Amended
IN
Senate
March 22, 2023 |
Introduced by Senator Padilla |
February 17, 2023 |
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the appointing authority to remove from office any member of any board within the department appointed by them for continued neglect of duties, incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Existing law authorizes the Governor to remove a member of a board or other licensing entity in the department from office if it is shown that the member has knowledge of the specific questions to be asked on the licensing entity's next examination and directly or indirectly discloses those questions in advance of or during the examination to any exam applicant.
This bill would instead authorize the appointing authority to remove a member that discloses questions in advance of or
during an examination, as described above.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the appointing authority may remove from office a member of a board or other licensing entity in the department if it is shown that the member has knowledge of the specific questions to be asked on the licensing entity’s next examination and directly or indirectly discloses
the question or questions in advance of or during the examination to any applicant for that examination.
The proceedings for removal shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the appointing authority shall have all the powers granted therein.