Bill Text: CA SB1244 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Structural Pest Control Board.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-25 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 560, Statutes of 2014. [SB1244 Detail]

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1244	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lieu
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Bonilla)

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act to amend Sections 8520 and 8528 of the Business and
Professions Code, relating to the Structural Pest Control Board.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1244, as introduced, Lieu. Structural Pest Control Board.
   Existing law, until January 1, 2015, establishes the Structural
Pest Control Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and
authorizes the Director of Consumer Affairs to appoint a registrar to
be the executive officer of the board. The board is required to
license and regulate structural pest control operators, as specified.

   This bill would extend the operation of those provisions until
January 1, 2019.
   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 8520 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   8520.  (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a
Structural Pest Control Board, which consists of seven members.
   (b) Subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the director by
Division 1 (commencing with Section 100), 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,
 2015   2019  , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2015   2019 , deletes or
extends that date.  The   Notwithstanding any
other law, the  repeal of this section renders the board subject
to  the  review  required by Division 1.2
(commencing with Section 473)   by the appropriate
policy committees of the Legislature  .
  SEC. 2.  Section 8528 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   8528.   (a)    With the approval of the
director, the board shall appoint a registrar, fix his or her
compensation, and prescribe his or her duties. 
   The 
    (b)     The  registrar is the
executive officer and secretary of the board. 
   This 
    (c)     This  section shall remain in
effect only until January 1,  2015   2019 
, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that is enacted before January 1,  2015   2019
 , deletes or extends that date.