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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 2500 (Hagman)
          As Amended  June 22, 2010
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |62-0 |(May 28, 2010)  |SENATE: |34-0 |(August 9,     |
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           Original Committee Reference:    B.,P. & C.P.   

           SUMMARY  :   Authorizes a licensee or registrant whose license  
          expired while on active duty as a member of the California  
          National Guard (CNG) or the United States Armed Forces (USAF) to  
          reinstate his or her license without examination or penalty, as  
          specified.

           The Senate amendments  recast the Assembly version of the bill  
          to:

          1)Authorize a licensee or registrant whose license expired while  
            on active duty as a member of the CNG or the USAF to, upon  
            application, reinstate his or her license without examination  
            or penalty, unless the licensing agency determines that the  
            applicant has not actively engaged in the practice of his or  
            her profession while on active duty, in which case the  
            licensing agency may require the applicant to pass an  
            examination.

          2)Make conforming changes.
           
          EXISTING LAW  :

          1)Establishes various boards and bureaus for professional  
            licensure under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA).

          2)Authorizes a licensee or registrant who permitted his or her  
            license to expire while serving in any branch of the armed  
            services of the U.S. during a period of war, as defined, to  
            upon application, reinstate his or her license without  
            examination or penalty if certain requirements are satisfied.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill waived the penalty fee for  
          late renewal of professional state licenses subject to  








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          regulation by a board, bureau, or entity under the DCA for  
          members of the CNG or the USAF, who are on active duty at the  
          time of the lapse of the license.  This bill is substantially  
          similar to the version approved by the Senate.
           
          FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Senate Appropriations  
          Committee, per Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Rebecca May / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)  
          319-3301 

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