BILL ANALYSIS
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1822 (Swanson)
As Amended August 20, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |59-14|(June 2, 2010) |SENATE: |22-14|(August 30, |
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Original Committee Reference: B.,P. & C.P.
SUMMARY : Adds two additional members to the Massage Therapy
Organization's (MTO) board of directors, each one selected by
the California Police Chiefs Association and the California
State Sheriffs' Association, respectively, unless those entities
choose not to do so.
The Senate amendments :
1)Delete the authorization for any city, county, or city and
county to require any person who administers massage to hold a
business license or massage establishment permit, or both.
2)Prohibit more than two law enforcement professionals from
serving on the MTO board at any given time, as specified.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Provides for the voluntary certification of massage
practitioners and massage therapists by a nonprofit MTO until
January 1, 2016.
2)Prohibits a city, county, or city and county from enacting an
ordinance that requires a MTO certificate holder to obtain any
other license, permit, or other authorization to engage in the
practice of massage.
3)Authorizes a city, county, or city and county to adopt and
enforce any local ordinance governing zoning, business
licensing, and reasonable health and safety requirements for
massage establishments or businesses.
4)Provides that the MTO is governed by a board of directors
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comprised as follows:
a) One member selected by a statewide association of private
postsecondary schools, as specified, except from those
qualifying associations that choose not to exercise this
right of selection;
b) One member selected by the League of California Cities,
unless that entity chooses not to exercise this right of
selection;
c) One member selected by the California State Association of
Counties, unless that entity chooses not to exercise this
right of selection;
d) One member selected by the Director of Consumer Affairs,
unless that entity chooses not to exercise this right of
selection; and,
e) One member appointed by the California Community College
Chancellor's Office, unless that entity chooses not to
exercise this right of selection;
5)Requires applicants for certification to be 18 years of age or
older, meet specified educational criteria, provide
fingerprints for submission by the MTO to the Department of
Justice for state and federal criminal background checks, and
pay required fees prior to certification.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill authorized a city, county,
or city and county to require any person who administers massage
to hold a business license or massage establishment permit, as
specified, and added two additional members to the board of
directors of the MTO.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. This bill is keyed non-fiscal.
COMMENTS : The Senate amendments to this bill delete the
authority of any city, county, or city and county to require any
person who administers massage to hold a business license or
massage establishment permit, or both. This bill, as amended in
the Senate, is consistent with Assembly actions.
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Analysis Prepared by : Rebecca May / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
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