Bill Text: CA SB878 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Department of Consumer Affairs: license: application: processing timeframes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-09-24 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 131, Statutes of 2020. [SB878 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB878-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 878

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Introduced by Senator Jones

January 22, 2020

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An act to add Section 139.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 878, as introduced, Jones. Department of Consumer Affairs Licensing: applications: wait times.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs.

This bill would require each board within the department that issues licenses to prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website, as provided.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 139.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

139.5.

 Each board, as defined in section 22, within the department that issues a license shall do both of the following:

(a) Prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website.

(b) With respect to the information displayed on the website, specify the average timeframe for each license category.