CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 818

Introduced by Senator Roth

February 17, 2023

An act to amend Sections 130 and 144 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to consumer affairs.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 818, as introduced, Roth. Department of Consumer Affairs: terms of office: fingerprinting.
Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth the various boards and other entities under its jurisdiction.
Existing law changed the name of the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors to the Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Existing law changed the name of the Naturopathic Medicine Committee to the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine.
This bill would make conforming changes related to these name changes.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

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

130.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other 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 Board of California.
(3) The Physical Therapy Board of California.
(4) The Board of Registered Nursing, except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 2703.
(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. Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.
(12) The Contractors State License Board.
(13) The Board of Behavioral Sciences.
(14) The Court Reporters Board of California.
(15) The State Athletic Commission.
(16) The Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
(17) The Respiratory Care Board of California.
(18) The Acupuncture Board.
(19) The Board of Psychology.
(20) The Structural Pest Control Board.

SEC. 2.

 Section 144 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

144.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an agency designated in subdivision (b) shall require an applicant to furnish to the agency a full set of fingerprints for purposes of conducting criminal history record checks. Any agency designated in subdivision (b) may obtain and receive, at its discretion, criminal history information from the Department of Justice and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b) Subdivision (a) applies to the following:
(1) California Board of Accountancy.
(2) State Athletic Commission.
(3) Board of Behavioral Sciences.
(4) Court Reporters Board of California.
(5) Dental Board of California.
(6) California State Board of Pharmacy.
(7) Board of Registered Nursing.
(8) Veterinary Medical Board.
(9) Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California.
(10) Respiratory Care Board of California.
(11) Physical Therapy Board of California.
(12) Physician Assistant Board.
(13) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board.
(14) Medical Board of California.
(15) California State Board of Optometry.
(16) Acupuncture Board.
(17) Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
(18) Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
(19) Division of Investigation.
(20) Board of Psychology.
(21) California Board of Occupational Therapy.
(22) Structural Pest Control Board.
(23) Contractors State License Board.
(24) Naturopathic Medicine Committee. California Board of Naturopathic Medicine.
(25) Professional Fiduciaries Bureau.
(26) Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.
(27) Podiatric Medical Board of California.
(28) Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
(29) California Architects Board, beginning January 1, 2021.
(30) Landscape Architects Technical Committee, beginning January 1, 2022.
(31) Bureau of Household Goods and Services with respect to household movers as described in Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 19225) of Division 8.
(c) For purposes of paragraph (26) of subdivision (b), the term “applicant” shall be limited to an initial applicant who has never been registered or licensed by the board or to an applicant for a new licensure or registration category.