.
(4) Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund.
(5) Cemetery and Funeral  Fund.
(6) Contractors Contractors’  License Fund.
(7) State Dentistry Fund.
(8) State Funeral Directors and Embalmers Fund.
(9) Guide Dogs for the Blind Fund.
(8) (10)  Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund.
(9) (11)  California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund.
(10) (12)  Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.
(11) (13)  Optometry Fund.
(12) (14)  Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund.
(13) (15)  Physical Therapy Fund.
(14) (16)  Private Security Services  Investigator  Fund.
(15) (17)  Professional Engineer’s, Land Surveyor’s, and Geologist’s  Engineers’ and Land Surveyors’  Fund.
(16) (18)  Consumer Affairs Fund.
(17) (19)  Behavioral Sciences Fund.
(18) (20)  Licensed Midwifery Fund.
(19) (21)  Court Reporters’ Fund.
(20) (22)  Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.
(21) (23)  Vocational Nurses Account of the Vocational  Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.
(22) (24)  Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund.
(25) Geology and Geophysics Fund.
(26) Dispensing Opticians Fund.
(23) (27)  Acupuncture Fund.
(28) Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund.
(24) (29)  Physician Assistant Fund.
(25) (30)  Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund.
(26) (31)  Psychology Fund.
(27) (32)  Respiratory Care Fund.
(28) (33)  Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers  Fund.
(29) (34)  Board of Registered Nursing Fund.
(35) Psychiatric Technician Examiners Account of the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.
(30) (36)  Animal Health Technician Examining Committee Fund.
(31) (37)  State Dental Hygiene Fund.
(32) (38)  Structural Pest Control State Dental Assistant  Fund.
(33) Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund.
(34) Structural Pest Control Research Fund.
(35) Household Movers Fund.
(36) Household Goods and Services Fund.
(b) For accounting and recordkeeping purposes, the Professions and Vocations Fund shall be deemed to be a single special fund, and each of the several special funds therein shall constitute and be deemed to be a separate account in the Professions and Vocations Fund. Each account or fund shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 5.

 Section 2450.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

2450.3.
 There is within the jurisdiction of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California a Naturopathic Medicine Committee authorized under the Naturopathic Doctors Act (Chapter 8.2 (commencing with Section 3610)). This section shall become inoperative on January 1, 2013, and, as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date. The repeal of this section renders the Naturopathic Medicine Committee subject to the review required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473).

SEC. 6.

 Section 3612 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3612.
 The California Board of  Naturopathic Medicine Committee  is hereby created within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Osteopathic Medical Board of California. 

SEC. 7.

 Section 3613 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3613.
 The following definitions apply for the purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Board” means the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine.  “Committee” means the Naturopathic Medicine Committee within the Osteopathic Medical Board of California.  Any reference in any law or regulation to the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine or the Naturopathic Medicine Committee  shall be deemed to refer to the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Naturopathic Medicine Committee within the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. 
(b) “Naturopathic childbirth attendance” means the specialty practice of natural childbirth by a naturopathic doctor that includes the management of normal pregnancy, normal labor and delivery, and the normal postpartum period, including normal newborn care.
(c) “Naturopathic medicine” means a distinct and comprehensive system of primary health care practiced by a naturopathic doctor for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human health conditions, injuries, and disease.
(d) “Naturopathic doctor” means a person who holds an active license issued pursuant to this chapter.
(e) “Naturopathy” means a noninvasive system of health practice that employs natural health modalities, substances, and education to promote health.
(f) “Drug” means any substance defined as a drug by Section 11014 of the Health and Safety Code.
(g) “Naturopathic assistant” means a person who may be unlicensed, who performs basic administrative, clerical, and technical supportive services in compliance with this chapter for a licensed naturopathic doctor or naturopathic corporation and who is at least 18 years of age, and who has had at least the minimum amount of hours of appropriate training pursuant to standards established by the Medical Board of California for a medical assistant pursuant to Section 2069. The naturopathic assistant shall be issued a certificate by the training institution or instructor indicating satisfactory completion of the required training. A copy of the certificate shall be retained as a record by each employer or the naturopathic assistant.
(h) “Naturopathic technical supportive services” means simple routine medical tasks and procedures that may be safely performed by a naturopathic assistant who has limited training and who functions under the supervision of a licensed naturopathic doctor.
(i) “Specific authorization” means a specific written order prepared by the supervising naturopathic doctor authorizing the procedures to be performed on a patient, which shall be placed in the patient’s medical record, or a standing order prepared by the supervising naturopathic doctor authorizing the procedures to be performed. A notation of the standing order shall be placed on the patient’s medical record.
(j) “Supervision” means the supervision of procedures authorized under this section or Section 3640.2 by a naturopathic doctor, within their scope of practice, who is physically present in the treatment facility during the performance of those procedures.

SEC. 8.

 Section 3620 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3620.
 The committee shall enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter and shall be solely responsible for the implementation of this  chapter.

SEC. 9.

 Section 3621 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

3621.
 (a) The committee shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor. Members of the committee shall include three members who are California licensed naturopathic doctors, or have met the requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter, three members who are California licensed physicians and surgeons, and three public members.
(b) A member of the committee shall be appointed for a four-year term. A person shall not serve as a member of the committee for more than two consecutive terms. A member shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor, or until one year from the expiration of the term for which the member was appointed, whichever first occurs. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for unexpired terms.
(c) (1) A public member of the committee shall be a citizen of this state for at least five years preceding his or her appointment.
(2) A person shall not be appointed as a public member if the person or the person’s immediate family in any manner owns an interest in a college, school, or institution engaged in naturopathic education, or the person or the person’s immediate family has an economic interest in naturopathy or has any other conflict of interest. “Immediate family” means the public member’s spouse, parents, children, or his or her children’s spouses.
(d) Each member of the committee shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
(e) The committee, with the approval of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the committee and vested in him or her by this chapter.

SEC. 10.

 Section 3621.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

3621.5.
 The committee shall meet at least two times each calendar year and shall conduct additional meetings in appropriate locations that are necessary to transact its business.

SEC. 11.

 Section 3622 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3622.
 (a) The committee shall adopt regulations in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Unless contrary to the provisions of this chapter, regulations adopted by the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine shall continue to apply to the committee and its licensees.

SEC. 12.

 Section 3623 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3623.
 (a) The committee shall approve a naturopathic medical education program accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or an equivalent federally recognized accrediting body for the naturopathic medical profession that has the following minimum requirements:
(1) Admission requirements that include a minimum of three-quarters of the credits required for a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited or preaccredited college or university or the equivalency, as determined by the council.
(2) Program requirements for its degree or diploma of a minimum of 4,100 total hours in basic and clinical sciences, naturopathic philosophy, naturopathic modalities, and naturopathic medicine. Of the total requisite hours, not less than 2,500 hours shall consist of academic instruction, and not less than 1,200 hours shall consist of supervised clinical training approved by the naturopathic medical school.
(b) A naturopathic medical education program in the United States shall offer graduate-level full-time studies and training leading to the degree of Doctor of Naturopathy or Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. The program shall be an institution, or part of an institution of, higher education that is either accredited or is a candidate for accreditation by a regional institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, or an equivalent federally recognized accrediting body for naturopathic doctor education.
(c) To qualify as an approved naturopathic medical school, a naturopathic medical program located in Canada or the United States shall offer a full-time, doctoral-level, naturopathic medical education program with its graduates being eligible to apply to the committee for licensure and to the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners that administers the naturopathic licensing examination.
(d) The naturopathic medical program shall evaluate an applicant’s education, training, and experience obtained in the armed services, pursuant to Section 35, and provide course credit where applicable.

SEC. 13.

 Section 3624 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3624.
 (a) The committee may grant a certificate of registration to practice naturopathic medicine to a person who does not hold a naturopathic doctor’s license under this chapter and is offered a faculty position by the dean of a naturopathic medical education program approved by the committee, if all of the following requirements are met to the satisfaction of the committee:
(1) The applicant furnishes documentary evidence that he or she is a United States citizen or is legally admitted to the United States.
(1) (2)  The applicant submits an application on a form prescribed by the committee.
(2) (3)  The dean of the naturopathic medical education program demonstrates that the applicant has the requisite qualifications to assume the position to which he or she is to be appointed.
(3) (4)  The dean of the naturopathic medical education program certifies in writing to the committee that the applicant will be under his or her direction and will not be permitted to practice naturopathic medicine unless incident to and a necessary part of the applicant’s duties as approved by the committee.
(b) The holder of a certificate of registration issued under this section shall not receive compensation for or practice naturopathic medicine unless it is incidental to and a necessary part of the applicant’s duties in connection with the holder’s faculty position.
(c) A certificate of registration issued under this section is valid for two years.

SEC. 14.

 Section 3624.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3624.5.
 (a) This chapter does not apply to a practitioner licensed as a naturopathic doctor in another state or country who meets both of the following requirements:
(1) The practitioner is in consultation with a licensed practitioner of this state, or is an invited guest of any of the following for the purpose of professional education through lectures, clinics, or demonstrations:
(A) The California Medical Association.
(B) The Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California.
(C) The California Podiatric Medical Association.
(D) The California Naturopathic Doctors Association.
(E) A component county society of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
(2) The practitioner does not open an office, appoint a place to meet patients, receive calls from patients, give orders, or have ultimate authority over the care or primary diagnosis of a patient.

SEC. 15.

 Section 3625 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.

SEC. 16.

 Section 3626 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3626.
 (a)  The board  Osteopathic Medical Board of California  may employ other officers and employees as necessary to discharge the duties of the board. committee. 
(b) The board shall employ a full-time staff position whose responsibilities shall include enforcement against violations of this chapter. This position shall be under the direction of the executive officer.
(c) The board shall not incur any costs as a result of changing the name of the Naturopathic Medicine Committee to the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, as described in Sections 3612 and 3613, beyond what is absorbable within existing resources.

SEC. 17.

 Section 3627 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3627.
 (a) The committee shall establish a naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee to determine a naturopathic formulary based upon a review of naturopathic medical education and training.
(b) The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee shall be composed of an equal number of representatives from the clinical and academic settings of physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and naturopathic doctors.
(c) The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee shall review naturopathic education, training, and practice and make specific recommendations regarding the prescribing, ordering, and furnishing authority of a naturopathic doctor and the required supervision and protocols for those functions.
(d) The committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2007, regarding the prescribing and furnishing authority of a naturopathic doctor and the required supervision and protocols, including those for the utilization of intravenous and ocular routes of prescription drug administration. The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee and the committee shall consult with physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and licensed naturopathic doctors in developing the findings and recommendations submitted to the Legislature.

SEC. 18.

 Section 3628 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3628.
 (a) The committee shall establish a naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory subcommittee to issue recommendations concerning the practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance based upon a review of naturopathic medical education and training.
(b) The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory subcommittee shall be composed of an equal number of representatives from the clinical and academic settings of physicians and surgeons, midwives, and naturopathic doctors.
(c) The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory subcommittee shall review naturopathic education, training, and practice and make specific recommendations to the Legislature regarding the practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance.
(d) The committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2007. The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory subcommittee and the committee shall consult with physicians and surgeons, midwives, and licensed naturopathic doctors in developing the findings and recommendations submitted to the Legislature.

SEC. 19.

 Section 3630 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3630.
 An applicant for a license as a naturopathic doctor shall file an application  with the committee a written application  on a form provided by the committee that shows, to the committee’s satisfaction, compliance with all of the following requirements:
(a) The applicant has not committed an act or crime that constitutes grounds for denial of a license under Section 480, and has complied with the requirements of Section 144.
(b) The applicant has received a degree in naturopathic medicine from an approved naturopathic medical school where the degree substantially meets the educational requirements in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 3623.

SEC. 20.

 Section 3631 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3631.
 (a)  An applicant for licensure shall pass the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination (NPLEX) or an equivalent approved by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners. In the absence of an  examination approved by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners. Examiners, the committee may administer a substantially equivalent examination. 
(b) In the absence of an examination approved by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners, the board may administer a substantially equivalent examination.
(c) The board may additionally require an applicant to pass any NPLEX elective examinations relevant to a licensee’s scope of practice in California.

SEC. 21.

 Section 3633 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3633.
 The committee may grant a license to an applicant who is licensed and in good standing as a naturopathic doctor in another state, jurisdiction, or territory in the United States, provided the applicant has met the requirements of Sections 3630 and 3631.

SEC. 22.

 Section 3633.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3633.1.
 The committee may grant a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of Section 3630, but who graduated prior to 1986, pre-NPLEX, and passed a state or Canadian Province naturopathic licensing examination. Applications under this section shall be received no later than December 31, 2007.

SEC. 23.

 Section 3634 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3634.
  A license issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal biennially as prescribed by the committee and shall expire unless renewed in that manner. The committee may provide by regulation for the late renewal of a license.

SEC. 24.

 Section 3635 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3635.
 (a) In addition to any other qualifications and requirements for licensure renewal, the board committee  shall require the satisfactory completion of 60 hours of approved continuing education biennially. This requirement is waived for the initial license renewal. The continuing education shall meet the following requirements:
(1) At least 20 hours shall be in pharmacotherapeutics.
(2) No more than 15 hours may be in naturopathic medical journals or osteopathic or allopathic medical journals, or audio or videotaped presentations, slides, programmed instruction, or computer-assisted instruction or preceptorships.
(3) No more than 20 hours may be in any single topic.
(4) No more than 15 hours of the continuing education requirements for the specialty certificate in naturopathic childbirth attendance shall apply to the 60 hours of continuing education requirement.
(5) Course content shall pertain to the practice of naturopathic, osteopathic, or allopathic medicine.
(b) The continuing education requirements of this section may be met through continuing education courses approved by the board, the  California Naturopathic Doctors Association, the North American Naturopathic Continuing Education Accreditation Council, the American  American  Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the Medical Board of California, the  California State Board of Pharmacy, or  the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or other courses that meet the standards for continuing education for licensed physicians and surgeons in California. All continuing education providers shall comply with Section 3635.2. Continuing education providers shall submit an annual declaration to the board that their educational activities satisfy the requirements described in Section 3635.2 and the board shall maintain a list of these providers on its internet website. approved by the committee. 

SEC. 25.

 Section 3636 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3636.
 (a) Upon a written request, the committee may grant inactive status to a naturopathic doctor who is in good standing and who meets the requirements of Section 462.
(b) A person whose license is in inactive status may not engage in any activity for which a license is required under this chapter.
(c) A person whose license is in inactive status shall be exempt from continuing education requirements while his or her license is in that status.
(d) To restore a license to active status, a person whose license is in inactive status must fulfill continuing education requirements for the two-year period prior to reactivation, and be current with all licensing fees as determined  pay a reactivation fee established  by the committee.

SEC. 26.

 Section 3640 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3640.
 (a) A naturopathic doctor may order and perform physical and laboratory examinations for diagnostic purposes, including, but not limited to, phlebotomy, clinical laboratory tests, speculum examinations, orificial examinations, and physiological function tests.
(b) A naturopathic doctor may order diagnostic imaging studies, including X-ray, ultrasound, mammogram, bone densitometry, and others, consistent with naturopathic training as determined by the committee, but shall refer the studies to an appropriately licensed health care professional to conduct the study and interpret the results.
(c) A naturopathic doctor may dispense, administer, order, prescribe,  and furnish prescribe  or perform the following:
(1) Food, extracts of food, nutraceuticals, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, enzymes, botanicals and their extracts, botanical medicines, homeopathic medicines, all dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs as defined by the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, consistent with the routes of administration identified in subdivision (d).
(2) Hot or cold hydrotherapy; naturopathic physical medicine inclusive of the manual use of massage, stretching, resistance, or joint play examination but exclusive of small amplitude movement at or beyond the end range of normal joint motion; electromagnetic energy; colon hydrotherapy; and therapeutic exercise.
(3) Devices, including, but not limited to, therapeutic devices, barrier contraception, and durable medical equipment.
(4) Health education and health counseling.
(5) Repair and care incidental to superficial lacerations and abrasions, except suturing.
(6) Removal of foreign bodies located in the superficial tissues.
(d) A naturopathic doctor may utilize routes of administration that include oral, nasal, auricular, ocular, rectal, vaginal, transdermal, intradermal, subcutaneous, intravenous, and intramuscular.
(e) The committee may establish regulations regarding ocular or intravenous routes of administration that are consistent with the education and training of a naturopathic doctor.
(f) Nothing in this section shall exempt a naturopathic doctor from meeting applicable licensure requirements for the performance of clinical laboratory tests, including the requirements imposed under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1200). tests. 
(g) The authority to use all routes for furnishing prescription drugs as described in Section 3640.5 shall be consistent with the oversight and supervision requirements of Section 2836.1.

SEC. 27.

 Section 3640.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3640.1.
 (a) A naturopathic doctor may provide supervision and direction to a licensed vocational nurse in accordance with Sections 2859 and 2859.1.
(b) The  A naturopathic doctor shall not direct a licensed vocational nurse under their employment to take any action outside the scope of practice of the naturopathic doctor.  committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2007, regarding the potential development of scope and supervision requirements of a naturopathic doctor for the performance of minor office procedures. The committee shall consult with physicians and surgeons and licensed naturopathic doctors in developing the findings and recommendations submitted to the Legislature. 

SEC. 28.

 Section 3640.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3640.5.
 Nothing in this chapter or any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit a naturopathic doctor from furnishing or ordering drugs when all of the following apply:
(a) The drugs are furnished or ordered by a naturopathic doctor in accordance with standardized procedures or protocols developed by the naturopathic doctor and his or her supervising physician and surgeon.
(b) The naturopathic doctor is functioning pursuant to standardized procedure, as defined by subdivisions (a), (b), (d), (e), (h), and (i) of Section 2836.1 and paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 2836.1, or protocol. The standardized procedure or protocol shall be developed and approved by the supervising physician and surgeon, the naturopathic doctor, and, where applicable, the facility administrator or his or her designee.
(c) The standardized procedure or protocol covering the furnishing of drugs shall specify which naturopathic doctors may furnish or order drugs, which drugs may be furnished or ordered under what circumstances, the extent of physician and surgeon supervision, the method of periodic review of the naturopathic doctor’s competence, including peer review, and review of the provisions of the standardized procedure.
(d) The furnishing or ordering of drugs by a naturopathic doctor occurs under physician and surgeon supervision. Physician and surgeon supervision shall not be construed to require the physical presence of the physician, but does include all of the following:
(1) Collaboration on the development of the standardized procedure.
(2) Approval of the standardized procedure.
(3) Availability by telephonic contact at the time of patient examination by the naturopathic doctor.
(e) For purposes of this section, a physician and surgeon shall not supervise more than four naturopathic doctors at one time.
(f) Drugs furnished or ordered by a naturopathic doctor may include Schedule III through Schedule V controlled substances under the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code) and shall be further limited to those drugs agreed upon by the naturopathic doctor and physician and surgeon as specified in the standardized procedure. When Schedule III controlled substances, as defined in Section 11056 of the Health and Safety Code, are furnished or ordered by a naturopathic doctor, the controlled substances shall be furnished or ordered in accordance with a patient-specific protocol approved by the treating or supervising physician. A copy of the section of the naturopathic doctor’s standardized procedure relating to controlled substances shall be provided upon request, to a licensed pharmacist who dispenses drugs, when there is uncertainty about the naturopathic doctor furnishing the order.
(g) The committee has certified that the naturopathic doctor has satisfactorily completed adequate coursework in pharmacology covering the drugs to be furnished or ordered under this section. The committee shall establish the requirements for satisfactory completion of this subdivision.
(h) Use of the term “furnishing” in this section, in health facilities defined in subdivisions (b), (c), (d), (e), and (i) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, shall include both of the following:
(1) Ordering a drug in accordance with the standardized procedure.
(2) Transmitting an order of a supervising physician and surgeon.
(i) For purposes of this section, “drug order” or “order” means an order for medication which is dispensed to or for an ultimate user, issued by a naturopathic doctor as an individual practitioner, within the meaning of Section 1306.02 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following apply:
(1) A drug order issued pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as a prescription of the supervising physician.
(2) All references to prescription in this code and the Health and Safety Code shall include drug orders issued by naturopathic doctors.
(3) The signature of a naturopathic doctor on a drug order issued in accordance with this section shall be deemed to be the signature of a prescriber for purposes of this code and the Health and Safety Code.

SEC. 29.

 Section 3650 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3650.
 A naturopathic doctor may perform naturopathic childbirth attendance if he or she has completed additional training and has been granted a certificate of specialty practice by the committee.

SEC. 30.

 Section 3651 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3651.
 In order to be certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance, a naturopathic doctor shall obtain a passing grade on the American College of Nurse Midwives Written Examination, the American College of Naturopathic Obstetricians Examination,  or a substantially equivalent examination approved by the board, committee,  and shall establish, to the board’s committee’s  satisfaction, compliance with one of the following requirements:
(a) Successful completion of a certificate of midwifery or naturopathic obstetrics specialty from an approved naturopathic medical education program consisting of not less than 84 semester units or 126 quarter units that substantially complies with the following educational standards and requirements:
(1) The curriculum is presented in semester or quarter units under the following formula:
(A) One hour of instruction in theory each week throughout a semester or quarter equals one unit.
(B) Three hours of clinical practice each week throughout a semester or quarter equals one unit.
(2) The program provides both academic and clinical preparation that is substantially equivalent to that provided in a program accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives. The program includes, but is not limited to, preparation in all of the following areas:
(A) The art and science of midwifery, one-half of which shall be in theory and one-half of which shall be in clinical practice. Theory and clinical practice shall be concurrent in the areas of maternal and child health, including, but not limited to, labor and delivery, neonatal well care, and postpartum care.
(B) Communications skills that include the principles of oral, written, and group communications.
(C) Anatomy and physiology, genetics, obstetrics and gynecology, embryology and fetal development, neonatology, applied microbiology, chemistry, child growth and development, pharmacology, nutrition, laboratory diagnostic tests and procedures, and physical assessment.
(D) Concepts in psychosocial, emotional, and cultural aspects of maternal and child care, human sexuality, counseling and teaching, maternal and infant and family bonding process, breast feeding, family planning, principles of preventive health, and community health.
(E) Aspects of the normal pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum period, newborn care, family planning, or routine gynecological care in alternative birth centers, homes, and hospitals.
(3) The program integrates the following subjects throughout its entire curriculum:
(A) Midwifery process.
(B) Basic intervention skills in preventive, remedial, and supportive midwifery.
(C) The knowledge and skills required to develop collegial relationships with health care providers from other disciplines.
(D) Related behavioral and social sciences with emphasis on societal and cultural patterns, human development, and behavior related to maternal and child health, illness, and wellness.
(4) Instruction in personal hygiene, client abuse, cultural diversity, and the legal, social, and ethical aspects of midwifery.
(5) Instruction in the midwifery management process which shall include all of the following:
(A) Obtaining or updating a defined and relevant database for assessment of the health status of the client.
(B) Identifying problems based upon correct interpretation of the database.
(C) Preparing a defined needs or problem list, or both, with corroboration from the client.
(D) Consulting, collaborating with, and referring to, appropriate members of the health care team.
(E) Providing information to enable clients to make appropriate decisions and to assume appropriate responsibility for their own health.
(F) Assuming direct responsibility for the development of comprehensive, supportive care for the client and with the client.
(G) Assuming direct responsibility for implementing the plan of care.
(H) Initiating appropriate measures for obstetrical and neonatal emergencies.
(I) Evaluating, with corroboration from the client, the achievement of health care goals and modifying the plan of care appropriately.
(b) Successful completion of an educational program that the board committee  has determined satisfies the criteria of subdivision (a) and current licensure as a midwife by a state with licensing standards that have been found by the board committee  to be substantially equivalent to those adopted by the board committee  pursuant to this article.

SEC. 31.

 Section 3651.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3651.5.
 A naturopathic doctor certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance shall do both of the following:
(a) Maintain current certification in neonatal resuscitation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(b) File with the committee a written plan for the following:
(1) Consultation with other health care providers.
(2) Supervision by a licensed physician and surgeon who has current practice or training in obstetrics to assist a woman in childbirth so long as progress meets criteria accepted as normal. The plan shall provide that all complications shall be referred to a physician and surgeon immediately.
(3) Emergency transfer and transport of an infant or a maternity patient, or both, to an appropriate health care facility, and access to neonatal intensive care units and obstetrical units or other patient care areas.

SEC. 32.

 Section 3652 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3652.
 (a) A certificate of specialty practice in naturopathic childbirth attendance shall expire concurrently with the licensee’s naturopathic doctor’s license.
(b) The certificate may be renewed upon submission of the renewal fee set by the committee and evidence, to the committee’s satisfaction, of the completion of 30 hours of continuing education credits in naturopathic childbirth, midwifery, or obstetrics. Fifteen hours may be applied to the 60 hours of continuing education required for naturopathic doctors.
(c) Licensing or disciplinary action by the committee or a judicial authority shall be deemed to have an equal effect upon the specialty certificate to practice naturopathic childbirth issued to a licensee, unless otherwise specified in the licensing or disciplinary action. When the subject of a licensing or disciplinary action relates specifically to the practice of naturopathic childbirth by a licensee holding a specialty certificate, the action may, instead of affecting the entire scope of the licensee’s practice, suspend, revoke, condition, or restrict only the licensee’s authority under the specialty certificate.

SEC. 33.

 Section 3663 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3663.
 (a) The committee shall have the responsibility for reviewing the quality of the practice of naturopathic medicine carried out by persons licensed as naturopathic doctors pursuant to this chapter.
(b)  The committee may discipline a naturopathic doctor for unprofessional conduct. After a hearing conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the committee may deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probation the license of, or reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline a naturopathic doctor in accordance with Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).

SEC. 34.

 Section 3670 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3670.
 A naturopathic corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, if the corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are naturopathic doctors are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), this chapter, and all other statutes and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to that corporation and the conduct of its affairs. With respect to a naturopathic corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act is the committee.

SEC. 35.

 Section 3675 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3675.
 The committee may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including, but not limited to, regulations requiring the following:
(a) That the bylaws of a naturopathic corporation include a provision whereby the capital stock of the corporation owned by a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, or a deceased person, shall be sold to the corporation or to the remaining shareholders of the corporation within any time as the regulations may provide.
(b) That a naturopathic corporation shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its patients arising out of the rendering of professional services.

SEC. 36.

 Section 3680 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3680.
 (a)  The application fee for a doctor of naturopathic medicine shall be no more than five hundred dollars ($500) and may be increased to not more than six hundred dollars ($600). committee shall establish the amount of the fee assessed to conduct activities of the committee, including the amount of fees for applicant licensure, licensure examination, licensure renewal, late renewal, and childbirth certification. 
(b) The initial license fee shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may be increased to not more than one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200).
(c) The renewal fee for a license shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may be increased to not more than one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200).
(d) The late renewal fee for a license shall be two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225).
(e) The fee for processing fingerprint cards shall be the current fee charged by the Department of Justice.
(f) The fee for a duplicate or replacement license shall be thirty-eight dollars ($38).
(g) The fee for a certified license verification shall be thirty dollars ($30).

SEC. 37.

 Section 3681 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3681.
 (a) All fees collected by the committee shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund which is hereby created in the State Treasury. The money in the fund shall be available to the committee for expenditure for the purposes of this chapter only upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), all money other than revenue described in Section 207 received and credited to the Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund in the 2003–04 fiscal year is hereby appropriated to the committee for the purpose of implementing this chapter.

SEC. 38.

 Section 3685 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3685.
 (a) The provisions of Article 8 (commencing with Section 3680) shall become operative on January 1, 2004, but the remaining provisions of this chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2004. It is the intent of the Legislature that the initial implementation of this chapter be administered by fees collected in advance from applicants. Therefore, the committee shall have the power and authority to establish fees and receive applications for licensure or intents to file application statements on and after January 1, 2004. The department shall certify that sufficient funds are available prior to implementing this chapter. Funds from the General Fund may not be used for the purpose of implementing this chapter.
Notwithstanding (b)   any other law, the  This chapter shall become inoperative on January 1, 2013, and, as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date. The  repeal of this chapter renders the committee subject to the  review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473). 
(c) The committee shall prepare the report required by Section 473.2 no later than September 1, 2010.

SEC. 39.

 Section 3716 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

3716.
 (a)  The board may employ an executive officer exempt from civil service and, subject to the provisions of law relating to civil service, clerical assistants and, except as provided in Section 159.5, other employees as it may deem necessary to carry out its powers and duties.
(b)  This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, 2013,  and as of that date is repealed. repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date. 

SEC. 40.

 Section 7801 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

7801.
 (a) “Board,” as used in this chapter, means the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists  Engineers and Land Surveyors  established under Section 6710. Any reference in any law or regulation to the Board for Geologists and Geophysicists or the State Board of Registration for Geologists and Geophysicists shall be deemed to refer to the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Engineers and Land Surveyors. 
(b) The board shall succeed to, to  and is vested with, with  all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction previously vested in the Board for Geologists and Geophysicists.
(c) The board shall receive two personnel years that were previously allocated to the Board for Geologists and Geophysicists for the performance of the board’s responsibilities under this chapter.

SEC. 41.

 Section 7810 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.

SEC. 42.

 Section 7810.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

7810.1.
 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions pursuant to this chapter. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.

SEC. 43.

 Section 7811 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.

SEC. 44.

 Section 7815 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.

SEC. 45.

 Section 7815.5 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.

SEC. 46.

 Section 7816 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.

SEC. 47.

 Section 7817 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.

SEC. 48.

 Section 7820 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

7820.
 The board shall have and use a seal bearing the name “Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.” Engineers and Land Surveyors.” 

SEC. 49.

 Section 7830.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

7830.1.
 It is unlawful for any person  anyone  other than a geophysicist licensed registered  under this chapter to stamp or seal any plans, specifications, plats, reports, or other documents with the seal or stamp of a licensed registered  geophysicist, professional geophysicist, or licensed registered  certified specialty geophysicist, or to use in any manner the title “registered geophysicist,” “professional geophysicist,” or the title of any registered certified specialty geophysicist, or any combination of the words and phrases or abbreviations thereof, unless the person is licensed, or licensed geophysicist unless registered, or registered  and certified, under this chapter.

SEC. 50.

 Section 8501 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

8501.
 “Director” refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs. Pesticide Regulation. 

SEC. 51.

 Section 8502 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

8502.
 “Board” refers to the Structural Pest Control Board within the Department of Consumers Affairs. Pesticide Regulation. 

SEC. 52.

 Section 8505.17 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

8505.17.
 (a) There is hereby continued in existence in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund. Funds derived from the pesticide use report filing fee provided for in Section 8674 and all proceeds from civil penalties collected by the board pursuant to Section 8617 shall be deposited in the Education and Enforcement Account which is hereby created in the fund. The account shall be used by the board (1) for the purposes of training as provided in Section 8616, (2) for reimbursement to the Director of Pesticide Regulation for work performed as the agent of the board pursuant to Sections 8616, 8616.4, and 8617 and Section 15202 of the Food and Agricultural Code and for cases referred to the board pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8616.5, and (3) for reasonable expenses incurred by the Disciplinary Review Committee. There is no reimbursement from this fund for inspections and routine investigations.
(b) The board may withhold funds from its agent if it is not satisfied that its agent has corrected the problems which resulted in a suspension as provided in Section 8616.6. The authority to withhold funds shall be limited only to the withholding of an amount otherwise due the agent for reimbursable activities performed in the county or counties for which a notice has been filed pursuant to Section 8616.6.
(c) Registered structural pest control companies shall prepare and submit to the county agricultural commissioner a monthly report of all pesticides used in that county. The report shall be on a form approved by the Director of Pesticide Regulation and shall contain the name and registration number of each pesticide and the amount used.  pesticide, the amount used, and the number of applications made.  The report shall be submitted to the commissioner by the 10th day of the month following the month of application and a copy shall be maintained by the licensee for a period of three years after the report submission date.  application.  Each pesticide use report or combination of use reports representing a registered structural pest control company’s total county pesticide use for the month shall require  have affixed thereto  a pesticide use stamp or stamp number  issued by the board in the denomination fixed by the board in accordance with Section 8674 as the pesticide use report filing fee. The board shall provide for the sale of these stamps and stamp numbers and  for the refund of moneys paid for stamps and stamp numbers  which are returned to it unused. When a registered structural pest control company performs no pest control during a month in a county in which it has given notice pursuant to Section 15204 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the registered company shall submit a use report stating this fact to the commissioner. A No  pesticide use stamp or stamp number is not  is  required on negative use reports.
(d) All other proceeds from civil penalties collected by the board shall be deposited in the Civil Penalties Account which is hereby created in the fund. These funds shall be available to the board upon appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of enforcing this chapter.

SEC. 53.

 Section 8520 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

8520.
 (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs Pesticide Regulation  a Structural Pest Control Board, which consists of seven members.
(b) Subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the director by Division 1 6  (commencing with Section 100), the  11401) of the Food and Agricultural Code, the  board is vested with the power to and shall administer the provisions of this chapter.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that consumer protection is the primary mission of the board.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date  become inoperative on July 1, 2011, and, as of January 1, 2012,  is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted  which becomes effective on or  before January 1, 2028, 2012,  deletes or extends that date. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed. 

SEC. 54.

 Section 8520.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

8520.2.
 (a) The Structural Pest Control Board is hereby transferred from the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs and placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
(b) The registrar of the board under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs shall remain as the registrar of the board under the jurisdiction of the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
(c) The members appointed to the board while under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs shall remain as members of the board under the jurisdiction of the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
(d) All employees of the board under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs are hereby transferred to the board under the jurisdiction of the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
(e) The duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdictions of the board under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs shall remain with the board under the jurisdiction of the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
(f) For the performance of the duties and the exercise of the powers vested in the board under this chapter, the board shall have possession and control of all records, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, or other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use by the board formerly within the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
(g) Any reference to the board in this chapter or in any other provision of law or regulation shall be construed as a reference to the board under the jurisdiction of the department.

SEC. 55.

 Section 8674 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

8674.
 The fees prescribed by this chapter are the following:
(a) A duplicate license fee of not more than two dollars ($2).
(b) A fee for filing a change of name of a licensee of not more than two dollars ($2).
(c) An operator’s examination fee of not more than one hundred  twenty-five  dollars ($100). ($25). 
(d) An operator’s license fee of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(e) An operator’s license renewal fee of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(f) A company registration fee of not more than one hundred twenty dollars ($120).
(g) A branch office registration fee of not more than sixty dollars ($60).
(h) A field representative’s examination fee of not more than seventy-five fifteen  dollars ($75). ($15). 
(i) A field representative’s license fee of not more than forty-five dollars ($45).
(j) A field representative’s license renewal fee of not more than forty-five dollars ($45).
(k) An applicator’s examination fee of not more than sixty fifteen  dollars ($60). ($15). 
(l) An applicator’s license fee of not more than fifty dollars ($50).
(m) An applicator’s license renewal fee of not more than fifty dollars ($50).
(n) An activity form fee, per property address, of not more than five three  dollars ($5). ($3). 
(o) A fee for certifying a copy of an activity form of not more than three dollars ($3).
(p) A fee for filing a change of a registered company’s name, principal office address, or branch office address, qualifying manager, or the names of a registered company’s officers, or bond or insurance of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25) for each change.
(q) A fee for approval of continuing education providers of not more than fifty dollars ($50).
(r) A pesticide use report filing fee of not more than five dollars ($5) for each pesticide use report or combination of use reports representing a registered structural pest control company’s total county pesticide use for the month.
(s) A fee for approval of continuing education courses of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25).
(t) (1) Any person who pays a fee pursuant to subdivision (r) shall, in addition, pay a fee of two dollars ($2) for each pesticide use stamp or stamp number  purchased from the board. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law, the fee established pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited with a bank or other depository approved by the Department of Finance and designated by the Research Advisory Panel or  into the Structural Pest Control Research Fund that is hereby continued in existence and continuously appropriated to be used only for structural pest control research. If the Research Advisory Panel designates that the fees be deposited in an account other than the Structural Pest Control Research Fund, any moneys in the fund shall be transferred to the designated account. 
(2) Prior to the deposit of any funds, the depository shall enter into an agreement with the Department of Pesticide Regulation that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following requirements:
(A) The depository shall serve as custodian for the safekeeping of the funds.
(B) Funds deposited in the designated account shall be encumbered solely for the exclusive purpose of implementing and continuing the program for which they were collected.
(C) Funds deposited in the designated account shall be subject to an audit at least once every two years by an auditor selected by the Director of Pesticide Regulation. A copy of the audit shall be provided to the director within 30 days of completion of the audit.
(D) The Department of Pesticide Regulation shall be reimbursed for all expenses it incurs that are reasonably related to implementing and continuing the program for which the funds were collected in accordance with the agreement.
(E) A reserve in an amount sufficient to pay for costs arising from unanticipated occurrences associated with administration of the program shall be maintained in the designated account.
(2) (3)  A charge for administrative expenses of the board in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the amount collected and deposited in the Structural Pest Control Research Fund may be assessed against the fund. The charge shall be limited to expenses directly related to the administration of the fund.
(3) (4)  The board shall, by regulation, establish a five-member research advisory panel, panel  including, but not limited to, representatives from the  each of the following: (A) the  Structural Pest Control Board, (B)  the structural pest control industry, (C)  the Department of Pesticide Regulation, and (D)  the University of California. The panel, or other entity designated by the board, shall solicit on behalf of the board all requests for proposals and present to the panel all proposals that meet the criteria established by the panel. The panel shall review the proposals and recommend to the board which proposals to accept. The recommendations shall be accepted upon a two-thirds vote of the board. The board shall direct the panel, or other entity designated by the board, to prepare and issue the research contracts and authorize the transfer of funds from the Structural Pest Control Research Fund to the applicants whose proposals were accepted by the board.
(4) (5)  A charge for requests for proposals, contracts, and monitoring of contracted research shall not exceed 5 percent of the research funds available each year and shall be paid from the Structural Pest Control Research Fund.

SEC. 56.

 Section 8676 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

8676.
 The Department of Consumer Affairs  department  shall receive and account for all moneys collected under this chapter at the end of each month, and shall pay it into the Treasury to the credit of the Structural Pest Control Fund, which is hereby continued in existence.
The moneys money  in this fund shall be expended for the pro rata cost of administration of the Department of Consumer Affairs  department  and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

SEC. 57.

 Section 9801 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

9801.
 The following terms as used in this chapter have the meaning expressed in this section:
(a) “Person” includes a firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Affairs.
(c) “Director” means the Director of Consumer Affairs.
(d) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation. 
(e) “Chief” means the Chief of the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation. 
(f) “Service dealer” means a person who, for compensation, engages in, or holds themselves  himself or herself  out to the public as offering services in the business of:
(1) Repairing, servicing, or maintaining an electronic set normally used or sold for personal, family, household, or home office use.
(2) Installing, repairing, servicing, or maintaining equipment or a burglar alarm system for use in private motor vehicles.
(3) Installing, repairing, servicing, or maintaining television or radio receiver antennas, rotators, and accessories or direct satellite signal receiving equipment located on or adjacent to a residence and not involving a function that is subject to and regulated under the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000).
(4) Repairing, servicing, or maintaining major appliances.
(g) “Equipment” for the purposes of this chapter means an electronic set, appliance, antenna, rotator, and accessories.
(h) “Electronic set” includes, but is not limited to, any television, radio, audio or video recorder or playback equipment, video camera, video game, video monitor, computer system, cellular device, such as a telephone or tablet, photocopier, facsimile machine, or any other device that depends for its functioning, in whole or in part, on any digital electronic embedded or attached to the product and has a value over ten dollars ($10) and is  photocopier, or facsimile machine  normally used or sold for personal, family, household, or home office use.
(i) “Appliance” or “major home appliance” means any device primarily used for residential purposes, including, but  includes, but is  not limited to, any refrigerator, freezer, range, microwave oven, washer, dryer, dishwasher, trash compactor, ice maker, dehumidifier, residential portable furnace,  or room air-conditioner normally used or sold for personal, family, household, or home office use, or for use in private motor vehicles.
(j) “Antenna” includes, but is not limited to, a resonant device designed especially for the purpose of capturing electromagnetic energy transmitted by direct satellite or commercial radio or television broadcasting facilities. An antenna and its associated accessories are not deemed to be a part of a set and shall be considered, under this section, to be located outside or in the attic of a residence.
(k) “Rotator,” when used in connection with an antenna installation or repair, includes, but is not limited to, an electromechanical device operated from a remote location to rotate an antenna on a horizontal plane. A rotator and its associated accessories are not deemed to be a part of a set and shall be considered under this section, with the exception of the directional control unit, to be located outside or in the attic of a residence.
(l) “Accessories,” when used in connection with an antenna or rotator installation or repair, includes, but is not limited to, masts, towers, clamps, guy wires, eye hooks, standoff insulators, roof saddles, vent pipe mounts, chimney mount kits, signal amplifiers/boosters, multiset couplers, transmission lines, control cables, directional control units, and other devices as may be used from time to time to effect installation or repair.
(m) “Computer system” includes, but is not limited to, a central processing unit that performs data manipulation functions, and any associated peripheral devices, including, but not limited to, keyboards, display terminals, printers, or disk drives.
(n) “Video game” includes, but is not limited to, any electronic amusement device that utilizes a computer, microprocessor, or similar electronic circuitry. circuitry and its own cathode ray tube or a television set or a monitor. 
(o) “Direct satellite signal receiving equipment” includes, but is not limited to, receivers, down converters, amplifiers, and audio or video processors related to the reception of audio, video, or data signals broadcasted or rebroadcasted by communication satellites located in space.
(p) “Electronic repair industry” means those activities defined in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (f).
(q) “Appliance repair industry” means those activities defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f).

SEC. 58.

 Section 9810 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

9810.
 (a)  (1)  There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Bureau of Household Goods and Services,  Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation,  under the supervision and control of the director. The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19000) and Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 19225)  of Division 8.
(2) There is a Division of Household Movers within the bureau for purposes of administering Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 19225) of Division 8. The Division of Household Movers shall be overseen by the chief of the bureau.
(b)  The Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the Senate, a chief of the bureau at a salary to be fixed and determined by the director with the approval of the Director of Finance. The chief shall serve under the direction and supervision of the director and at the pleasure of the Governor.
(c)  Every power granted to or duty imposed upon the director under this chapter and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19000) and Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 19225)  of Division 8 may be exercised or performed in the name of the director by a deputy or assistant director or by the chief, subject to conditions and limitations that the director may prescribe.
(d)  Whenever the laws of this state refer to the Bureau of Electronic Repair Dealer Registration or the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, the reference shall be construed to be to the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation. 
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the Bureau of Household Goods and Services, as set forth in this chapter and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19000) and Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 19225) of Division 8, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this chapter and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19000) and Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 19225) of Division 8 were scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028.

SEC. 59.

 Section 9810.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

9810.1.
 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Bureau of Household Goods and Services  Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation  in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions under this chapter. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.

SEC. 60.

 Section 9872 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

9872.
 The money in the Household Goods and Services  Electronic and Appliance Repair  Fund necessary for the administration of the bureau and the administration of this chapter shall be used for those such  purposes.

SEC. 61.

 Section 19004 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

19004.
 (a) “Bureau” refers to the Bureau of Household Goods and Services,  Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation,  as established in Section 9810.
(b) “Chief” refers to the chief of the bureau.
(c) “Inspector” refers to an inspector or investigator  either employed by, or under contract to, the bureau.
(d) “Director” refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs.
(e) “Department” refers to the Department of Consumer Affairs.

SEC. 62.

 Section 19004.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

19004.1.
 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Bureau of Household Goods and Services  Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation  in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions under this chapter. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.

SEC. 63.

 Section 19030 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

19030.
 Any reference in California law to the Bureau of Home Furnishings or to the Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation shall be deemed to refer to the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation. 

SEC. 64.

 Section 19031 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

19031.
 The duty of enforcing and administering this chapter, Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 19225),  chapter  and Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 9800) of Division 3 is vested in the chief who  and he or she  is responsible to the director therefor.

SEC. 65.

 Section 19174 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

19174.
 All fees collected under this chapter shall be reported to the Controller and paid to the Treasurer and credited to the Household Goods and Services  Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation  Fund, to be expended only for the purposes of the bureau and in carrying out this chapter.

SEC. 66.

 Section 11451.5 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, to read:

11451.5.
 The Department of Pesticide Regulation shall have jurisdiction over the Structural Pest Control Board as established under the Structural Pest Control Act (Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 8500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code).

SEC. 67.

 Section 44021 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

44021.
 (a) (1) The Inspection and Maintenance Review Committee is hereby created to analyze the effect of the improved inspection and maintenance program established by this chapter on motor vehicle emissions and air quality. The functions of the review committee shall be advisory in nature and primarily pertain to the gathering, analysis, and evaluation of information.
(2) The members of the review committee shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed by the department for their reasonable expenses in performing committee duties. The state board and the department shall provide the review committee with any necessary technical and clerical support in its evaluation and study.
(3) (A) The review committee shall consist of 13 members, nine to be appointed by the Governor, two by the Senate Committee on Rules, and two by the Speaker of the Assembly. All members shall be appointed to four-year terms, and the Governor shall appoint from among his or her appointees the chairperson of the review committee.
(B) The appointees of the Governor shall include an air pollution control officer from an enhanced program nonattainment area, three public members, an expert in air quality, an economist, a social scientist, a representative of the inspection and maintenance industry, and a representative of stationary source emissions organizations.
(C) The appointees of the Senate Committee on Rules shall include an environmental member with expertise in air quality, and a representative from the inspection and maintenance industry.
(D) The appointees of the Speaker of the Assembly shall include an environmental member with expertise in air quality, and a representative of a local law enforcement agency charged with prosecuting violations of this chapter in an enhanced program nonattainment area.
(4) In preparing its evaluations of program effectiveness as provided in paragraph (1), the review committee shall consult with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and any other appropriate agencies, as well as the department and the state board, shall schedule and conduct periodic meetings in the performance of its duties, and shall meet and consult with local, state, and federal officials involved in the evaluation of motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs. At the request of the committee, the department or the state board may, on behalf of the committee, contract with independent entities to assist in the committee’s evaluations.
(b) The review committee shall submit periodic written reports to the Legislature and the Governor on the performance of the program and make recommendations on program improvements at least every 12 months. The periodic reports shall quantify the reduction in emissions and improvement in air quality attributed to the program. On or before July 1, 2010, the review committee shall, in consultation with the department and the state board, include a discussion of the effectiveness of the visible smoke test component of the inspection and maintenance program, including the impact of the visible smoke test on the smog check industry and vehicle owners who fail the test, and an estimate of the reduction in particulate emissions, in the periodic reports required by this subdivision. Any reports, other than those required by this section, that the review committee is required to provide pursuant to this chapter shall also be transmitted to the Secretary for Environmental Protection and the Secretary for State and Consumer Services.
(c) The review committee shall work closely with all interested parties in preparing the information required by subdivisions (a) and (b) and shall consider the reports provided pursuant to subdivision (e). The review committee shall hold at least one public hearing on its findings and recommendations prior to submitting its reports. The reports shall include statutory language to implement its recommendations, and shall recommend the timeframe for making any changes to the program. The review committee shall seek comments from the department, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and the state board prior to submitting its reports, and those comments shall be published as an appendix to the report.
(d) The review committee shall participate in the demonstration program authorized by Section 44081.6, as provided by that section.
(e) The state board, in cooperation with the department, shall periodically submit reports to the review committee. The reports shall include an assessment of the impact on emissions of continuing the exemption from inspection of motor vehicles newer than five years old; a comparison of the actual mass emissions reductions being achieved by the enhanced program to those required by the State Implementation Plan; and recommendations to improve the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the program, including specific recommendations addressing any discrepancy between emissions achieved and those in the State Implementation Plan. The first report shall be submitted not later than January 1, 2000, and reports shall be submitted triennially thereafter. In preparing the reports, the state board shall use data collected during inspections and repairs, and data collected using roadside measurements, and may conduct additional testing, as determined to be necessary, to accurately quantify the mass emissions reduced.
(f)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2012, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 68.

 Section 677 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

677.
 The board shall nominate, and the director shall appoint, the State Geologist, who shall either be registered in compliance with the Geologist and Geophysicist Act (Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 7800) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) at least one year from the date of appointment, or the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors may, upon the review of academic and professional experience, grant registration. The State Geologist shall possess general knowledge of mineral resources, structural geology, seismology, engineering geology, and related disciplines in science and engineering, and the reclamation of mined lands and waters. The State Geologist shall advise the director regarding technical, scientific, and engineering issues, including the scientific quality of the division's products and activities.
SEC. 69.
 Section 1 of the act cited in the title is amended to read:
A self-sustaining Osteopathic Medical Board of California to consist of seven members and to be known as the “Osteopathic Medical Board of California” is hereby created and established. The Governor shall appoint the members of the board, each of whom shall have been a citizen of this state and in active practice for at least five years next preceding his or her appointment. Five of the members shall be appointed from among persons who are graduates of osteopathic schools who hold unrevoked physician’s and surgeon’s D.O. licenses or certificates to practice in this state. Two members shall be naturopathic doctors licensed under the Naturopathic Doctors Act (Chapter 8.2 (commencing with Section 3610) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code). No one residing or practicing outside of this state may be appointed to, or sit as a member of, the board. The Governor shall fill by appointment all vacancies on the board for the unexpired term. The term of office of each member shall be three years; provided, that of the first board appointed, one shall be appointed for one year, two for two years, and two for three years, and that thereafter all appointments shall be for three years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term only. No member shall serve for more than three full consecutive terms. The Governor shall have power to remove from office any osteopathic physician and surgeon member of the board for neglect of duty required by the Osteopathic Act or Medical Practice Act. The Governor shall have power to remove from office any naturopathic doctor member of the board for neglect of duty required by the Naturopathic Doctors Act. The Governor shall have power to remove any member of the board for no longer complying with the residency or practice requirements of this section, for incompetency, or for unprofessional conduct. Each member of the board shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, take the constitutional oath of office. All fees collected on behalf of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and all receipts of every kind and nature, shall be reported at the beginning of each month for the month preceding, to the Controller and at the same time the entire amount must be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to a fund to be known as the Osteopathic Medical Board of California Contingent Fund, which fund is hereby created. The contingent fund shall be for the use of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and out of it and not otherwise shall be paid all expenses of the board. Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103, provided the fees and other receipts of the board are sufficient to meet this expense.
The Governor shall appoint the members of the board within 30 days after this act takes effect. The board shall be organized within 60 days after the appointment of its members by the Governor by electing from its number a president, vice president, and a secretary who shall also be the treasurer, who shall hold their respective positions during the pleasure of the board. The board shall hold one meeting during the first quarter of each calendar year at a time and place designated by the board with power of adjournment from time to time until its business is concluded. Special meetings of the board may be held at such time and place as the board may designate. Notice of each regular or special meeting shall be given twice a week for two weeks next preceding each meeting in one daily paper published in the City of San Francisco, one published in the City of Sacramento, and one published in the City of Los Angeles which notice shall also specify the time and place of holding the examination of applicants. The secretary of the board upon an authorization from the president of the board, or the chairperson of the committee may call meetings of any duly appointed committee of the board at a specified time and place and it shall not be necessary to advertise those committee meetings. The board shall receive through its secretary applications for certificates to be issued by the board and shall, on or before the first day of January in each year transmit to the Governor a full report of all its proceedings together with a report of its receipts and disbursements.
The office of the board shall be in the City of Sacramento. Suboffices may be established in Los Angeles and San Francisco and records as may be necessary may be transferred temporarily to those suboffices. Legal proceedings against the board may be instituted in any one of the three cities.
The board may from time to time adopt rules as may be necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this act. It shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board to carry any motion or resolution, to adopt any rules, pass any measure or to authorize the issuance or the revocation of any certificate. Any member of the board may administer oaths in all matters pertaining to the duties of the board and the board shall have authority to take evidence in any matter cognizable by it. The board shall keep an official record of its proceedings, a part of which record shall consist of a register of all applicants for certificates under this act together with the action of the board upon each application.
The board shall have the power to employ legal counsel to advise and assist it in connection with all matters cognizable by the board or in connection with any litigation or legal proceedings instituted by or against the board and may also employ clerical assistance as it may deem necessary to carry into effect this act. The board may fix the compensation to be paid for those services and may incur other expense as it may deem necessary; provided, however, that all of that expense shall be payable only from the fund hereinbefore provided for and to be known as the Osteopathic Medical Board of California Contingent Fund.
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2013, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 70.
 Section 1 of the act cited in the title is added to read:
A self-sustaining Osteopathic Medical Board of California to consist of five members and to be known as the “Osteopathic Medical Board of California” is hereby created and established. The Governor shall appoint the members of the board, each of whom shall have been a citizen of this state and in active practice for at least five years next preceding his or her appointment. Each of the members shall be appointed from among persons who are graduates of osteopathic schools who hold unrevoked physician’s and surgeon’s D.O. licenses or certificates to practice in this state. No one residing or practicing outside of this state may be appointed to, or sit as a member of, the board. The Governor shall fill by appointment all vacancies on the board for the unexpired term. The term of office of each member shall be three years; provided, that of the first board appointed, one shall be appointed for one year, two for two years, and two for three years, and that thereafter all appointments shall be for three years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term only. No member shall serve for more than three full consecutive terms. The Governor shall have power to remove from office any member of the board for neglect of duty required by the Osteopathic Act or Medical Practice Act, for no longer complying with the residency or practice requirements of this section, for incompetency, or for unprofessional conduct. Each member of the board shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, take the constitutional oath of office. All fees collected on behalf of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and all receipts of every kind and nature, shall be reported at the beginning of each month for the month preceding, to the Controller and at the same time the entire amount must be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to a fund to be known as the Osteopathic Medical Board of California Contingent Fund, which fund is hereby created. The contingent fund shall be for the use of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and out of it and not otherwise shall be paid all expenses of the board. Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103, provided the fees and other receipts of the board are sufficient to meet this expense.
The Governor shall appoint the members of the board within 30 days after this act takes effect. The board shall be organized within 60 days after the appointment of its members by the Governor by electing from its number a president, vice president, and a secretary who shall also be the treasurer, who shall hold their respective positions during the pleasure of the board. The board shall hold one meeting during the first quarter of each calendar year at a time and place designated by the board with power of adjournment from time to time until its business is concluded. Special meetings of the board may be held at such time and place as the board may designate. Notice of each regular or special meeting shall be given twice a week for two weeks next preceding each meeting in one daily paper published in the City of San Francisco, one published in the City of Sacramento, and one published in the City of Los Angeles which notice shall also specify the time and place of holding the examination of applicants. The secretary of the board upon an authorization from the president of the board, or the chairperson of the committee may call meetings of any duly appointed committee of the board at a specified time and place and it shall not be necessary to advertise those committee meetings. The board shall receive through its secretary applications for certificates to be issued by the board and shall, on or before the first day of January in each year transmit to the Governor a full report of all its proceedings together with a report of its receipts and disbursements.
The office of the board shall be in the City of Sacramento. Suboffices may be established in Los Angeles and San Francisco and records as may be necessary may be transferred temporarily to those suboffices. Legal proceedings against the board may be instituted in any one of the three cities.
The board may from time to time adopt rules as may be necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this act. It shall require the affirmative vote of three members of the board to carry any motion or resolution, to adopt any rules, pass any measure or to authorize the issuance or the revocation of any certificate. Any member of the board may administer oaths in all matters pertaining to the duties of the board and the board shall have authority to take evidence in any matter cognizable by it. The board shall keep an official record of its proceedings, a part of which record shall consist of a register of all applicants for certificates under this act together with the action of the board upon each application.
The board shall have the power to employ legal counsel to advise and assist it in connection with all matters cognizable by the board or in connection with any litigation or legal proceedings instituted by or against the board and may also employ clerical assistance as it may deem necessary to carry into effect this act. The board may fix the compensation to be paid for those services and may incur other expense as it may deem necessary; provided, however, that all of that expense shall be payable only from the fund hereinbefore provided for and to be known as the Osteopathic Medical Board of California Contingent Fund.
This section shall become operative on January 1, 2013.
SEC. 71.
 This act addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation on July 1, 2009, pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 10 of Article IV of the California Constitution.