Bill Text: CA AB1381 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Professions and vocations: real estate appraisers: real estate brokers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 854, Statutes of 2016. [AB1381 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB1381-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1381	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 11, 2016
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 1, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 25, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Weber

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Section 11317.2 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to professions and vocations.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1381, as amended, Weber. Real estate appraisers.
   Existing law, the Real Estate Appraisers' Licensing and
Certification Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of
persons who engage in specified real estate appraisal activity by the
Chief of the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers.
   Existing law prohibits a person from engaging in real estate
appraisal activity without obtaining a license issued by the Bureau
of Real Estate  Appraisers  (formerly the Office of Real
Estate Appraisers). Existing law requires a licensee to complete
specified continuing education requirements in order to renew a
license. Existing law requires the bureau to provide on the Internet
information regarding, among other things, the status of every
license and registration issued by the bureau.
   This bill would additionally require the bureau to provide, on the
Internet,  information regarding the continuing education
courses taken by a licensee in order to renew a license to engage in
real estate activity.   the continuing education course
information provided by a licensee when an individual applies for
licensure renewal.  The bill would also make various
nonsubstantive changes.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 11317.2 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   11317.2.  (a) (1) In addition to publishing the summary required
by Section 11317, the bureau shall provide on the Internet
information regarding the status of every license and registration
issued by the bureau in accordance with the California Public Records
Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of
Title 1 of the Government Code) and the Information Practices Act of
1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4
of Division 3 of the Civil Code). The public information to be
provided on the Internet shall include information on suspensions and
revocations of licenses and registrations issued by the bureau and
accusations filed pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2 of the Government Code) relative to persons or businesses
subject to licensure, registration, or regulation by the bureau. The
information shall not include personal information, including home
telephone number, date of birth, or social security number. The
bureau shall disclose a licensee's or registrant's address of record.
However, the bureau shall allow a licensee or registrant to provide
a post office box number or other alternate address, instead of his
or her home address, as the address of record. This section shall not
preclude the bureau from also requiring a licensee or registrant who
has provided a post office box number or other alternative mailing
address as his or her address of record to provide a physical
business address or residence address only for the bureau's internal
administrative use and not for disclosure as the licensee's or
registrant's address of record or disclosure on the Internet.
   (2) In addition to the information required by subdivision (a),
the bureau shall provide, on the Internet,  information
regarding the continuing education courses taken by a licensee in
order to renew a license to engage in real estate appraisal activity.
  the continuing education course information provided
by a licensee when an individual applies for licensure renewal. 

   (b) The bureau shall not provide on the Internet identifying
information with respect to private reprovals or letters of warning,
which shall remain confidential.
   (c) For purposes of this section, "Internet" has the meaning set
forth in paragraph (6) of subdivision (f) of Section 17538.